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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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Geneva Hosts Iran–IAEA Talks Ahead of Indirect Negotiations with Washington
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Geneva Hosts Iran–IAEA Talks Ahead of Indirect Negotiations with Washington

Monday 16 February 2026
US talks on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, scheduled for Tuesday, with Oman continuing its intermediary role. Grossi described the Geneva talks as “in-depth technical discussions” held in preparation for the upcoming negotiations, while Araghchi said he arrived with concrete prop ...
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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 ،
US opposition to al-Maliki’s candidacy. Alwaght- Iraq's parliamentary elections of November 11 with a 55-percent turnout marked a turning point in establishing a relative political order after years of instability. The swift formation of parliament's presidium and the initiation of the proce ...
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Iran’s FM Says Indirect Talks with US Show Solid Progress, Path Forward Now Clear
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Iran’s FM Says Indirect Talks with US Show Solid Progress, Path Forward Now Clear

Tuesday 17 February 2026 ،
US military deployments. Tehran has warned it would respond decisively to any new military action, stressing that diplomacy remains possible but fragile under current conditions.
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
US is deploying weapons to the region, Iran’s allies are helping it boost its position. Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump continuously threatens Iran with the armada he has deployed recently to the Persian Gulf and the media talk about large development of various equipment and weapons to ...
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Iran Insists Any US Agreement Must Protect Its National Interests
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Iran Insists Any US Agreement Must Protect Its National Interests

Monday 23 February 2026 ،
US rhetoric implying Iran should submit to a proposed agreement, saying “surrender” has no place in Iranian culture and that negotiations framed by coercion cannot succeed. He reaffirmed Iran’s position that its nuclear program is peaceful and noted that indirect talks with the US ...
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Iran Urges the United States to Abandon Sanctions and War Rhetoric in Favor of Diplomacy and Respect
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Iran Urges the United States to Abandon Sanctions and War Rhetoric in Favor of Diplomacy and Respect

Monday 23 February 2026 ،
US to drop ineffective sanctions and war policies and embrace diplomacy ALWAGHT- A top Iranian diplomat urges the US to drop ineffective sanctions and war policies and embrace diplomacy. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council that wh ...
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Oil, Trade, and Tariffs: The Middle East at the Center of Geoeconomic Tensions
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Oil, Trade, and Tariffs: The Middle East at the Center of Geoeconomic Tensions

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
US–China trade frictions and oil volatility transforming the Middle East’s strategic landscape. Geo-economic confrontation has emerged as the most severe global risk over the next two years, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026. Economic tools such as s ...
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Iran Limits Missile Range to Below 2,000 km, Foreign Minister Says
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Iran Limits Missile Range to Below 2,000 km, Foreign Minister Says

Wednesday 25 February 2026 ،
US policy toward Iran, including under President Donald Trump, has been shaped by misunderstanding and outside influence rather than direct engagement with Iranian society. Araghchi linked current tensions to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, saying Iran has faced decades of hostility through coups, war ...
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Araghchi Travels to Geneva for Third Round of Iran–US Talks
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Araghchi Travels to Geneva for Third Round of Iran–US Talks

Wednesday 25 February 2026 ،
US will meet in Geneva for a third session of indirect negotiations ALWAGHT- Delegates from Iran and the US will meet in Geneva for a third session of indirect negotiations, a dialogue that Abbas Araghchi and Masoud Pezeshkian have approached with cautious optimism. Iran’s Foreign Minister Ab ...
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
US has once again intervened in Iraq's political dynamics to make sure its interests are secured in any political move.  In this relation, the US President Donald Trump has recently sent his special envoy to Iraq Tom Barrack to discuss with Iraqi officials the political and security matter ...

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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.