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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’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026
foreign policy documents from the Trump era and even earlier, is to counter Iran’s rise as a major regional power with a strategic geopolitical position, standing alongside countries like China and Russia as main rivals of the US in this paradigm shift toward a new world order. Yet, just as W ...
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
foreign capital from the Emirates economy. At a time the investor trust is nose diving, Abu Dhabi is sinking in a liquidity crisis.  2. Traditional and Strait of Hormuz routes closed: As conflict escalates and Strait of Hormuz risks tighter closure, the Emirati oil revenues are facing high ris ...
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
foreign intervention in the political, security, and economic arrangements of the region. Tehran believes that foreign intervention has created the conditions for instability and insecurity, and that if foreign intervention is eliminated, the countries of the region can certainly architect their own ...
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
foreign policy.  On the 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, th ...
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
foreign policy has stepped into a more active stage in which Tehran seeks to boost coordination with its allies. In this context, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's visit to Beijing is a signal of Iran's push to beef up cooperation with China as its strategic allily to ward off the U ...
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
foreign-backed ISIS terrorist group, not only wield significant influence in parliament but have also operated in recent years as part of Iraq’s official armed forces structure. That is why a broad cross-section of Iraqi political forces views American pressure as blatant meddling in the coun ...
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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 ،
foreign actors and enemies of Lebanon. In this regard, after rounds of direct talks with Israeli regime as archenemy of Lebanon, the PM visited Damascus and held talks with its interim President Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, officially called Ahmad al-Sharaa, grabbing attention of the political and media ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
Analysis

Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
foreign ministry not only questioned veracity of these claims, but also only highlighted the need to observe international laws. While Trump talks about China distancing from Iran, recent months developments, especially after the 40-day war, talk otherwise about the relationship and cooperation betw ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
foreign trade flowing. In that vein, Uzbek Agriculture Minister Ibrahim Abdurakhmanov said Central Asian states must ramp up regional cooperation to reduce their dependence on the Middle East as much as possible. Under these circumstances, the most important alternative is the Trans-Caspian Corrid ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
foreign policy and his own credibility abroad. Trump’s ongoing stalemate in the war against Iran persists as he faces domestic pressure from rising gasoline prices and low approval ratings at home. As a result, more than six weeks into a ceasefire, some analysts believe Trump faces a difficu ...

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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.