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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’s FM in Doha for OIC Talks on Israeli Strike Targeting Qatar
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Iran’s FM in Doha for OIC Talks on Israeli Strike Targeting Qatar

Sunday 14 September 2025
Persian Gulf nation. Araghchi arrived in Doha on Sunday morning to attend the emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), convened at Qatar’s request to discuss Israel’s recent military aggression against the country. The ministerial meeting serves as a prelude ...
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UN Backs Palestinian State—French-Saudi Plan in Focus
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UN Backs Palestinian State—French-Saudi Plan in Focus

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Gulf Cooperation Council welcomed the move, hailing it as an important step toward ending occupation, securing Palestinian rights, and advancing the two-state solution.
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Council resolution that labeled Zionism as racism.  But the end of the Cold War and the geopolitical changes of the 1990s turned the tide. In 1999 and during Kargill War with Pakistan, Israel provided to India drone systems and laser-guided bombs pivotally enabling New Delhi actions against Is ...
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Why Would Qatar Trust the US about Its Security after Israeli Attack?
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Why Would Qatar Trust the US about Its Security after Israeli Attack?

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Persian Gulf emirate. Contradictions of the White House old man While there is still no evidence of direct US involvement in the attack on Qatar, and Benjamin Netanyahu has explicitly claimed Israeli responsibility, Donald Trump’s claim of being completely surprised by the strike is deeply c ...
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
Persian Gulf Arab monarchies’ security is at stake and this puts the effectiveness of Peninsula Shield Force to test. Alwaght- Recent Israeli attack on Qatar targeting the Hamas leaders has marked a turning point in West Asia security equations. Until now, many Arab countries were thinking that the ...
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Economic Tsunami of Israeli Attack on Qatar: Three Possible Scenarios
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Economic Tsunami of Israeli Attack on Qatar: Three Possible Scenarios

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
Persian Gulf Arab state. Alwaght- On Tuesday, Israeli fighter jets struck the Qatari capital Doha. This is the first Israeli attack on Qatar since start of the Gaza war. The attack targeted Hamas leaders while they were weighing up a US-proposed ceasefire deal. The attack, which drew widespread cond ...
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President Pezeshkian calls on Muslims to boycott Israel ahead of Arab-Islamic summit in Doha
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President Pezeshkian calls on Muslims to boycott Israel ahead of Arab-Islamic summit in Doha

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
Council. Pezeshkian accused the United States and Western allies of enabling Israel’s “genocide” against Palestinians by providing support and logistics. Ahead of the summit, the OIC and Arab League prepared a joint response, while senior Iranian officials, including Foreign Minis ...
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Persian Gulf, is decisively demanding a permanent end to this process. Nevertheless, some Arab capitals remain hopeful for a cessation of the war in Gaza so they can once again put the controversial normalisation project back on the table. Questioning the normalization project The Abraham Accords ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Persian Gulf through its territory to Europe, aiming to reduce the continent's dependence on Russian energy. However, Israel—often with Washington's backing—has countered these ambitions by supporting Kurdish autonomy and federalism in Iraq and Syria. These actions are viewed in ...
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Larijani Says Tehran, Riyadh Move to Expand Economic and Military Cooperation
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Larijani Says Tehran, Riyadh Move to Expand Economic and Military Cooperation

Wednesday 17 September 2025 ،
Council Secretary Ali Larijani said his discussions with the Saudi crown prince in Riyadh centered on enhancing economic, regional, and defense cooperation, with future collaboration expected to become more structured and organized. During his landmark visit to Riyadh, Iran’s Supreme National ...

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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.