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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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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026
governments. Yet the strategic closeness between Cairo and Riyadh does not mean their geopolitical calculations are identical. And that, precisely, is where the real story lies: in the divergence of interests. On major files like Yemen and Palestine in recent years, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have ofte ...
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Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 9 August 2026 ،
government, fragmenting the country, weakening its armed forces and eliminating its missile and nuclear capabilities. Larijani stressed that Iran’s people and armed forces remain firmly positioned around the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that the Islamic Republic retains sovereignty over the st ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
government of al-Zaydi remains far from full-force work as parties are yet to reach a consensus on filling key ministries. Alwaght- Nearly four months after formation of the new Iraqi cabinet by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi, some of the most important ministries and the government's future plans ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
government policy, and Haim Katz, the housing minister, a longtime Netanyahu loyalist with deep party connections. In Netanyahu's inner circle, the name Deddi Shmachi, a former security official and Netanyahu confidant, has surfaced as a potential recipient of a guaranteed slot. That means sitt ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
government has gone to great lengths including launching airstrikes and tightening the sea blockade but none of its actions against Tehran have managed to return the transit in the Strait of Hormuz to normal. So, Trump is facing a reality the US politicians have feared since 1980s: The military supe ...
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Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated
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Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
government would continue working to address shortcomings despite external pressure. He added that a united society that welcomes diverse views would ultimately prevail, vowing that Iran would find new ways forward even when enemies seek to close all paths.
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
government of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi truly starts the scheduled disarming plan, Iraq will jump in one of its most important periods of redefining political-security structure, a period about which the main question is not which group hands over arms, but how capable the government is to transla ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
government. Regarding the trilateral agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, the Saudis have come to realize that the United States is unable to provide for their security, and that the presence of Americans and their bases in the region has not only failed to bring them security but ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
government has to make the restriction of arms a broad project to include a vast part of society. Alwaght- The new Iraqi government under Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has put restriction of weapons to the state at the top of its security and political agenda, an approach that on the surface may seem ...
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Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Israeli Attacks
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Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Israeli Attacks

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
government to end what it called humiliating negotiations with Israel and instead focus on securing an end to the attacks. Hezbollah also warned that relying on US guarantees and mediation would not protect Lebanon from further Israeli aggression. Hezbollah further criticized recent US statements o ...

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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.