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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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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament
Analysis

Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament

Saturday 15 November 2025
State of Law coalition with 28 seats, and the Al-Sadeqoon coalition, affiliated with Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, with 27 seats, as other major players in the Shiite bloc. The State Forces coalition, which includes the National Wisdom Movement and Al-Nasr, secured 18 seats, while Hadi al-Amiri's Badr ...
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Why’s Trump Boycotted South Africa G20 Summit?
Analysis

Why’s Trump Boycotted South Africa G20 Summit?

Monday 24 November 2025 ،
of the most controversial diplomatic moves of recent months. On the surface, Washington justified its boycott of the summit of the world's biggest economies with its argument of the genocide against the white people of South Africa, an allegation the US President Donald Trump in recent months h ...
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying
Analysis

FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying

Sunday 30 November 2025 ،
officials to attend the World Cut 2026 draw ceremony has once again brought to surface the politicization of the football by the host countries and highlighted the FIFA responsibility to protect the independence of the body. The recent decision came while according to the FIFA charter, governments ...
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
of other actors. Alwaght- Publishing the new US national security doctrine under Donald Trump should not be seen as a mere conventional review of the American strategic documents, but a practical and theoretical push to adapt to the coordinates of the transitioning international order. It is an orde ...
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda

Thursday 11 December 2025 ،
of Iran and to strengthen Tehran's regional cooperation, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has started a visit that takes him to Kazakhstan and then Turkmenistan. The visit is described as a continuation of the Iranian government's push to bolster economic and political ties with neighbori ...
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False Flag Attack: Why Should Mossad Be Blamed for Fatal Sydney Shooting?
Analysis

False Flag Attack: Why Should Mossad Be Blamed for Fatal Sydney Shooting?

Tuesday 16 December 2025 ،
of 16 people was fast to go beyond borders of a security incident to turn into an issue with broad media, political, and geopolitical dimensions. The way of Western media coverage, the speed of the Israeli reaction, and the launching of concerted effort to link the incident to the what Israelis and ...
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Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean
Analysis

Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
of its rivals for its crimes in Gaza and other parts of West Asia, the Israeli regime is seeking to bolster its relations with some of its transfer-regional partners to exit this political and security predicament. In this connection, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hosted Greec ...
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
of parliamentary elections results in Iraq, the country has still not formed a new cabinet and the fate of two out of three key posts remains undetermined. While the talks at the heart of the capital Baghdad over reaching a name for the prime minister post among the Shiite factions are spirited, in ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
Analysis

What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
officials of the two neighbors hold regular meetings in a bid to boost bilateral cooperation at all levels. In this connection, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has visited Tehran amid escalating tensions in the region to follow up the past agreements and has held talks with senior Iranian offic ...
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?

Saturday 24 January 2026 ،
States. Mark, keep this in mind the next time you make a statement. Following Carney's remarks, Trump also withdrew an invitation for Canada to join the Gaza Board of Peace, underscoring that tensions between the two neighboring countries have reached an unprecedented level. Divergence in the W ...

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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.