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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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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
US and its regional partners. It also points to military commanders' emphasis on heightened readiness along the Persian Gulf coast, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, casting this as a sign of how central those areas are to Iran's defense and military calculus. University of Tehran p ...
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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 ،
US intervenes and persuades the parties to form a coalition cabinet could the situation change. The most likely scenario under current conditions is a political deadlock and a fresh election. Under Israel's political mechanism, the president gives the parties three months to form a majority coa ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
USWar Powers Act, prolonged military operations require congressional authorization. But neutralizing a potential presidential veto would take a two-thirds Senate majority, 67 votes, a threshold that makes clear Democrats will have to court support from a number of Republicans to move such a measure ...
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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 ،
US, there was extensive propaganda about Israeli superiority and championizing around Netanyahu, yet this narrative failed to deliver. Netanyahu not only failed to hold on to his previous Knesset seats, but also his coalition's seats dropped from 67 to 53. The regional affairs expert said Netan ...
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
US political and economic climate. Many pre-election polls showed that the war with Iran was unpopular among Americans. Trump himself acknowledged that the failure in the Iran war was a major factor in the election outcome. Trump said the war with Iran had affected Republican candidates.  I t ...
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First Muslim Senate Win Suggests Pro-Palestinian Sentiments Surging in the US
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First Muslim Senate Win Suggests Pro-Palestinian Sentiments Surging in the US

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
US, suggesting that political equations in the US are shifting in favor of Palestine. Alwaght- Abdul El-Sayed's victory in the US Senate race in Michigan is more than just an election result; it signals a gradual shift in the country's political balance, one in which Muslim voters and suppor ...
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From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms
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From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms

Friday 6 November 2026 ،
US and home policy Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump over the past few weeks has been campaigning for the citizens to vote Republican in the midterms and he did so to the last hours and even, citing his support, confidently predicted landslide win for the GOP, the election outcome turned ...
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Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia: A New Camp Meant for Yemen War?
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Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia: A New Camp Meant for Yemen War?

Sunday 8 November 2026 ،
US, which has proven incapable of meeting Riyadh's military and defense needs, while building a network of defense cooperation with countries that possess military capability and regional influence. Pakistan brings manpower, military experience and defense capabilities; Turkey offers advanced de ...
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"Iron Gate": The US Failure Story from Hormuz to Caspian
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"Iron Gate": The US Failure Story from Hormuz to Caspian

Monday 9 November 2026 ،
US has gone to great lengths to zero Iran’s exports and imports, but this goal remains beyond reach. Alwaght- Having failed in the 40-day war to advance its agenda against Iran, the US over the past months has embarked on a strategy of blockade and economic pressure, and in its latest effort, it is ...
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Tehran Lifts Missile Range Cap: What Does it Tell the Enemies about Iran’s Military Deterrence?
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Tehran Lifts Missile Range Cap: What Does it Tell the Enemies about Iran’s Military Deterrence?

Monday 9 November 2026 ،
US and its allies. Broadening defense strategy  The first yield of this move is worth examining through the lens of Iran's defense strategy. The lifting of previous limits on missile range following the 12-day and 40-day wars shows that Tehran, in defining the scope of its threats, no lon ...

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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.