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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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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?

Thursday 30 July 2026
attacks targeted Iran-aligned Iraqi resistance groups, but Iraqi resources condemned the strikes as a stark violation of Iraq's national sovereignty and a dangerous step to expansion of the scope of war in the region. American and Saudi warplanes attacked multiple targets across several Iraqi p ...
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
attacks by ISIS terrorist organization. But this year, with regional conflicts escalating, concerns have shifted to possible drone strikes, missile fire, or sabotage operations. According to the Al-Malouma news, air defense systems and electronic warfare gear have been deployed around key facilities ...
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?

Monday 3 August 2026 ،
attacks, managing flow of migrants, and controlling drugs trafficking have become top priorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 2. Trade ties Annual trade between Iran and Afghanistan is estimated at roughly $4 billion, with a significant portion flowing through land crossings such as Islam Qala ...
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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 ،
attacks, and the likely return of ISIS terrorist organization to Iraq dissuade foreign investors from participating in the project. Also, the disputes between Baghdad and Erbil over the route of the project pose another key obstacle. Kurdistan region opposes being omitted or limited in this project ...
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats

Sunday 9 August 2026 ،
attack on the country’s Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif ALWAGHT- Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of eight Iranian diplomats and ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
attacks state forces, critical infrastructure, or economic assets. In that scenario, the government would probably keep operations contained, localized, and intelligence-driven, to avoid tipping into all-out civil war. So if armed groups resist, the most probable government strategy is not a sudden ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
attacks were recorded across the country. Basra topped the list. Some of these clashes go well beyond small arms. Riyadh al-Ali, a security expert, has reported the presence of Russian, American, and Iranian machine guns among certain tribes, along with medium-caliber weapons and even anti-aircraft ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
attacks by Tehran-aligned armed groups. According to those accounts, a fast-moving 72-hour operation saw hundreds of American, British, French, and German troops, along with key air-defense systems, pull out of Erbil, effectively thinning the coalition base's defensive capacity in Kurdistan. Se ...
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SCO Leaders Condemn US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran
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SCO Leaders Condemn US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
attacks on Iran ALWAGHT- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s member-state leaders have denounced the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, stating in a joint declaration that the aggression threatens global peace and security. The Bishkek Declaration condemned military strikes on Iran, saying t ...
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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 ،
attacks reaching record levels in 2026. In effect, Netanyahu spent the past several years cozying up to this political fringe to keep his right-wing coalition afloat. But now those same allies are exacting a heavy political toll, because his problem is not just the settlers' terrorist behavior; ...

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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.