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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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Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic
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Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic

Monday 6 July 2026
Trump. That was a truly remarkable and unique quality. He never said one word too many or one word too few. It was not the case that, simply because someone was an enemy, he would say whatever came to mind against them. Not at all. He said only what he genuinely believed to be true. He treated frien ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
Trump on Tuesday once again claimed that talks with Iran were progressing well, yet the simultaneous escalation of military strikes and the return of economic pressure paint a very different picture of the White House's actual policy. That very disconnect between diplomatic rhetoric and on-the-g ...
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral the Biggest Display of Democracy, Iran Turned War into Opportunity: Lebanese Author
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral the Biggest Display of Democracy, Iran Turned War into Opportunity: Lebanese Author

Thursday 9 July 2026 ،
Trump, who presumed that he could overthrow the Islamic Revolution and the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The response to this claim was the presence of millions of people in the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities, as well as at the funeral ceremony in Iraq, a turnout that, in my vi ...
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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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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
Trump on Monday, a move aimed at highlighting the importance of the relationship between the US and Iraq and also securing Trump's support for the new cabinet. During this short time of taking the office, Al-Zaydi was praised several times by Trump's administration. Phone conversations were ...
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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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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
Trump's threats to target Iran's infrastructure are carried out, everything that has so far remained intact in the region out of Iranian restraint will be pounded to rubble. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for Iran's armed forces, also weighed in on Trump's recent th ...
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
Trump’s response underscored the gravity of the moment. Calling the attack a very sad thing he expressed remorse over the American deaths, a reaction that laid bare Washington's growing unease as the crisis becomes increasingly difficult to manage and the costs keep climbing. Why's Jo ...
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
Trump. Alwaght- When a visit gets canceled, it is rarely just about the visit itself. Sometimes, postponing a diplomatic meeting is a tell, a sign of fractures that can no longer be hidden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's canceled visit to Washington was officially blamed on a Repub ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
Trump administration and its special envoy Thomas Barrack deploy a mix of political pressure, security leverage, and economic inducements to curb Iranian influence in Iraq, al-Zaydi’s decision to place Tehran at the top of his foreign trips signals that the new Iraqi government fully grasps th ...

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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.