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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 14 July 2026
60-day period following the agreement, and the initial deal that was signed on June 17 was planned to turn into a final one. But the field reality has put another path ahead of these adversaries. Just against the expectations not only the clashes did not stop, but also the field of competition has c ...
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Iran Continues Oil Exports Despite Tightened US Restrictions
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Iran Continues Oil Exports Despite Tightened US Restrictions

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
60-day sanctions waiver ALWAGHT- Iran's oil exports have continued without disruption despite the United States revoking a 60-day sanctions waiver, with Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad saying existing mechanisms have mitigated the impact of the move. Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said the c ...
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?
Analysis

What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
6 deal between Washington and Tehran, Trump has grown dubious of Netanyahu. Though the Israeli PM backed some terms of the deal, a major part of his cabinet described the MoU with Tehran weak, a standing that was covered broadly in the Israeli political scene, and was interpreted by Washington as a ...
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LAF Says Israeli Aggression Prevents Full Deployment
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LAF Says Israeli Aggression Prevents Full Deployment

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
60% of homes have been completely destroyed, with much of the remaining infrastructure heavily damaged, leaving the town without basic services.
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
600,000 barrels a day, half the April level. At the same time, the price spread for Arab Light surged from about $2 a barrel in March to $16–$20, making Saudi oil prohibitively more expensive for Asian refiners than rival grades. The outcome of this situation is the considerable shift in the ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
60,000 vehicles were deployed, 10,000 government-owned and 50,000 from the private sector, to ease the exit. Rail networks joined the push too, with 12 trains running 20 daily trips between Karbala, Baghdad, and Basra, and room to scale up further if needed. The country’s Traffic Directorate ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
Analysis

Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
600,000 passengers annually. Furthermore, nearly 900 freight and passenger wagons are out of service due to shortage of spare parts. A full build-out of the North–South corridor would cost upward of $38 billion, according to an analysis published in The National Interest, with completion targ ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
6 seats for the rest of the party's candidates to fight over. This means that least half of Likud's current Knesset members will have to compete anew in the upcoming primaries. Fourth, the mechanism for final list adjustment: After the primaries conclude and each candidate has a vote tally ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
60-day agreement between the US and Iran, one question presents itself again: If Washington and Tehran fail to strike a final deal before end of the deadline, what will come next? While the US President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about final chance for Iran to reach a deal with the US, the r ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
60 days of his government, he took measures to disarm a number of militias and to prepare the ground for their integration into the regular army. This approach showed itself in the presented official government plan, where it stresses on reforming security structure, restricting arms to state insti ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.