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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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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026
influence Trump's Iran decision is the domestic calculations of the US. The long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have left a durable imprint on the American public. When human, financial and economic costs mount, support collapses and the demand for a quick exit surges. Trump himself, throughout h ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
influence in Arab geography and ushered in a new phase of competition for leadership of the Muslim world. Beyond politics, the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait hold serious economic and geopolitical weight for Turkey. A significant portion of its trade with Africa, and its access to areas of in ...
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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 ،
influence channels in the Palestinian case are different. Turkish presence another reason Egypt is absent  Another factor should not be ignored in probing the reasons behind Egyptian absence in Mecca coalition: The presence of old rival of Egypt, Turkey. Though Ankara-Cairo relations have imp ...
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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 ،
influence. Second, the timing of the primaries: Should they be held early, before the Knesset is formally dissolved, or postponed until two or three weeks before the general election? The calendar will largely determine candidates' ability to organize their campaigns, and Netanyahu's chance ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
influence would only grow, a trajectory running directly counter to US objectives in the region. For the Trump administration, one of the foremost goals has been to expand the Abraham Accords and bring Saudi Arabia into normalization with Israel. Trump himself declared in July that a US-Saudi civil ...
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
influence broader military, economic, and political dynamics.
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
influence in Yemen. This does not mean abandoning the military option; it means downgrading it from the primary tool to one of pressure and deterrence. That is why the Arab monarchy is trying to strike a balance between two contradictory goals: on one hand, it does not want to get bogged down in a ...
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IRGC Spokesperson Rejects Trump’s Claims of Secret Negotiations
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IRGC Spokesperson Rejects Trump’s Claims of Secret Negotiations

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
influence global oil and energy prices, while insisting that Washington’s only option is to accept defeat and meet Iran’s conditions.
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US Troops Voice Opposition to Iran War, Question Israel’s Influence
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US Troops Voice Opposition to Iran War, Question Israel’s Influence

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
influence ALWAGHT- Messages reportedly left by US servicemen raise questions over Israeli influence, troop morale, and the purpose of an open-ended deployment. Quincy Institute co-founder Trita Parsi said messages reportedly written by US servicemen on an aircraft flap in the Persian Gulf reflect g ...
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
influence and organizational muscle on the ground. In other words, what the Trump administration once framed as “eliminating Hamas” from the Gaza equation has now become negotiations with Hamas to reach a deal. Hamas now the party Washington talking to The more important issue now is ...

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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.