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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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Iran Asks IAEA to Denounce US Bombing of Nuclear Sites
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Iran Asks IAEA to Denounce US Bombing of Nuclear Sites

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) while reviewing its policies in line with national interests. He confirmed that Tehran has received mediation proposals from regional countries aimed at reducing tensions with Washington but said diplomatic efforts would continue alongside military measures to ...
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
talks, and mounting threats to regional infrastructure have all undercut the political and security assumptions that IMEC was built upon. Paradoxically, however, the very same turmoil has pushed Persian Gulf Arab states to think harder, not less, about forging a tighter security and logistics partn ...
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran

Tuesday 28 July 2026 ،
talks. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the final communiqué from the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers, underscoring UN Charter principles, condemned the US military aggression against Iran as a flagrant violation of international law and core UN tenets. The rebuke, ...
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
talks. It was his first clear retreat of the conflict. April 6–7, 2026: He set a final deadline for Iranian compliance, warning of massive strikes if Washington's terms were rejected. In the final hours, he extended the deadline. PBS called it the third instance of his now-familiar deadli ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
talks, and the possible naming of the accord after the holy city. Diplomatically, the selection stands out as unusual; most of Saudi Arabia's major agreements with foreign governments have been signed in Riyadh or Jeddah, from Yemen war-related deals to the 2019 regional accord with the UAE know ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
talks on cease-fires, prisoner swap deals, and Gaza's post-war future, cementing its position as the indispensable gatekeeper. So, even when Egyptian ties with Hamas when tense, Cairo kept the communications channel open.  Saudi Arabia operates from a very different vantage point. Riyadh h ...
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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 ،
talks are underway, none are planned, and that he would maintain a naval blockade. Iran, for its part, continues to reject Washington’s terms, with core flashpoints like the Strait of Hormuz remaining unresolved. Against that backdrop, speculation over Trump’s next move toward Iran has ...
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Iran Says Trump Is Trapped in A “Quagmire” And Struggling to Chart a Course
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Iran Says Trump Is Trapped in A “Quagmire” And Struggling to Chart a Course

Wednesday 30 September 2026 ،
talks with Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev, Rezaei also said Iran was prepared to contribute to peace efforts in the Caucasus while asserting that the United States had no future in the region. Mustafayev described Iran-Azerbaijan ties as friendly and rejected claims that ...
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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 ،
talks, senior security and military officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sat down with Iranian officials to discuss the future of regional security, de-escalation, and diplomatic pathways to ending the crisis. The significance of the meeting extends well beyond a ceremonial encounter: ...
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
talks and Qatari efforts to prevent a return to conflict. Axios: Iran's message amid concerns over attack immediately after midterms Barak Ravid, an Axios reporter, said that the new directive by the Leader comes as the US-Israeli attack threat looms large. He said that the message comes as Tr ...

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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.