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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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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026
Peace have also played a key role in mobilizing Jewish support for Palestinian rights. The presence of Jewish students in the protest ranks has posed a serious challenge to the claim that criticizing Israeli policy is inherently antisemitic. Their participation has lent the movement broader social ...
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
Council has held its first informal straw poll. In that vote, Rebeca Grynspan, a former Costa Rican vice president who now heads the UN Conference on Trade and Development, came in first with 10 “encourage” votes. She was followed by Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Rafael Gr ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
Council on Foreign Relations say that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encouraged Trump to get involved in a war that serves the Israeli interests. Middle East Policy magazine in a piece writes that the American justifications for war like nuclear program, missile program, and the so-c ...
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Pezeshkian Urges Fundamental Reform of Global Mechanisms at BRICS Summit
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Pezeshkian Urges Fundamental Reform of Global Mechanisms at BRICS Summit

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Council and global financial bodies, expanding trade through national currencies and independent financial mechanisms, and opposing unilateral sanctions. He also urged BRICS members to deepen cooperation in technology, energy and food security and to condemn attacks on civilian infrastructure, inclu ...
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Lebanon Calls on UN Security Council to Renew UNIFIL Mandate
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Lebanon Calls on UN Security Council to Renew UNIFIL Mandate

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Council to extend the international peacekeeping presence in southern Lebanon, with France and several other countries supporting the request. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said an international presence should remain in the south even if UNIFIL's mandate expires as scheduled. Lebanon has sugg ...
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IAEA Resolution Against Iran Draws Criticism Over Its Limited Impact
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IAEA Resolution Against Iran Draws Criticism Over Its Limited Impact

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
Council represent a continuation of pressure on Tehran. It describes the resolution as largely repetitive and highlights opposition from Russia and China to what it characterizes as the IAEA’s anti-Iran approach. The statement also criticizes IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, accusing him ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
Council has described the current state of affairs as a kind of temporary, fragile stability rather than genuine de-escalation, with both sides still testing each other's red lines while simultaneously working to prevent chain reactions and further escalation. Xi's trip can thus be seen as ...
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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 ،
Council, said Tehran has laid out its terms to Washington ALWAGHT- Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran has laid out its terms to Washington, but US President Donald Trump has yet to make a decision on how to proceed. Iranian security ...
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
Council and previously served at the State Department, argues the real test comes after the troops leave; whether Washington can sustain a bilateral defense relationship and keep backing the Iraqi government. Alina Romanowski, a former US ambassador to Iraq, has likewise warned that a troop withdraw ...
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Peace Prize this year honored a jurist who has proven international law can break out of being hostage to the US and Israel. Alwaght- This year, Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem Navi Pillay, a prominent South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. This choice has ...

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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.