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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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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Reuters reports citing unnamed Iranian officials, claimed Iran was not responsible for a recent attack in northern Iraq, and urged regional actors not to advance US or Israeli interests.
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
Reuters reported that with the agreement deadline expired, peace talks have stalled, investor anxiety is mounting over the lack of a resolution, and rising oil prices suggest markets are bracing for a protracted war. The agency noted that Trump no longer wants to extend the memorandum, while Iran re ...
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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 ،
Reuters sources described that call as one of the highest-level direct contacts yet between Tel Aviv and Syria's new leadership. Mecca Pact and shift in regional equations The strike on Abu al-Duhur cannot be understood in isolation from the wider tectonic shifts across West Asia. In recent mo ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
Reuters, questioning Washington’s sanctions strategy, noted that Iran has repeatedly skirted penalties over the decades by setting up shell companies, creating new entities, and re-registering vessels.  Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, said that these measur ...
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Final Tehran-Muscat Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz: US not in Agreement
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Final Tehran-Muscat Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz: US not in Agreement

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
Reuters has reported that the Iran-Oman talks resumed amid escalating US economic pressure on Tehran and continued deadlock in Washington-Tehran negotiations. Yet rather than waiting for a decision from Washington, Iran and Oman have pursued a path of direct, regionally based talks. This carries ma ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
Reuters reported, feared that continued confrontation among the SDF, Damascus, and Ankara could spiral into a wider war, one that would complicate Washington's plans to draw down its military footprint in Syria. In securing the final deal, US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack played a pivo ...
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
Reuters/Ipsos poll cited in the Al Jazeera report, Trump's approval rating has slipped to 33 percent, while 65 percent of Americans disapprove of his performance. At the same time, 80 percent of respondents believe US involvement in the war with Iran will drag on for a long time, with only 16 p ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
Reuters, a leasing model is on the table that could throw those oil fields open to competitive bids from US producers. That raises an uncomfortable question: will any production gains actually translate into lower prices at the pump for everyday Americans? Or will the lion's share of the profits ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Reuters has previously reported that China and the UAE have declared themselves ready to exchange defense and security expertise and to enhance the capabilities of their military forces and security institutions. China is not just an arms seller What makes Beijing's ties with Arab states even ...
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache

Thursday 3 September 2026 ،
Reuters has reported that Smotrich is facing electoral headwinds to shore up his own political standing, and Netanyahu will need every single seat to preserve his right-wing parliamentary majority. Actually, Netanyahu can not completely ditch the extremist settlers without losing a critical chunk o ...

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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.