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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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Iran and the US: The Potential Final Battle
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Iran and the US: The Potential Final Battle

Sunday 22 February 2026
domestic pressure for the country to pursue nuclear weapons, both outcomes are decidedly not in US interest. Given these factors, the likelihood of war not happening is significant. It suggests that Washington's goal behind its aggressive military posturing is to make the military threat credib ...
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
domestic pressures onto the foreign stage. Officials in Kabul argue that by ramping up military operations along the border, Islamabad is trying to pin its own failures to contain a new wave of terrorism on Afghanistan. In their view, this approach, rather than solving Pakistan's security crise ...
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Post-war Iran, Region Will Be Way Different: Expert
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Post-war Iran, Region Will Be Way Different: Expert

Thursday 9 April 2026 ،
domestically developed and those lacking domestically developed security, including the Persian Gulf Arab monarchies, are highly vulnerable and on the other side Iran, which has domestic technology and security and high resilience rates and this is a crucial matter and in the future the people will ...
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The Combined Iranian Weapon that Takes Down any Power
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The Combined Iranian Weapon that Takes Down any Power

Monday 20 April 2026 ،
domestic military industry, has proven that not only it can resist the world's most powerful army, but also impose defeat on the military campaign aimed at bringing Iran to its Knees. While the primary function of nuclear weapons for countries that possess them is deterrence, Iran, without a si ...
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
affairs expert and head of Tehran-based Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies, asking him questions on these issues. Alwaght: Having in mind that Iran after war controls the Strait of Hormuz smartly and the US imposes its blockade on Iran to press Tehran for concessions, where will ...
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European Union Faces Internal Challenges: Calls for Strength and Unity Amidst Division
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European Union Faces Internal Challenges: Calls for Strength and Unity Amidst Division

Saturday 25 April 2026 ،
domestic impact. As the EU's global role declines, it now faces the challenge of preserving its standing. Its exclusion from key negotiations and reduced influence in global decision-making processes reflect a shift in the balance of power in the international system. The EU must reassess its p ...
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Araghchi: Nation Loses Key Intellectual Support with Larijani’s Martyrdom
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Araghchi: Nation Loses Key Intellectual Support with Larijani’s Martyrdom

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
domestic and international affairs. Araghchi noted that Larijani viewed politics not as a mere struggle for power, but as a realm of ethical duty and historical reason. He explained that this philosophy guided Larijani's decisive actions during critical moments as well as his calm restraint und ...
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New Iraqi PM Has a Challenging Path Ahead: Expert
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New Iraqi PM Has a Challenging Path Ahead: Expert

Wednesday 29 April 2026 ،
domestic and foreign political arena. Alwaght: You have information from the details of the new PM. Has this chouce been a consensus or the bloc? Or there was another mechanism? Hanizadeh: This selection was a consensus among the political factions within the Shiite Coordination Framework. Iraq ...
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
Analysis

Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
domestic political front, the recent war has ripped open an old wound, threatening the federation’s cohesion as old rivalries among the emirates resurface. According to unconfirmed reports circulating on Arab social media, Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
domestic and regional dynamics, Hanizadeh maintained.  The US and Saudi Arabia, according Hanizadeh, are aspiring to broaden their influence in Lebanon by disarming Hezbollah and eliminating it from the Lebanese politics. The broader goal that comes after Hezbollah weakening is Israeli occupat ...

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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.