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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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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026
West Asia conflicts have become a tactic to advance political and propaganda agenda of various sides in recent years.  Here is where the main issue forms: If we place this incident within the broader arc of the war and the region's political shifts, who stands to gain from turning it into ...
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New Images Show Extensive Damage to US Base in Kuwait Following Iranian Strikes
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New Images Show Extensive Damage to US Base in Kuwait Following Iranian Strikes

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
West Asia. Iran also declared the Strait of Hormuz closed after the United States resumed military action and imposed a naval blockade.
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Asia and constitutes a vital route for oil, gas, and container ships transiting to and from Suez Canal. Under normal conditions, roughly 12 to 15 percent of global trade has historically passed through this narrow waterway, which separates Yemen from Djibouti and Eritrea on the African side and spa ...
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US Pressure Strengthening Unity Among Muslim States, Pezeshkian Says
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US Pressure Strengthening Unity Among Muslim States, Pezeshkian Says

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
West Asia have prompted greater cooperation among Muslim nations ALWAGHT- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says growing US pressure and military activity across West Asia have prompted greater cooperation among Muslim nations. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said continued high-level contact ...
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
West Asia. It also accused the US of holding the global economy hostage to offset repeated failures in its aggression against Iran and in maritime operations, arguing that Washington's military and economic policies are increasingly imposing costs beyond the battlefield.
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Pezeshkian at UNGA: Iran Will Not Give in to US Pressure
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Pezeshkian at UNGA: Iran Will Not Give in to US Pressure

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
West Asia cannot be achieved without addressing occupation, aggression, and displacement. He further advocated regional cooperation and said security in the region should be addressed by neighboring countries rather than outside powers. Pezeshkian said Iran remains prepared for dialogue but would r ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
Western outlets have also reported that China plans to purchase substantial agricultural products from the US.  The US-China chip rivalry has emerged as one of the most critical arenas of technological competition between the two powers, as advanced semiconductors underpin not only artificial ...
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
Western mission against ISIS terrorist groups will end in Iraq. The US military presence in Iraq and Kurdish region followed a security agreement with Baghdad and Erbil to fight ISIS. The US presence in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region rests on a security agreement between the two governments to fight ...
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The Yemen Sayyed Nasrallah Envisioned: From Resistance to Regional Transformation
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The Yemen Sayyed Nasrallah Envisioned: From Resistance to Regional Transformation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
West Asia. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah viewed the Saudi-led war on Yemen, launched in 2015, as an attempt to impose a political outcome through military force and restore outside influence over Yemen. He repeatedly argued that Yemenis retained the ability to resist and determine their own political fut ...
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
West Asia and North Africa were hit by the takfiri phenomenon and its sedition, movements operating under names like Boko Haram, Jabhat al-Nusra, and ISIS sprang up across various countries. That situation created an opening for Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, as a religious force, to step in and defend 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.