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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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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026
war. Alwaght- Following US strike on positions in Iran’s Larak Island, Iran’s armed forces fired back with a missile attack on US targets in Jordan. At the same time, Tehran announced that ships and tankers in the Persian Gulf were now in its crosshairs. Tension and the specter of confro ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
US-Iran tensions, Iraq could easily become one of the most critical arenas for direct or proxy confrontation, a prospect that carries not only military costs for the US but also risks straining its relationship with Baghdad. Seen through that lens, the American withdrawal looks like a calculated re ...
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
US-Iran showdown to a multilateral effort to protect shipping, a diplomatic veneer of international legitimacy for what is, in effect, a military campaign. That calculus gains urgency as the conflict grinds on and the Strait of Hormuz becomes not just a strategic objective but a personal test of ima ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
US-Iran confrontations will go well beyond Washington losing a single military base. It could slow its response times, weaken support for ships deployed in the Persian Gulf, and erode its command capability near the Strait of Hormuz. The greater distances to alternative hubs also drive up the cost ...
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
wares. Reports have surfaced that several African countries are using Iranian drones, including the Mohajer-6. Such cooperation, while not in itself amounting to a strategic alliance, shows that Iran's defense industry can hold appeal for African states grappling with security threats, terroris ...
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Araghchi: Iran ‘Fully Prepared’ for Renewed War with US While Pursuing Diplomacy
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Araghchi: Iran ‘Fully Prepared’ for Renewed War with US While Pursuing Diplomacy

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
US-Iran understanding mediated by Pakistan, which later collapsed. Araghchi said Iran was not concerned about US midterm elections but focused on its national interests. He maintained that a negotiated settlement based on dignity, justice, and Iran’s rights remained the only path forward, whi ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
war on Iraq was part of a push to gain control over Iraq and to change the regional geography to pave the way for long-term presence and also in favor of the Israeli ambition to realize Greater Israel dream. He went on that in 2003 war, which was waged without UN Security Council's authorizatio ...
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
US-Iran relations, and may even remove one avenue for Iran to pressure US forces directly in peacetime. That view underscores a key point which is that the troop withdrawal should be seen as part of a broader redefinition of America's presence across the region. Fifth scenario: US limited retur ...
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
US-Iranian rivalry. So we will likely see Baghdad try to preserve its ties with Washington while expanding relations with regional countries and powers such as China and Russia. Under such conditions, the Baghdad-Washington relationship will shift from a “security relationship built on milita ...
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
US-Iran confrontation without explaining the fundamental differences. By invoking Xerxes' destruction of Athens in 480 BC as a cautionary tale of a threat to Western civilization, Rubio is rewriting the past to serve the present. Seeking to sell confrontation with Iran as a civilizational clash ...

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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.