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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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IRGC Chief: Iranian Youth’s Successes in Sports and Science Frustrate Adversaries
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IRGC Chief: Iranian Youth’s Successes in Sports and Science Frustrate Adversaries

Sunday 4 October 2026
deadly attack on an elementary school in Minab. In a separate message, Vahidi congratulated Iran’s national astronomy and astrophysics team after it won the IOAA 2026 world championship for the third consecutive year in Hanoi, securing five gold medals. He said the achievement underscored the ...
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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 ،
deadliest American wars in a century among the observers. On the other hand, with the US continuing to dominate the Iraqi oil and economy, there are various analyses about type and level of the US influence and interference in Iraqi affairs, triggering many questions about the future of Baghdad pol ...
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Gaza Reports 10 Deaths, 65 Injuries in 24 Hours as Israeli Attacks Continue
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Gaza Reports 10 Deaths, 65 Injuries in 24 Hours as Israeli Attacks Continue

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
deadly attacks. Citing figures from Gaza’s Health Ministry, aid groups said more than 1,400 Palestinians, including at least 327 children, had been killed over the preceding year. Humanitarian officials stressed that children continued to die despite the truce, while UNICEF and Save the Childr ...
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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 ،
deadline has come and gone, but the predicted demise of Iran's economic capacity and the collapse of its economy have not materialized. From maximum pressure to promise of collapse within weeks Treasury Secretary has spent recent months repeatedly invoking the specter of intensified economic p ...
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Iranian Security Chief Vows No Enriched Uranium Will Leave the Country
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Iranian Security Chief Vows No Enriched Uranium Will Leave the Country

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
deadlocked over measures to rebuild mutual trust. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei declared that the country would not transfer any enriched uranium abroad, describing its nuclear stockpile as a national asset. Speaking during a meeting with Pakistan’s ar ...
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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 ،
deadlock, al-Zaidi had to balance the demands of Shiite parties, the share-seeking of Sunni forces, the rivalries between Kurdistan's two main parties, and Washington's sensitivities over the presence of figures tied to resistance groups. From this dimension, al-Zaidi's position must be ...
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
deadly silence, which has become a cover for the continuation of these heinous crimes and a factor in institutionalizing impunity. According to a World Health Organization report covering August 6 to October 29, the start of a new wave of intensified conflict, roughly 1,677 Yemenis were killed and ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
deadlock and a fresh election. Under Israel's political mechanism, the president gives the parties three months to form a majority coalition, and if those efforts fail, a new election is held over the following three months, said Mr Zarean.  War conditions could, of course, change the calc ...
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Netanyahu  Teetering on the Brink
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Netanyahu Teetering on the Brink

Saturday 7 November 2026 ،
deadline can be extended by another 14 days if needed. If the first person tasked with forming a government fails within that period, the president selects another individual for the role, who likewise gets 28 days to assemble a government through coalition-building among the parties. Should the s ...
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Amid Burgeoning Crisis, Iraq’s Kurdistan is Haunted by Two-administration System
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Amid Burgeoning Crisis, Iraq’s Kurdistan is Haunted by Two-administration System

Saturday 7 November 2026 ،
deadlock and creates a more conducive environment for greater understanding and cooperation among all political parties. Masrour Barzani, the region's prime minister, also urged the boycotting parties to return to parliament. He stressed that the government's position was that reopening par ...

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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.