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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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US Senator Lindsey Graham: Venezuela Land Strikes “Real Possibility”
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US Senator Lindsey Graham: Venezuela Land Strikes “Real Possibility”

Monday 27 October 2025
Republicans. Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego called the US actions in the Caribbean “murder,” while Graham defended them as protection against narcotics trafficking. Since September 2, US strikes on 10 vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 43 people. Venezue ...
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Government Closure Reaches New Record with Congress Locked in Political Standoff
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Government Closure Reaches New Record with Congress Locked in Political Standoff

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
Republicans removed from their proposal. With the House largely inactive since September, the Senate has been forced to take the lead on negotiations. The prolonged shutdown is already straining the country. Nearly 1.4 million federal employees are either furloughed or working without pay, food ban ...
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Mamdani Overcomes Billionaire-backed Challenge, Deepening Democratic Rift
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Mamdani Overcomes Billionaire-backed Challenge, Deepening Democratic Rift

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
Republicans who portray his agenda as extreme. Mamdani campaigned on sweeping reforms to address affordability and inequality, proposing rent freezes, universal childcare, free bus service, and higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy. His victory came despite a heavily funded opposition campai ...
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Mamadani Wins: A Pro-Palestinian Mayor Now Leads Heart of US Capitalism
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Mamadani Wins: A Pro-Palestinian Mayor Now Leads Heart of US Capitalism

Thursday 6 November 2025 ،
Republicans Policies outlined by Mamadani have pushed the Republicans to predict an alarming outlook, as the Democrats have also began to worry about their political future. Some of the Democratic members who were critical of Mamadani have voted to his rival, a Democrat and ex-mayor. The Democrati ...
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Trump Struggles to Escape Epstein Scandal
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Trump Struggles to Escape Epstein Scandal

Wednesday 19 November 2025 ،
Republicans of the House to vote for publication of further Epstein documents, something seen as a clear shift from his previous stance.  He said that House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide.  This reversal, which is coming after days o ...
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How Do Americans Look at a Potential War against Iran?
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How Do Americans Look at a Potential War against Iran?

Tuesday 17 February 2026 ،
Republicans showed the highest level of support for military action against Iran, with 40 percent in favor. However, 25 percent of Republican voters opposed it, and 35 percent were undecided. This indicates that even within Trump's own party, there is no consensus on going to war with Iran. Sup ...
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A Survey Reveals That 57% Of Americans Disapprove of President Trump’s Management of The Iran Situation
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A Survey Reveals That 57% Of Americans Disapprove of President Trump’s Management of The Iran Situation

Saturday 18 April 2026 ،
Republicans (69%), and Independents (22%) favor action, while Democrats (7%) oppose it. On Donald Trump's handling of the Iran file, 57% disapprove, and 35% approve; the evaluation of his approach is intertwined with opinions about him as a president. In contrast, the two-week temporary ceasefi ...
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture

Sunday 19 April 2026 ،
Republicans are satisfied with how the Trump administration handled the case, and a majority believe the administration has hidden information about Epstein's death and his potential clients, while protecting the powerful figures involved. That has only deepened suspicions within the GOP base th ...
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Beyond Assassination Plot: Why’s Trump not Unhappy with the Incident?
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Beyond Assassination Plot: Why’s Trump not Unhappy with the Incident?

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
Republicans are not just failing to boost their chances of holding Congress, but also they are now risking a potential landslide defeat to Democrats in the October midterms and the 2028 presidential race. Trump, whom many critics believe waged the war on Iran to escape the fallout from the Jeffrey ...
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Trump’s 60-Day Window for Unilateral Military Action Closing: What Are His Escape Ways?
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Trump’s 60-Day Window for Unilateral Military Action Closing: What Are His Escape Ways?

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
Republicans their social and political support, something that can keep Trump from a new adventure. 

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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.