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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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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026
talks, and the possible naming of the accord after the holy city. Diplomatically, the selection stands out as unusual; most of Saudi Arabia's major agreements with foreign governments have been signed in Riyadh or Jeddah, from Yemen war-related deals to the 2019 regional accord with the UAE know ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
diplomatic cooperation with Ankara.  Published research on the region's emerging security architecture shows that over the past several months, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have actually been huddled together in certain security consultations. But any hope of a broader coaliti ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
diplomatic and military developments have shown that Strait of Hormuz crisis is not a mere regional dispute, rather, it is a scene determining a balance of power among the US, Iran, and the world great powers. The intensive talks between Iran and Oman over a new transit mechanism in the Strait of H ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
diplomatic tools, but the actual execution of this policy must ultimately rest with Iraqi institutions. That is the crucial distinction between external pressure for disarmament and genuine internal capacity to carry it out. If the al-Zayidi government moves in this direction, it will likely first ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
diplomatic in nature, and it is far from the operational stage, because the details of how the members of this agreement would participate in each other's defense have not yet been specified, and no joint defense force has been formed. Moreover, there are other serious obstacles, including the ...
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US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity
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US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
diplomatic consultations.
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IRGC Spokesperson Rejects Trump’s Claims of Secret Negotiations
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IRGC Spokesperson Rejects Trump’s Claims of Secret Negotiations

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
diplomatic matters fall under other institutions of the Islamic Republic and added that, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry, no negotiations with the United States are currently underway there either, citing Washington’s repeated breaches of commitments. He dismissed Trump’s sta ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
diplomatic maneuvering. For many observers, that approach has created a glaring gap between official protest and real action to stop the aggression. The new strikes come despite a US-backed framework agreement that was supposed to cement a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israeli regime and kickstart ...
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
diplomatic gambit and more like reluctant realism, the belated recognition that no viable political or security framework for Gaza can be built without Hamas’s cooperation, or at least its tacit consent. Even the leaked accounts of the negotiations make clear that Hamas is no bit player. It i ...
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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 ،
diplomatic solution. Meanwhile, Trump's threats against Oman signal that even the mediation track for resolving the Hormuz crisis has hit serious turbulence. The Guardian wrote that with peace talks collapsed and the 60-day deadline expired, prices are climbing again. Trump, by threatening to b ...

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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.