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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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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
Trump so much that he launched a vicious attack on Merz, calling his record into question. Washington’s political losses: Tehran holds upper hand in diplomacy The recent conflict played out across multiple fronts—military, intelligence, economic, media, and political. On the political ...
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Velayati: Trump Blind to Global Economic and Political Truths
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Velayati: Trump Blind to Global Economic and Political Truths

Sunday 3 May 2026 ،
Trump's recent comments, declaring that the US President's absurd behavior and follies won't hide the geopolitical facts on the ground. Ali Akbar Velayati, Senior Advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, sharply criticized Donald Trump's recent rhetoric, asserting that the U ...
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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 ،
Trump’s pressure for involvement Strait of Hormuz crisis. Warship deployment can prove costly to them if they clash with Iran. Alwaght- Though European countries over the past two months have tried to keep themselves away from direct confrontation with Iran and even stated openly they do not want to ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
Trump accused Russia of violating the treaty and unilaterally pulled Washington out of it. Europe and many analysts warned at the time that the move would unlock a new arms race. The Oreshnik is the direct offspring of that treaty’s collapse. Now, free from the INF’s constraints, Russia ...
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
Trump’s blunt interference in the government formation process, and failing to sideline the resistance factions from the cabinet, Washington is now banking on Iraq’s internal disputes over who can hold arms. In this climate, resistance groups have pushed back against al-Sadr’s sta ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Trump Corridor, part of a Washington’s strategy to connect Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan and other regional routes across the Caucasus. While Armenian leaders see this approach as simply diversifying their economic partners, Moscow views such projects as a direct tool to shrink Russia’s geopo ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
Trump in remarks about what could happen to the Israeli regime if the US was not offering it help said that Israel would have been blown up a long time ago, had I not gotten involved. I can stop Israeli attacks on Lebanon. They respect me and do whatever I say. These words signal beyond a political ...
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"

Saturday 11 July 2026 ،
Trump’s Turkey trip came with an array of military sweeteners like F-35 fighter jet sales and demands to ramp up pressure on Hezbollah and the Iran-led Axis of Resistance, we should not read this visit simply through the lens of US-Turkey bilateral ties. Instead, we should frame it as part of ...
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
Trump who recently said that the mid-June deal with Tehran is over and war has formally resumed, Mr Hanizadeh said that the recent remarks by the US president should be taken seriously. Given the recent developments, the near end of the US-hosted World Cup, and the US administration's expanded f ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
Trump, as Tel Aviv's staunchest ally, back in the White House, he is unlikely to risk alienating the Israelis by greenlighting advanced fighter jets supply to Ankara. So, Turkey could walk away from the S‑400 only to find itself in a strategic vacuum locked out of both the Russian system and Ame ...

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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.