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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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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
trainers of Iraqi forces, and al-Zaydi has apparently signed off on that. According to the political expert, a continued American training presence in Iraq amounts to a threat to the country's standing. Iraqi oil, a pressure lever at American hand In another part of his remarks, the expert poi ...
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Iranian Armed Forces Fully Prepared for Any Scenario: Spokesperson
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Iranian Armed Forces Fully Prepared for Any Scenario: Spokesperson

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
trained personnel and specialized missions as a strategic asset to Iran’s Army and national defense. He said the Iranian Armed Forces have continued strengthening their capabilities and are prepared for various scenarios amid the ongoing conflict with the US and Israel. He claimed that Iran&r ...
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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 ،
transition from war-time coalition mission to Iraqi-led security effort, adding that targeted training and intelligence support to Baghdad will continue. This shift in view for some political experts in the US does not necessarily mean putting Iraq aside from the US policy. Victoria Taylor, who dir ...
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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 ،
transition from a coalition mission to a bilateral security relationship. I therefore do not see the US withdrawal as absolutely equivalent to either a decline or an increase in Iraq’s security. Iraq’s security depends above all on the government’s ability to assert sovereignty, c ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
transit routes and preventing their detection becomes one of the primary missions of surface vessels. This doubles the importance of naval power: the navy must, on one hand, defend the regime's coasts, and on the other, provide the environment needed for strategic submarines to operate. Energy ...
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
transition from apartheid to a new political order. Her career then shifted to international criminal justice. She served as a judge, and later president, of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, established to prosecute the 1994 genocide. Her role in handling cases of sexual violence, in ...
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
transit, creates jobs and expands the number of factories and production units in the region. It must be taken into account that Chabahar enjoys a distinct edge over many ports on the Sea of Oman and in surrounding areas, not least its oceanic position. It is also virgin territory with vast develop ...
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
transit routes between the Indian subcontinent and Afghanistan. Its capital, Peshawar, ranks among the region's historic commercial and cultural centers. According to the 2023 census, the province has a population of roughly 40.85 million, making it Pakistan's third most populous province. ...
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Iran Warns It Will Sink US Vessels Approaching the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Warns It Will Sink US Vessels Approaching the Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
transit the waterway must obtain authorization, with permits issued to ships travelling to or from Iran depending on prevailing conditions. He also accused the United States of encouraging vessels violating restrictions to leave the region covertly with their lights switched off. The IRGC Navy comm ...
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
transit and would deliver its last oil shipments to China within two weeks; after that, he said, it would have nothing left to bargain with. The remarks are part of a policy the Trump administration has branded Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign to throttle oil sales, seal off financial channel ...

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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.