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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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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026
crisis in the Red Sea rather than a prelude to a military intervention against Yemen? Addressing the graduation ceremony of cadets in Cairo, el-Sisi said on Saturday Egypt does not approve of damage to the Saudi security and stability, but it does not intend to attack any party or participate in a ...
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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis
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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
crisis, said the surge in fuel prices stems from the Middle East and from a war that the US and Israeli regime launched in February against Iran.  This is a conflict France did not take part in, and we are bearing its consequences, he stressed. The remarks, reported by Le Monde, amount to a p ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
crisis Another aspect of the trip is the dialogue over regional developments and the escalation of clashes in the Persian Gulf region, especially in Yemen and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which involves the Pakistani interests. In this context, Pakistan's diplomacy is being read not as that of a neut ...
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
crisis began on February 28. Beyond endangering seafarers' lives, these conditions have driven up insurance costs and freight rates and disrupted commercial planning. These developments, it should be noted, show how reliance on a single maritime chokepoint can become a vulnerability in the supp ...
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Damaged Tankers and  Lasting Wound of Energy Market
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Damaged Tankers and Lasting Wound of Energy Market

Saturday 24 October 2026 ،
crisis, we should know that replacing 100 supertankers at an average price of $125 million would cost about $12.5 billion in initial purchases alone, before repairs, insurance, financing, crew training and lost revenue are factored in. Not all damaged ships are beyond use, of course, and buying sec ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
crisis demonstrates the transition of bargaining from the stage of determining the composition of the cabinet to the competition over control of executive posts and swaying government orientation. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, whose nomination was announced on April 27 by the ruling Shiite Coordinat ...
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Ghalibaf Warns Any Infringement on Iranian Territory Will Provoke an Unimaginable Response
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Ghalibaf Warns Any Infringement on Iranian Territory Will Provoke an Unimaginable Response

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
crisis through its miscalculations and what he described as an unprovoked war against Iran. He said Washington must change its conduct, abandon its coercive policies and take concrete steps to fulfill its commitments before its claims can be considered credible by Tehran. The parliament speaker emp ...
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
crisis, supporting Islamabad agreement between Tehran and Washington, and openly condemning the Israeli regime as the root cause of instability in the region showed that key regional actors are not aligned with hawkish American policies and are deeply concerned about the consequences of this escalat ...
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As Netanyahu Falters, Israelis Turn Deaf Ear to Trump’s Vote Support Message
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As Netanyahu Falters, Israelis Turn Deaf Ear to Trump’s Vote Support Message

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
crisis. Trump, nonetheless, is working to cast Netanyahu as a hero and a brave leader, an approach that lays bare the contradictions in his policy. Trump has thus unwittingly put his finger precisely on Netanyahu's weak spot, because Netanyahu's warmongering policies have led public opinion ...
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
crisis in West Asia. At the talks, senior security and military officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sat down with Iranian officials to discuss the future of regional security, de-escalation, and diplomatic pathways to ending the crisis. The significance of the meeting extends well be ...

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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.