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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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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026
Minister Fuad Hussein, speaking on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, articulated the delicate balancing act. Baghdad, he stated, takes American signals seriously, while insisting that selecting a prime minister remains a domestic affair. This dual-track approach, neither confronting W ...
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Can Trump Really Blockade Iran?
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Can Trump Really Blockade Iran?

Tuesday 14 April 2026 ،
Iran has various ways to circumvent the restrictions on its trade and the so-called US blockade seems to backfire at the end of the road. Alwaght- The dead end the US and Israel are facing because of their defeat in the 38-day aggression on Iran has pushed the White House leaders to a new idea to pr ...
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ،
Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visits to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, along with army chief General Asim Munir’s crucial trips to Iran and then the US, are part of that effort. Even now, Pakistani officials speak hopefully of their ongoing attempts to bring both sides to the negotiating table. P ...
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Humiliated Superpower: How US Levers Are Going Dull in Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
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Humiliated Superpower: How US Levers Are Going Dull in Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
Minister Pedro Sánchez bluntly stated that his country had been deceived by the U.S. over the Iraq War—and that they wouldn’t repeat that mistake. This mindset reflects a broader shift in Western attitudes toward West Asia, a shift that has undercut Washington’s strategic a ...
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
The wealthy Arab monarchy is hit by division that may threaten its very existence as Abu Dhabi monopolizes power. Alwaght- Multiple weeks after the ceasefire in the Persian Gulf, the Arab monarchies are still grappling with the fallout of the crisis and see a return to stability in the shadow of ten ...
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
Minister Abbas Araghchi's visit to Beijing is a signal of Iran's push to beef up cooperation with China as its strategic allily to ward off the US pressures and work out ways to manage instability in West Asia region in general and Strait of Hormuz in particular. Upon its arrival, the Irani ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Minister Bezalel Smortrich, have close ties to the settler movement. In this context, the army’s failure to secure the north could drive a serious wedge through the cabinet. Netanyahu is now in a tight spot: far-right factions are pushing him to strike harder at Hezbollah, but plunging into a ...
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Minister Keir Starmer reiterated for the umpteenth time that he would not draw his country into a war with Iran. Britain’s defense secretary, justifying the deployment, said: “This mission is purely defensive in nature, aimed at restoring confidence in commercial shipping along this vita ...
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Pezeshkian Pledges to Prevent War from Burdening Iranians’ Daily Lives
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Pezeshkian Pledges to Prevent War from Burdening Iranians’ Daily Lives

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Trade (MIMT) to prioritize export-oriented goods and align domestic production with societal needs. Minister Mohammad Atabak reported that despite external pressures and economic war, production in key sectors continues uninterrupted, with special programs in place to control prices, counter hoardin ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Minister Ibrahim Abdurakhmanov said Central Asian states must ramp up regional cooperation to reduce their dependence on the Middle East as much as possible. Under these circumstances, the most important alternative is the Trans-Caspian Corridor, also known as the Middle Corridor. This route could ...

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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.