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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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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?

Sunday 1 November 2026
nother war breaks out, it will be fought by different rules and on a far broader battlefield than before. Azizi added that Washington's reading of these signals, whether as credible deterrence or as a threat of escalation, could significantly shape what comes next. American war studies institut ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
not only put Netanyahu at a shaky ground politically but also make formation of a new cabinet a difficult job. Addressing this crisis, Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies in Tehran hosted ananalytical meeting with the presence of West Asia affairs expert Ahmad Zarean and others to ...
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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 ،
not only hand Democrats broader oversight and investigative tools but also give them leverage over the budget process, federal spending, and even some of the Trump administration's policies. With a majority in hand, Democrats could launch sweeping investigations into the Trump administration ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
not accepted within Israeli society itself. He added that even in the US, there was extensive propaganda about Israeli superiority and championizing around Netanyahu, yet this narrative failed to deliver. Netanyahu not only failed to hold on to his previous Knesset seats, but also his coalition' ...
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
not merely a maritime passage in the Persian Gulf but one of the most vital arteries for the transfer of oil and energy products in the global economy. Any disruption to traffic through this waterway, even if limited to a specific time frame, can shift market expectations, drive up shipping and insu ...
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First Muslim Senate Win Suggests Pro-Palestinian Sentiments Surging in the US
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First Muslim Senate Win Suggests Pro-Palestinian Sentiments Surging in the US

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
not seek reelection, El-Sayed saw an opening to reenter the political arena. He campaigned on promises to lower the cost of living, curb corporate influence in politics, enact universal health care, and cut off U.S. military aid to Israel. His victory in the Democratic primary against Haley Stevens, ...
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From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms
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From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms

Friday 6 November 2026 ،
not seek reelection. In that year's presidential race, Democrat Hubert Humphrey lost to Republican Richard Nixon. Research on the 1968 election identifies the Vietnam War as a primary driver of the collapse of intraparty trust among Democrats and of the weakening of their nominee. Congress' ...
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Netanyahu  Teetering on the Brink
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Netanyahu Teetering on the Brink

Saturday 7 November 2026 ،
not seeking cabinet posts but is prepared to back an Eisenkot-led government from the outside. Ahmad Tibi, another Joint List member, underscored the imperative of regime change: We want to do things we haven't done in the past to push aside this criminal government. Meanwhile, Zionist parties ...
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Amid Burgeoning Crisis, Iraq’s Kurdistan is Haunted by Two-administration System
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Amid Burgeoning Crisis, Iraq’s Kurdistan is Haunted by Two-administration System

Saturday 7 November 2026 ،
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 years and failed to meet the most basic needs of the region. It is a failed one, he held, adding that the recently taken ...
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Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia: A New Camp Meant for Yemen War?
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Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia: A New Camp Meant for Yemen War?

Sunday 8 November 2026 ،
nother link in Pakistan's strategy to cement its place in the region's new security architecture. Syria holds strategic importance for Islamabad given its geographic position, its adjacency to the occupied territories, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey, and its role in Eastern Mediterranean equations ...

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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.