- Berri Denounces Massacre in South, Accuses ‘Israel’ of Undermining Peace Efforts
- West Bank Raids by Israeli Forces Leave Child Injured
- Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Israeli Attacks
- Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
- Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores
- Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
- Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
- Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
- Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
- Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri condemns the latest Israeli escalation in southern LebanonWest Bank Raids by Israeli Forces Leave Child Injured Israeli occupation forces raid Palestinian towns across the West Bank, injuring a child
Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Israeli Attacks Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has vowed to respond to continued Israeli aggression in the country’s south
Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims The growing dispute between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed the strategic waterway into a battleground
Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores Large sections of the waters along Qeshm Island’s shores have been cleared of the recent oil slick
Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said that insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz is a direct consequence of US and Israeli aggression against Iran
Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade Austrian journalist and university lecturer Dieter Reinisch has joined the Handala 2 as a participant
Hormuz Uncertainty Pushes Oil Prices Higher Oil prices rose as Asian markets reopened after the weekend, with uncertainty continuing over when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen
Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Israeli regime poses the greatest threat to regional stability
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Iran’s Army on Full Alert Against Potential Ground Threats The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces warned that any US military ground presence on Iranian soil would be met with a severe response
Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani says the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status
Araghchi Reaffirms Iran’s Commitment to Resistance Amid Pressure Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran remains firmly committed to the path of resistance despite mounting pressure
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A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
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Resistance
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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.
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
Saturday 8 August 2026
dispute with regional conflict laced with discursive, identity-based, and even sectarian overtones, a discourse that for years has made part of Saudi security rhetoric. But field realities of the region have always proven more complicated than such binary framings.
Erdogan's motivation behind c ...
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Journalists Play Key Role in Strengthening National Unity
Saturday 8 August 2026
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dispute over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s response. He said the other side had failed to comply with commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, prompting Iran to act while efforts continue to resolve the issue through the established process.
Analysis
Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
Monday 10 August 2026
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disputes or disagreement over the nominees. Some were delayed for further consultations.
On the security front, the interior and defense ministries remain the most significant vacant posts. Analysts say the Iraqi government is navigating a tightrope: managing lingering ISIS threats, US pressure to ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
Monday 10 August 2026
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disputes over the interpretation of Likud's constitution. Its decisions are binding on all party members and can only be appealed to the regime's Supreme Court in rare instances.
So what are the fault lines within Likud? Four critical issues hang in the balance:
First, the voting mechanism ...
Analysis
Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
Monday 10 August 2026
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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 Hormuz, ongoing US blockade over Iran, tangible drop in the ship transit, and oil prices rise all sho ...
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Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’
Monday 10 August 2026
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dispute with Oman. He said negotiations with Oman over a safe shipping route were a bilateral matter and that reopening the waterway would depend on ending the US naval blockade and addressing what Iran considers Washington’s illegal actions.
Baghaei said the strait could not be considered se ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
Tuesday 11 August 2026
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dispute into a nationally charged cause célèbre.
The fourtg phase would involve targeted arrests of commanders and active members. If a group continues armed operations after political, financial, and intelligence measures have been exhausted, the government can reframe the case, from ...
Analysis
Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
Wednesday 12 August 2026
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dispute
Another driver behind the Mecca pact may well be the failure of Trump's broader strategy in West Asia and Gaza. Washington has been pushing a multi-phase plan aimed at establishing a foothold in the region and locking in a political arrangement on its own terms.
But Netanyahu has plant ...
Analysis
Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Saturday 15 August 2026
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dispute resolution, local security, and social affairs. This structure, combined with the historical weakness of state institutions, has turned arms into an integral part of power dynamics within some tribal communities.
Tribal clashes in recent years, particularly in the southern provinces of Basr ...
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
Saturday 15 August 2026
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dispute between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed the strategic waterway into a battleground ALWAGHT- The growing dispute between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed the strategic waterway into a battleground both at sea ...
