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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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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis
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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis

Tuesday 20 October 2026
government of President Emmanuel Macron in one of the most difficult political conditions in the closing months of presidency. The surging oil prices and higher living expenses have pushed up the public discontentment in this European country. The demonstrations first were led by students about det ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
Analysis

Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
government launched a legitimate military operation advancing into occupied areas on the western coast overlooking Bab-el-Mandeb aimed at lifting the blockade and establishing deterrence against Riyadh, and adopted a policy of reciprocal naval and aerial blockade against Saudi Arabia, the Saudis ref ...
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Damaged Tankers and  Lasting Wound of Energy Market
Analysis

Damaged Tankers and Lasting Wound of Energy Market

Saturday 24 October 2026 ،
governments, and make foreign commitment settlements and implementation of projects difficult. For example, Saudi Arabia had to scale down budget of its major projects with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb as well as drop of its oil and trade revenues.  That same revenue c ...
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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 ،
government structure. However, the official completion of the cabinet should not be regarded an end to political rifts and formation of a government independent of the influence and will of the parties. The ministry of migration remains headless yet and voting on the fourth deputy prime minister is ...
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How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?
Analysis

How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
government before the elections also showed that the public and opposition parties want to put an end to four years of a reign of terror. The chief of staff, given these conditions, does not want to send army forces into a new war and sacrifice them for Netanyahu's personal and political goals, ...
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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 ،
government spends its money. In effect, the party's ability to pressure Trump and force him to retreat from certain policies depends heavily on whether it can halt, cut, or attach conditions to appropriations. The federal government needs Congress to pass funding legislation to keep operating, ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
Interview

Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
government formation, Ajorlou pointed to the fraught conditions and layered complexities, saying that while a cabinet can be formed with 61 seats, holding it together requires at least 67 or 68 so that one or two parties can bolt and the government still survive. Eisenkot, for his part, cannot ally ...
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From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms
Analysis

From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms

Friday 6 November 2026 ،
government steadily eroded. In the 1966 congressional midterms, Democrats lost 47 House seats and four Senate seats. Though they retained majorities in both chambers, 248 to 187 in the House and 64 to 36 in the Senate, the defeat marked the end of an era of political dominance and easy legislative ...
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Amid Burgeoning Crisis, Iraq’s Kurdistan is Haunted by Two-administration System
Analysis

Amid Burgeoning Crisis, Iraq’s Kurdistan is Haunted by Two-administration System

Saturday 7 November 2026 ،
government, saying that Sulaymaniyah will form parallel local government and parliament. He said that his party does not recognize the decisions made by the new parliament. Pointing to the Erbil government's performance, Talabani said that this government has been working as interim for two yea ...
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Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia: A New Camp Meant for Yemen War?
Analysis

Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia: A New Camp Meant for Yemen War?

Sunday 8 November 2026 ،
government of al-Sharaa, himself a former Al-Qaeda member, still confronts enormous challenges in integrating armed groups, rebuilding the army and consolidating control over the entire country. The second obstacle is regional actors' sensitivity to any shift in Syria's military balance. Th ...

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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.