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- US, Israel Strategy for Lebanon Is Failed State
- Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
- Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief
- Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts
- Three Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza as 15 Palestinian Bodies Are Returned
- Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike
- Peaceful Protest by Alawites Met with Gunfire From HTS
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Israel Conducts New Attacks on Southern and Eastern Lebanon Israel continues to violate the ceasefire in Lebanon without facing consequences
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Medical Staff Say Gaza Hospitals Are Running Out of Supplies as Israeli Airstrikes Persist Severe shortages reported in area hit by Israeli strikes that have left over 50 dead and more than 100 wounded
IAEA Resolution Expected to Create New Complications, Iran Warns Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson cautioned that the IAEA Board of Governors’ recent resolution against Tehran will add further complications
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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In Imam Khomeini’s Discourse, Palestinian Cause Is a Test of Right and Wrong
Thursday 5 June 2025
Saddam Hussein of Iraq imposed on Iran in 1980, the US and its allies tried to nip the Islamic Revolution in bud. However, Imam Khomeini, with his astute and sagacious leadership, not only did not allow the war to isolate Iran, but also turned it into an opportunity for Islamic awakening.
During th ...
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Foreign Minister Araghchi: Iran Firmly Supports a World Without Weapons of Mass Destruction
Monday 30 June 2025
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Saddam Hussein for launching the first chemical assault on a civilian city in 1987. He highlighted the suffering endured by the people of Sardasht, describing it as a tragic symbol of chemical warfare and a dark chapter in Iran’s history, made worse by the complicity or silence of Western powe ...
Analysis
Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
Wednesday 27 August 2025
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Saddam Hussein’s regime to help him push back PUK forces and reclaim Erbil. The clashes dragged on until September 1998, when the two sides, under US mediation and pressure, finally signed a peace deal.
That agreement has long since lost its teeth as a mechanism for resolving disputes. The po ...
Report
Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
Wednesday 10 September 2025
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Saddam Hussein before the US invasion of the country in 2003. In many instances, even open investigations or unproven allegations have been deemed sufficient for exclusion.
The current number of disqualifications has surpassed the record set in the 2010 election, where nearly 499 candidates were ba ...
Analysis
Blair, a War Criminal Named for Trump’s Gaza Administration
Thursday 2 October 2025
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Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. A year later, under his leadership, Britain joined NATO airstrikes against Yugoslavia. In 2000, he deployed troops to intervene in Sierra Leone’s civil war, and in 2001, after the September 11 attacks, backed American’s invasion of Afghanistan.
A tarnished p ...
Analysis
Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
Sunday 5 October 2025
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Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, Erbil began building its own energy infrastructure and started connecting oilfields to the Ceyhan pipeline via new links it constructed. This move allowed the semi-autonomous region to export oil largely independent of Baghdad.
This approach by the Kurds stirred ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
Monday 10 November 2025
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Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime, Sunnis enjoyed a privileged position, and many tribal leaders continue to blame Washington for their community’s current situation. Against this backdrop, Sawaya’s mission in Iraq is to rebuild Sunni trust and align them with US policies, a strategy a ...
Analysis
Israel’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests
Wednesday 12 November 2025
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Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Israel's past failures in engaging the Muslim world, and a general unfamiliarity with the region.
However, over time, these assumptions shifted. The primary catalyst for Israel's strategic reassessment was its confrontation with the Resistanc ...
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?
Wednesday 12 November 2025
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Saddam Hussein, reflecting a decline in public trust in the political system and growing popular disillusionment with the effectiveness of successive governments.
Accordingly, this report will examine the main reasons for the increased participation, its political and social consequences, including ...
Report
Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert
Tuesday 18 November 2025
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Saddam Hussein fell in 2003. These elections saw a rise in turnout rate after rounds of downward trend. The increase was reported 15 percent compared to the last election and it is expected that Iraqi election situation will influence the elections in other regional countries, and actually this incr ...
