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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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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality

Saturday 17 October 2026
bin Salman discussed regional developments and coordination to bolster security and stability. He condemned the attack on King Khalid International Airport and the targeting of civilian and critical sites in Saudi Arabia, asserting that Baghdad rejects the use of Iraqi territory as a launchpad for a ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
Analysis

Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Mohammad Raad al-Mousawi, of the Sadiqoun bloc, took the helm at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. The Ministry of Youth and Sports went to Safaa Mahdi Salih al-Kanani, of the National Wisdom Movement. In other posts, Ribaz Hamlan from the Kurdistan Democratic Party was named minister of co ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
bind: entering the war might strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia, but it simultaneously raises the risk of the conflict spilling into the very corridor on which Egypt's economic security depends. From this dimension, el-Sisi's declared readiness cannot by itself be read as a definitive ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, who heads the negotiating team in the Islamabad talks, recited the US long record of hostile acts against Iran before and after the Islamic Revolution and stressed the depths of mistrust toward Washington. Now, too, with the Trump administration's violation of the Islama ...
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Source: Iran Ready for Full-Scale, Multi-Front War Against Adversaries
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Source: Iran Ready for Full-Scale, Multi-Front War Against Adversaries

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed that a lasting ceasefire depends on Washington fulfilling Iran’s demands. Under the proposed 14-point Islamabad memorandum, the United States would end hostilities on all fronts and lift its blockade and sanctions in exchange for Iran’s gradual reopening ...
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held talks on the ongoing conflict ALWAGHT- Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held talks on the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel, Iran’s economic difficulties, and legislative efforts to tackle dome ...
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Border Closures with Iran a Serious Test of Baghdad’s Political Independence
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Border Closures with Iran a Serious Test of Baghdad’s Political Independence

Friday 23 October 2026 ،
binds together traders, truckers, pilgrims and families on both sides of the frontier. Trade between the two countries topped $10 billion last year, according to reports, and broad restrictions could rattle markets for essential goods, threaten border communities' livelihoods and drive up agricu ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
Mohammad al-Halbousi, has remained one of the key Sunni actors in the calculus of government formation. Parliament's speakership sits with the Haybat al-Halbousi and Mohamed Tamim has been appointed a deputy prime minister. Progress Coalition also took the education and industry ministries. Hold ...
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Ghalibaf Warns Any Infringement on Iranian Territory Will Provoke an Unimaginable Response
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Ghalibaf Warns Any Infringement on Iranian Territory Will Provoke an Unimaginable Response

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that any attack on the country’s sovereignty would prompt a forceful retaliation ALWAGHT- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that any attack on the country’s sovereignty would prompt a forceful retaliation, stressing that Tehran w ...
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
bin Salman, Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir, and Ibrahim Kalin, head of Turkey's intelligence service. On the Iranian side, President Masoud Pezeshkian, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took part in the consultations. The meet ...

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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.