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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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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
Analysis

Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026
peace to reach the region.” A former senior Israeli army intelligence, Aman, officer told some Israeli media outlets that final deal with Iran means victory of Iran, since the regional countries have come to terms with the fact that Iran’s Islamic Republic will not collapse and now they ...
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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 ،
peace, Iran has raised full lifting of main and secondary sanctions as well as revoking the UN Security 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. Currentl ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
Analysis

Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
peacekeeping role, toward becoming a strategic partner of the Lebanese army. The latest talks between the two countries’ military commanders, focused on expanding security cooperation, confirm exactly that ambition. Pakistan eying Muslim world security leadership Recent developments point to ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
Analysis

Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
peace deal with Iran, but each time it proved otherwise. This time, too, Trump used the same old tactic: First making a big threat and then walking back from it. In his TruthSocial site, Trump claimed progress in talks with Iran, adding that since all of the regional parties have agreed to the fram ...
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects
Paper

Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
peace councils, Gaza’s governance during a transitional phase would be handed to a technocratic government or an independent executive committee, tasked with reconstruction, the full reopening of the Rafah crossing, and the gradual restoration of normal life to the strip. In this connection, ...
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner
Analysis

India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
agreements, representing about 34 percent of Israel’s total weapons exports. This period has seen cooperation move well beyond off-the-shelf purchases, shifting toward joint production and technology transfer, a trend that has only deepened Tel Aviv’s role in New Delhi’s military s ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
agreements with Iraq, adding that given the difficult regional conditions, security took the center stage in their talks.  Erdogan declared Turkey's readiness to supply advanced defense industry products to Iraqi forces, emphasizing that Iraq's security and stability are a direct exten ...
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
peace, wellbeing, and stability in the Arab country will continue. Turkish officials said Israel did not use the direct communications channel established last year between the two countries to prevent military incidents, a lapse that heightens the risk of escalation. Separately, Thomas Barrack, th ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
Paper

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

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
agreement, which widened the rift within the Democratic Party. A progressive wing emerged that did not merely diverge from Israeli policy but openly criticized it. Figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, and Cori Bush became the face of this new current, and ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
agreements will remain little more than paper exercises. On the military front, relations between the two countries are shaped by two major, and somewhat contradictory, challenges. The first is the fragile security along their shared border. This long, restless frontier is the primary flashpoint f ...

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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.