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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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Dim Outlook of Aviation Industry as Strait of Hormuz Closure Continues
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Dim Outlook of Aviation Industry as Strait of Hormuz Closure Continues

Sunday 19 April 2026
New York City and Los Angeles this price rally touched 110 percent. Europe is facing a similar crisis. Fuel prices in Germany and France have soared between 70 percent and 90 percent , and reports indicate the trend is accelerating. Across the EU, the average price of gasoline has hit over €2. ...
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Democratic Rep: Stop The US War on Iran
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Democratic Rep: Stop The US War on Iran

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
New Yorkers, while noting that the US and Israel launched their aggression on February 28 of last year despite ongoing indirect talks, prompting Iran's self-defensive Operation True Promise 4 against American and Israeli targets.
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
New York since 2003. This is of significance to Iraq since dollar injections will decisively offer economic, and consequently, political and social stability. 95 percent of the Iraqi national income comes from oil sales.  The rise to power of al-Zaydi bears some similarities to Trump's. Al ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
New York Times focused on the sobering reality that the 60-day deadline has come and gone without a comprehensive peace deal, turning Trump's promise of a quick resolution into a protracted crisis. The AP summed it up starkly, saying that the deadline for ending the war and securing a nuclear a ...
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
New York once again laid bare signs of friction between the two, and under such conditions, even White House support may not be enough to repair Netanyahu's political fortunes. Given Israelis' sensitivity to Trump's dealings with Netanyahu, overt Trump backing on the eve of the election ...
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi

Thursday 1 October 2026 ،
New York Times on September 25 and echoed by the Times of Israel, based on minutes from an October 1, 2023, security meeting, claims that after receiving the Emirati warning, Netanyahu stressed the need to maintain calm in Gaza during a meeting with the regime's security officials. The reason ci ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
New York Times, he said the Taliban opposes the occupation of Afghanistan but welcomes American presence and investment in Afghan economic projects. The Russians are deeply worried that Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions could escalate and eventually drag Central Asian states in. With border regions lik ...
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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 ،
New York. In general, Iranian officials have taken Munir's trip to Tehran not as an issue inviting for optimism to the American and Saudi policies but within the framework of developments and the war requirements, an approach that rests on distrust in Washington and the need to calibrate diplom ...
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How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?
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How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
New York Times, citing Israeli officials, has reported that the rift between Netanyahu and Zamir over a pre-election strike on Iran is real, even as Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has claimed no such disagreement ever existed. Zamir, the report said, has in recent days voiced alarm over press ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
New York's Democratic mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The experience of Trump's first term shows such cooperation is not impossible. Back then, the administration's most significant bipartisan legislative achievement was the passage of the so-called First Step Act, aimed at reforming the crimina ...

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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.