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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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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026
White House decisions on when, or whether, to stop the fighting. Since European allies are bearing the brunt of Ukraine’s war costs and there is no direct threat to US interests, the military-industrial complex has every incentive to keep this manufactured crisis alive. That is why a war that ...
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
White House, especially with congressional elections upcoming. Fuel shortages for airplanes on both sides of the Atlantic have created a cascade of economic pressures, forcing governments to act. The US airline Spirit Airlines announced it would shut down after 34 years of operation, citing the shar ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
White House officials. Trump, who has shown extreme caution in ordering US warships to approach Iranian waters, apparently had little concern about a tough retaliation from the IRGC or the regular army when he greenlit escort operations. This despite his repeated boasts about completely destroying I ...
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
White House, either to secure a limited agreement or a broader one. The signs that Trump badly needs a deal at this stage are palpable, to stabilize the chaotic oil market and fuel prices, and even to ensure a smooth World Cup, which kicks off in just three weeks. These signs are especially tellin ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
White House. Against this backdrop, Oman has come under sharper scrutiny from the US than anyone else because of its strategic position next to the Strait of Hormuz and its prominent mediatory role in regional developments. Recently, Trump pushed back against Muscat’s moves, warning that no c ...
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What’s behind Trump-Netanyahu Disagreement in the Light of Iran Deal?
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What’s behind Trump-Netanyahu Disagreement in the Light of Iran Deal?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
White House. Even critics of the deal in Tel Aviv acknowledge that Netanyahu is currently refraining from open, all-out opposition to Trump, a sign that he may be trying to manage the disagreements behind closed doors. In this context, some political observers suggest that an informal quid pro quo ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
White House concludes that a deal with Iran, stable energy markets, or averting a regional war takes priority for US interests, it can apply serious pressure on the Israeli government to stand down. Historically, too, US administrations have repeatedly managed to curb or scale back Israeli military ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
White House hopes to achieve through its normalization push. As Trump reiterated on Tuesday, Israel would have been blown off the face of the earth if not for the US and him.  On the other hand, Trump, who is keen to preserve his regional deals, knows full well that an expanded Lebanon war cou ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
White House no longer manages the West Asia crises separately. Rather, it has resorted to a strategic unification and engineering the power structure in the whole region. This visit, coming after Washington-Tehran deal to end the war of aggression on Iran and also important developments in Iraq and ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
White House officials have repeatedly acknowledged the sheer scale of Washington’s backing in recent years. During the height of the Gaza war, for instance, former President Joe Biden stated: “If Israel didn’t exist, we’d have to invent one to protect American interests in 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.