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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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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026
binary choice: either dilute the monopoly principle by tolerating some armed forces outside its full control, or, for the first time in years, put its authority to a direct test against the armed groups. In that scenario, we should not expect a sudden, all-out military crackdown. More likely, Baghd ...
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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 ،
Mohammad Reza Naghdi, senior adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), drove the point home in an interview with PBS yesterday. How are they going to stop us from building missiles? he said. With 950 industrial parks and thousands of manufacturing complexes acr ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
bin for security reasons, they later reported. Notably, the White House at the time insisted Trump had flown on the usual presidential aircraft, a claim that would later unravel. Weeks after the news broke, Trump himself confirmed that the Secret Service had ordered the plane swap. The leak of the ...
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Yemeni Official Cautions Saudi Arabia Against Escalating the War
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Yemeni Official Cautions Saudi Arabia Against Escalating the War

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
bin Habtor warned Saudi Arabia that the conflict it has fueled in Yemen could eventually spread to Saudi territory. He stressed that Yemen would not accept its land becoming a battlefield and vowed to take appropriate measures to protect the country’s security and sovereignty. The warning cam ...
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
binary confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Ansarullah. The reality on the ground in southern Yemen is far more intricate. The rivalry between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi over the political and security future of the south forms a crucial part of this equation. The recent developments in Aden and the we ...
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Mohammad Bagherzadeh, head of the Armed Forces General Staff’s committee for search of missing personnel, sent a letter to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross demanding an immediate interview with the three captive Iranian pilots in Qatar and notification of their health s ...
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Strait of Hormuz to Remain Closed Until Oil Sanctions Are Lifted
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Strait of Hormuz to Remain Closed Until Oil Sanctions Are Lifted

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until oil sanctions are removed ALWAGHT- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until oil sanctions are removed, frozen Iranian assets are released, a ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Mohammad Marandi argued that a prolonged confrontation increasingly favors Iran over the United States. Johnson pointed to mounting military, logistical, and economic pressures on Washington, including difficulties sustaining its military presence, replenishing advanced weapons, and maintaining mora ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's visit to Iraq, leading a parliamentary delegation after Hemmati's trip, is also very important; it can help strengthen and elevate relations between Tehran and Baghdad across multiple fronts. Securing Iran's financial claims from Iraq, amid intensifying econom ...
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Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Iran-Iraq Ties Strengthened Against Foreign Interference
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Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Iran-Iraq Ties Strengthened Against Foreign Interference

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Baghdad and paid tribute to Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the site where they were killed in a 2020 US drone strike. He praised their role in fighting ISIS and highlighted Iran’s resistance capabilities. Ghalibaf said his visit reflects a ne ...

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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.