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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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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability

Monday 19 October 2026
disputes should be resolved through diplomacy rather than military action. During talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran on Monday, he blamed US-Israeli actions and economic pressure for insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while warning about the security an ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
disputes over the candidates' names and how ministries were divvied up among the parties and factions taking part in Iraq's political process had been a key driver of the delay in completing the cabinet. With the latest vote and the naming of the remaining ministers, PM al-Zaidi's cabine ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
disputes among Muslim countries.  Touching on disagreements over developments in Yemen, the top diplomat stressed that the organization's resolutions and statements must be fair and balanced, and that Tehran cannot sign on to positions that fall short of that standard. From Palestine to r ...
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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 ،
disputes over its nominee blocking a final decision. And the fourth deputy premiership, sought by the Kurdistan Democratic Party, remains in limbo after a vote on the party's nominee was postponed. Reports point to friction between the KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan over coordination. ...
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How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?
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How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
dispute between Netanyahu and army chief Eyal Zamir about the way of confronting Iran. In this regard, Israel's Channel 13 reported that in secret talks Netanyahu has said that if he wins, he will fire Zamir. The new details of the gap between the PM and the army chief suggest that the Iran att ...
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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 ،
disputes over sanctions, anti-Iranian sea and air blockade, and the nuclear program.
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
disputes over arbitrary oil transit from Iraq's Kurdistan to Ceyhan and the international court last year voted in favor of Baghdad's case, leading to halt of Kurdistan oil exports. Kirkuk exports, for their part, have always been hostage to the internal dispute between Erbil and Baghdad ov ...
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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 ،
disputes and rifts, becoming one of the longest-serving Israeli governments in recent decades. The Change coalition, by contrast, was formed with the goal of ousting Netanyahu, and his opponents shared common ground on that front. October 7 attack and Iran war drove Netanyahu's vote defeat  ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
dispute over extending those subsidies triggered an unprecedented 43-day federal government shutdown. At the time, Democrats sought to pressure Republican leaders into renewing the insurance assistance, which was set to expire at the end of 2025. With the subsidy window now closed, health insurance ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
dispute. Several possibilities therefore present themselves. First, a coalition government could take shape under pressure from Trump, but such a government would be plagued by instability from the outset because of internal disagreements. Second is the question of who becomes prime minister, a cha ...

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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.