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- Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
- Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
- US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity
- Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
Sunday 18 January 2026
candidates have taken the post of president in Baghdad. But Hussein wants to break this tradition and transfer the post to the PUK with the help of Tehran and resistance factions in the parliament.
Paper
Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
Monday 16 February 2026
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candidates, Washington may be preparing the ground to impose a compromise figure, effectively using the threat of a veto to force the SCF into a negotiation.
Caught between these two readings, the fate of the premiership hangs in the balance, suspended between the internal calculations of the SCF a ...
Paper
Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated
Friday 27 February 2026
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candidates for prime minister and president.
They also talked about an agreement signed between Syria's interim government and Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). They vowed support for this agreement and on the need for Damascus and the Kurdish militias to adhere by the deal that ...
Report
Iraq’s PM Election Scenarios
Saturday 25 April 2026
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candidates, Basem Badri and Ihsan al-Awadi, were put to a vote, but neither managed to secure the required two-thirds majority.
Reports say that Basem Badri, having al-Maliki's backing, received 7 out of 12 votes, falling just one vote short of the 8 needed to win. In contrast, Ihsan al-Awadi, ...
Interview
New Iraqi PM Has a Challenging Path Ahead: Expert
Wednesday 29 April 2026
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candidates and observers saw bigger chances for them?what happened that the bloc picked a lesser known and lesser experienced figure?
Hanizadeh: In fact, the selection of al-Zaydi as Iraq's prime minister is a surprise in the country's political sphere, as he is considered the youngest prim ...
News
The Challenging Process of Selecting Iraq’s Next Prime Minister
Thursday 30 April 2026
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candidates and their support for a single nominee paved the way for consensus, reflecting the prioritization of political stability over individual competition.
Ali al-Zaidi emerged as the final selected candidate, representing a different generation within Iraq's political structure. With a ba ...
Paper
Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks
Sunday 10 May 2026
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candidates for a parliamentary vote could face delays.
Still, evidence shows the rivalry among political factions over cabinet seats and ministry shares has reached its peak.
Against this backdrop, Iraq’s prime minister-designate, Ali Faleh Kazem al-Zaydi, has spent recent days trying to sec ...
Analysis
Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
Monday 10 August 2026
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candidates for the nine remaining ministries.”
Why does picking ministers matter?
Al-Zaydi’s government currently has 14 ministers and 9 ministries, the interior, defense, planning, higher education, labor, migration, culture, youths and sports, and construction and housing, remain vac ...
Paper
Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
Monday 10 August 2026
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candidates' ability to organize their campaigns, and Netanyahu's chances of cutting deals with prominent figures outside the direct contest.
Third, the number of reserved slots, or shiryonim: Guaranteed positions on the party list that the leader can award to specific individuals without a ...
Analysis
Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
Monday 10 August 2026
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candidates.
Another issue is the nature of hostility in the war. Until recently, the key question was about Iran's capability to close the Strait of Hormuz, but now the question is this: Who has the right to control this waterway?
Iran has effectively tied an end to the conflict to a final res ...
