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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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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
Analysis

Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025
Western powers. As the expiration of the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), draws closer, the US-submissive European countries claim that they have the right to reinstate all the international sanctions on Iran. In the eyes of the West, reliance on the a ...
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
Western pressures especially after the illegal reinstatement of sanctions under the snapback mechanism last week.  This U-turn follows Erdogan's meeting with the US President Donald Trump and is likely part of agreement of the two countries on the region. This prompts questions: What is th ...
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role
Report

Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role

Thursday 9 October 2025 ،
Western allies to review their support policies to Tel Aviv, some countries still press ahead in the path of their full support to the occupiers. Italy, under the leadership of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is one of the most important countries that during the Gaza war has backed Israel political ...
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Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches
Analysis

Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
Western media's anti-Palestinian narrative of the post-attack developments, deepening internal Palestinian divisions. Yet, when a moment of reckoning arrived, the US and the Israeli regime discarded these services, humiliating the movement.  This dismissal shatters the wishful thinking of ...
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Dream for China, Nightmare for US: Yuan Drift Toward Internationalization
Analysis

Dream for China, Nightmare for US: Yuan Drift Toward Internationalization

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Western nations as a tool against other countries. In response, China quietly launched its own alternative, CIPS, in 2015. The system has since evolved into a veritable highway for international and foreign payments. As of August 2025, the CIPS network has connected over 1,700 financial institution ...
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space
Analysis

Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Western powers regarding the future of Iran's nuclear program and its place in the international system. However, European powers, which recently activated the snapback mechanism in a bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, are maintaining that the restrictions on Iran's nuclear and ballistic ...
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Stark Double Standards: Nuclear Technology Good for Australia, Bad for Iran
Analysis

Stark Double Standards: Nuclear Technology Good for Australia, Bad for Iran

Thursday 23 October 2025 ،
Western powers at the UN Security Council, Iran's rational and principled standings about right of all nations for use of peace nuclear energy and technology, without any need for submission to the bullying and pressure of the powers, is everyday gaining weight and acceptance.  Iran's ...
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery
Analysis

Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
Western media reports suggest that certain militant factions and commanders within the new regime are covertly contributing to the reinforcement and reorganization of ISIS. This has even raised suspicions of a hidden division of labor between al-Jolani's government and the US to deliberately des ...
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions

Thursday 30 October 2025 ،
The voluntary forces of Iraq are on surveillance and action missions to clear desert regions of ISIS sleeper cells amid potential rise aided for US. Alwaght- In recent days, Iraqi security sources said the country has heightened its security measures in the border crossings with the three neighborin ...
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
Western countries rests on a plan to divide Al-Quds and formation of an independent Palestinian state. But the recent Israeli actions, especially those focusing on Al-Aqsa Mosque, bear witness to a push to practically destroy this solution since Judizing and turning Al-Aqsa Mosque into a Jewish sove ...

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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.