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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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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026
US-Iranian talks in Muscat, has turned its focus to growing concerns over Iran’s missile capabilities. The analysis stresses that while Iran does not possess a nuclear weapon, it has the necessary infrastructure and technical expertise to produce one in a relatively short time frame, a potenti ...
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
US-Iran deal; and the second is an “open agreement,” which would allow Israel to take military action to eliminate threats and protect its security interests, similar to the US arrangement with Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, which managed hostilities while ensuring the Israeli milita ...
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Netanyahu Returns Home from Washington Empty Handed
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Netanyahu Returns Home from Washington Empty Handed

Thursday 12 February 2026 ،
US-Iran negotiations, yet there is no indication he achieved that. Idan Koller, an Israeli journalist with Walla based in Washington, reported that Netanyahu sought both to amplify opposition to talks with Tehran inside the White House and to gather intelligence on the scope of the US-Iran dialogue. ...
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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-Iran struggle is now being waged. Washington's goal, therefore, is to reshuffle the deck in Iraq's political scene and effectively overturn the national will expressed by voters, as embodied in the SCF's choice. The US administration is fully aware that the mere threat of sanctions h ...
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Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire
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Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire

Saturday 11 April 2026 ،
US-Iran ceasefire was announced and while under Iran's 10-point proposal all regional fronts should be included in this deal, the Israeli regime as ever intensifies war on Lebanon in defiance of the truce terms. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Lebanon is not covered by ...
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Hezbollah Prepared for Truce Collapse: Why Does Netanyahu Want War?
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Hezbollah Prepared for Truce Collapse: Why Does Netanyahu Want War?

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
US-Iran deal Since halting the war in Lebanon was a key term in the recent Tehran-Washington truce, Netanyahu’s cabinet is now sabotaging the ceasefire. By escalating the crisis on the northern front, Tel Aviv hopes to derail the entire regional deal and knock it off course. Domestic and int ...
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6 Strategic Iranian Islands Vital to Holding Control of Strait of Hormuz
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6 Strategic Iranian Islands Vital to Holding Control of Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
US-Iran war, due to its location in the center of conflict and the impacts of its instability on the world economy, caught the world attention. Strait of Hormuz Though sometimes called half-closed sea, the Persian Gulf is an open sea and connected to the Indian Ocean via the Strait of Hormuz. The ...
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
US-Iran conflict. That is the reason why except for the UAE no country of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council was hit by attacks after the two-week ceasefire took effect. Actually, it was Abu Dhabi that bore the cost of Trump's lofty ambition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz using force und ...
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
US-Iran agreement to end the war ALWAGHT- The Russian Foreign Minister backed Iran's right to enrich uranium, stating that Moscow supports any US-Iran agreement to end the war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow will support any solution to end the war that both the US an ...
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Just Weeks of Commercial Oil Left, IEA Head Cautions
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Just Weeks of Commercial Oil Left, IEA Head Cautions

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
US-Iran negotiations. Iran swiftly retaliated with missiles and drones on Israeli-occupied territories and US bases, and shut down the Strait of Hormuz to its enemies and their allies. Tehran introduced stricter controls after President Trump announced a blockade targeting Iranian vessels and ports, ...

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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.