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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 Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026
economic equation, and in recent weeks they have stepped up attacks on Saudi infrastructure and ratcheted up pressure on energy export routes. To attribute a deliberate strategic target to the Mecca incident, then, is at odds with the military and strategic logic of the war. Turning the incident in ...
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
economic powers. It is becoming one of the most important theaters of geopolitical competitions of the 21st century. A continent of 54 countries and over 1 billion population with enormous mineral and energy resource and one of the youngest populations in the world, Africa is undergoing changes that ...
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Al-Houthi: September 21 Uprising Marked a Turning Point in Restoring Yemen’s National Dignity
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Al-Houthi: September 21 Uprising Marked a Turning Point in Restoring Yemen’s National Dignity

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
economic suffering. On Palestine, al-Houthi reaffirmed Yemen’s support for the Palestinian cause, describing it as a moral, religious, and national responsibility. He said Yemen would continue supporting Palestinians and confronting Israeli actions, adding that Sanaa would maintain its positi ...
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Araghchi: Israeli Lobby Seeks to Tie US Interests to Israel’s Fate
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Araghchi: Israeli Lobby Seeks to Tie US Interests to Israel’s Fate

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
economic sectors. Dubowitz proposed strengthening Israel’s economic ties with the United States and other markets while deepening bilateral military, technological, intelligence, and economic integration. He argued that such integration could make financial pressure on Israel carry significan ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
economic bonds with neighboring states. Therefore, any disruption of these trade arteries can fast impact foreign trade, something showing itself on the Iranian-Iraqi borders these days.  Iraq closed its land borders with Iran on Saturday, shutting down the Shalamcheh and Chazabeh crossings an ...
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Ghalibaf Cautions US, Affirms Iran’s Enduring Deterrence
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Ghalibaf Cautions US, Affirms Iran’s Enduring Deterrence

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
economic, military, and diplomatic pressure. We will never surrender, and we will not shut down the country, he said, pledging to respond with power as Iran has done before. Ghalibaf directed remarks at US President Donald Trump, saying he faces a historic civilization and a national and religious ...
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
economic policies are increasingly imposing costs beyond the battlefield.
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
economic pressure campaign. His message to the world was that the countries must now choose between falling in line with US policy and maintaining economic ties with Iran. All this, even though over the past seven months, Trump has had no direct military partner in his operations against Iran, with ...
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Pezeshkian at UNGA: Iran Will Not Give in to US Pressure
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Pezeshkian at UNGA: Iran Will Not Give in to US Pressure

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
economic isolation. Pezeshkian rejected accusations that Iran is a source of regional instability, saying Tehran has acted in self-defense. He accused the US and Israel of targeting Iranian civilians and infrastructure and also highlighted the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where he said tens of t ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
economic crisis, heightened international pressures, and the dispute over the future of political structure make the elections a sensitive point for determining the future path. On one side, Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies are leaning on a security-first message and the continuity of right-wing p ...

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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.