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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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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026
crisis. The AP summed it up starkly, saying that the deadline for ending the war and securing a nuclear agreement has expired, and the two sides are further apart than ever. Washington, the AP reported, faces no good options for extracting itself. Accepting Iran's terms would mean ceding contro ...
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
Trump, analysts say, ignores the fact that Tehran has learned over decades the path to circumvent the sanctions. Alwaght- Donald Trump’s declaration of a new “economic war” and fresh sanctions blockade against Iran comes with pledges of the toughest penalties in US history. Yet eve ...
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Israeli Attack on Gaza Wedding Kills Groom Amid Continued Aggression
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Israeli Attack on Gaza Wedding Kills Groom Amid Continued Aggression

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
crisis remains severe, with around 94% of Gaza’s population requiring shelter and essential supplies. While some laboratory services have partially resumed after repairs to the central laboratory, testing for blood disorders and cancer remains suspended due to shortages of equipment and suppli ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
crisis into a full-blown regional war. That puts American policy toward any potential operation in this area on a double-edged calculus: apply enough pressure on Hezbollah without crossing the threshold that transforms the conflict in Lebanon into a wider regional conflagration. And this is precise ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
crisis. The real problem, therefore, is not that the United States lacks the tools to impose sanctions; it is that fully deploying those tools could impose costs on Washington itself that it may be unwilling to bear.” The Washington Post likewise wrote that Washington needs China’s coop ...
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Final Tehran-Muscat Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz: US not in Agreement
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Final Tehran-Muscat Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz: US not in Agreement

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
crisis. The joint Iran-Oman statement likewise emphasized the need for collective talks with regional countries bordering the Persian Gulf, a provision that could lay the groundwork for a broader regional maritime security framework. Why does Tehran-Muscat matter? Over the past months, Washington ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
crisis. The erosion of bipartisan consensus, shifting views among younger Democrats, the emergence of rival funding streams, and the rise of candidates who openly challenge AIPAC's influence are all symptoms of a deeper realignment. In this environment, Muslim Americans are outgrowing their rol ...
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
crisis with far-reaching economic repercussions. $37.5 billion, the bill of war for the US War has not only imposed human and financial costs on the US. The US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the cost of war until last month was $37.5 billion. By later in April it was around $25 ...
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
crisis in Gaza, the fate of UNRWA, the military campaign in the strip, and the role of UN peacekeepers in the region. The low point came when Israel declared Guterres persona non grata and barred him from entering territory under its control. The UN rejected the move, and the Security Council ralli ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
crisis, could constrain Turkey's freedom of action in the eastern Mediterranean. Furthermore, Turkish-Israeli competition over energy and maritime borders has doubled the significance of the region. Eastern Mediterranean in recent years has become a hot spot for a rivalry over gas resources, en ...

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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.