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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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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025
Morgan Ortagas—is seen as the architect of Washington’s new roadmap for Lebanon, having introduced a four-stage initiative. Barrack brought three documents to Beirut that formed the basis of the new American strategy for Lebanon. These documents focused on the disarmament of Hezbollah a ...
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Morgan Ortagus, the deputy Special US envoy to the Middle East. Barrack presented to the Lebanese government three documents that underpin the US's Lebanon strategy. These documents insists on Hezbollah disarming according to a certain and binding timetable, dismantling Qard Al-Hassan Credit Ins ...
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Three Children Among Five Killed in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon
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Three Children Among Five Killed in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Morgan Ortagus was in Lebanon to attend a meeting of the ceasefire monitoring committee. Lebanese leaders highlighted the irony of the attack taking place under the committee’s watch. Since the ceasefire’s implementation on November 27, 2024, Israel has carried out repeated airstrikes, w ...
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Trump and Loyalty Diplomacy: Redefining US Foreign Policy Structure
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Trump and Loyalty Diplomacy: Redefining US Foreign Policy Structure

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
Morgan Ortagus and later Thomas Barrack were appointed as special envoys for Lebanon, despite neither having any significant prior diplomatic experience. Richard Grenell and Steve Witkoff were at various times put in charge of the Iran nuclear case. Some of these individuals were better known as po ...
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Is Lebanon on the Verge of New War?
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Is Lebanon on the Verge of New War?

Wednesday 29 October 2025 ،
Morgan Ortagus. The aim was to watch Hezbollah activities, Israeli media reported.  Israeli sources also reported that Israel has reportedly requested continued US authorization for its periodic airstrikes inside Lebanon, a move that signals close coordination between the two allies on this fr ...
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
Morgan Ortagas, the US Special Envoy, a figure with staunchly anti-Hezbollah views who has urged Lebanese leaders to adopt a similar stance. From the critics’ perspective, the Foreign Ministry, under Raji’s direction, is being transformed into an instrument of a foreign project: a schem ...
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Why Are Tel Aviv and Washington Stepping Up Pressures against Hezbollah?
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Why Are Tel Aviv and Washington Stepping Up Pressures against Hezbollah?

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Morgan Ortagus, alongside representatives from Israel, UNIFIL, and France. Conspicuously absent were any representatives from Lebanese political parties. Prior to the meeting at Ras Naqoura, American and Israeli sources indicated Israel would participate at a high security level. Israel’s Cha ...
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Why Did Trump Use Vulgar Language in Call for Strait of Hormuz Reopening?
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Why Did Trump Use Vulgar Language in Call for Strait of Hormuz Reopening?

Tuesday 7 April 2026 ،
Morgan, the well‑known British TV host and a supporter of Israel, slammed Trump’s profanity and his threat of war crimes against Iran, calling it “a disgrace.” He said: “Delete it, Mr. President Trump — unless you want everyone to think you’ve lost your mind!&rdqu ...
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Global Oil Prices: From Paper to Real Markets
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Global Oil Prices: From Paper to Real Markets

Saturday 25 April 2026 ،
Morgan, the current oil price, around $100 a barrel, is still “below the real level needed” to offset supply shortages, and further price hikes are likely. The report stresses that the apparent drop in demand is actually driven by a physical lack of supply, not improving market condition ...
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Morgan predicts oil will likely remain in the low $100s for most of the year, averaging $97 for 2026, and warns that even reopening Hormuz would not quickly restore normal supply conditions due to constraints on tanker availability, refinery ramp-ups, and logistics. Saudi Aramco's chief Amin Nas ...

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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.