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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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Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban
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Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban

Saturday 18 April 2026
Council. Seen as a moderate figure, he has had close ties with the family of Mullah Omar, the founder of the Taliban. His gap with the Taliban leader rose when peace talks with Hamid Karzai, the first post-Taliban president, were raised. In 2011, Agha Jan survived an assassination attempt in Pakist ...
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What’s the Message of Iran’s IRGC Seizing Violating Ships in Strait of Hormuz?
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What’s the Message of Iran’s IRGC Seizing Violating Ships in Strait of Hormuz?

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
Council. The situation in straits like the Strait of Hormuz is somewhat more complex. The strait is an international passageway governed by the principle of transit passage. Nevertheless, Iran can seize vessels there, and under international law, such action can be legally justified. Iran's ri ...
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
Council that has direct interests in West Asia, has the capability to play a decisive role in advancing sustainable peace in West Asia and contain the US unilateralism on the world stage. The country has tried in recent months to defuse the tensions in the region. China has been clear to criticize ...
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Iran Slams US Over Tanker Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Slams US Over Tanker Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Council, Iran's UN Ambassador cautioned that continued US military activities in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz risk triggering catastrophic consequences with far-reaching regional and global effects. Iran’s UN Ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, has formally warned the UN Secretary-Ge ...
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What’s Behind Tel Aviv’s Push to Abolish the Oslo Accord?
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What’s Behind Tel Aviv’s Push to Abolish the Oslo Accord?

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
Council, has paved the way for crisis escalation. The Ramadan War and the resilience of Iran and the Axis of Resistance have emerged as restraining factors, and that Iran's smart management of the Strait of Hormuz remains essential because these regimes understand only the language of power.
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?

Tuesday 26 May 2026 ،
Council resolutions. So, release of the assets that are blocked in various countries, including Qatar, under the sanctions on Iran’s banking sector is one of the top preconditions. Currently, it is unclear exactly how much of the Iranian money is frozen abroad, but according to the estimates, ...
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
Council's resolution 1701, Israel continues its ground operations inside Lebanon. The occupation army has even gone beyond its stated buffer zone, re-occupying about 800 square kilometers of the Lebanese territory. Meanwhile, in the middle of ongoing ceasefire talks in Washington between the Le ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
Council resolution. Crucially, the final round of talks will not begin until half of Iran’s frozen assets are released, oil sanctions are suspended, and the naval blockade is lifted. And both the issue of Iran’s missile program and its support for resistance groups have been definitivel ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Council states, and in recent years has bolstered its partnership with Turkey and Azerbaijan. By stepping into the mediation file to end the war and help shape a new security architecture for the region, particularly in the Persian Gulf, Islamabad sees a golden opportunity to regain lost ground agai ...
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Council, closing the meeting with a joint statement. The US stated that the tour's agenda included talking regional issues like the deal Washington signed recently with Tehran, also safe navigation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and the regional stability. Separate from this stated age ...

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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.