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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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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026
Trump talks Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington comes at a time when US–China relations, unlike the atmosphere that typically surrounds official visits by heads of state, are defined by intense economic, technological and geopolitical competition. The significance of the visit lies in the ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
Interview

US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
Trump is backing him. Referring to effective compliance of Iraqi government with the US embargo on Iranian aviation industry, he said that Iraqi people have stood against some of the government's actions and condemned them. Now it remains to see where reopening of Najaf Airport to Iranian fligh ...
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Trump still insists on what he calls military gains in the conflict and even threatens with renewed strikes to finish the job, the publication of the new round of documents about Pentagon's cover-up on the number of casualties in the Iranian missile strikes on the American bases in the Persian G ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Trump-brokered Abraham Accords, a process later extended to Morocco. The official texts of these agreements are on record in the UN Treaty Collection and official government sources. Critics of that trajectory argue that normalization without realizing Palestinian rights can help sideline the goal ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
Trump. The US president has repeatedly said he has close and even friendly relationship with Munir and even coordinates his demands with him more than with the Pakistani government and the PM Shahbaz Sharif. Now, with the crisis escalating in the Strait of Hormuz, tankers struck daily in the Persia ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
Trump in person, in the home affairs of Iraq have left the government facing a stalemate in completing the cabinet in some key posts for months. The delay showed that agreeing on a prime minister, who, by Trump's account, took office through his management, did not necessarily mean agreeing on ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
Analysis

Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
Trump has demanded, or even the dispatch of Syrian terrorists to Yemen, floated in the media after al-Jolani's unexpected trip to Riyadh, could provoke the ire of Iraqi society and resistance groups and subject Baghdad-Damascus relations to severe shocks. During al-Zaidi's visit, al-Jolani& ...
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
Trump is mulling military options against Iran after Tuesday midterm elections. Axios also highlights two key points. First, the order expands the target bank and places all the US and Israeli material and non-material assets within reach of Iran's armed forces. Second, commanders' reports ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
Trump's administration. This can bring forth a new political reality in the country and sway Trump administration's decisions in foreign policy, including in Iran case. 
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
Trump claimed they will bring Iran to its knees in three days.  He continued that the two nuclear powers took action, and despite the damage their inflicted on Iran, they failed to realize their goals. This failure made it no longer easy to accept the Israeli military superiority.  Mr Aj ...

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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.