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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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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
Analysis

Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026
influences the security of the world energy, oil prices, and the international economic stability. Iran’s tightening grip on this key waterway is part of a broader calculation in which Tehran wants Washington to know that any military escalation would not stay confined to the battlefield and ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
Analysis

Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
influences flowed in from Iran, Turkey, and other Muslim countries, while some young Azerbaijanis traveled abroad to study religious sciences. Yet, the country's new rulers were determined to preserve the secular political system inherited from the Soviet era. Under Heydar Aliyev, who became pr ...
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
influence. As it stands now, the US-Israeli war against Iran and Russia's ongoing standoff with the West over Ukraine have pushed Tehran-Moscow relations into a critical phase. Though Iran and Russia do not see eye to eye on regional objectives and security priorities across the board, both cou ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
Analysis

Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
influence. The defense ministry, then, is not tasked with military cases alone, but it also plays a decisive role in the domestic balance of power, in entrenching the state's authority and in shaping Iraq's security relationship with Washington. The interior ministry is likewise one of the ...
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub
Analysis

Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
influence the economic position of countries. While war conditions have motivated Iran to move to re-regulating the legal regime of Strait of Hormuz, the outcomes of this move can transform the Iranian ports from a geographical privilege to an economic and strategic leverage, hence becoming one of ...
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Iraqi Resistance Vows Support for Iran Against Any New US-Israeli Aggression
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Iraqi Resistance Vows Support for Iran Against Any New US-Israeli Aggression

Saturday 24 October 2026 ،
influenced Baghdad’s decisions to suspend civilian flights temporarily and close the al-Sheeb border crossing with Iran. It argued that Iraq cannot claim full sovereignty while major national decisions are made under US pressure, warning that continued foreign interference undermines the Iraqi ...
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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 ،
influence and will of the parties. The ministry of migration remains headless yet and voting on the fourth deputy prime minister is delayed for now. So, the current condition more than being indicative of the end of the crisis demonstrates the transition of bargaining from the stage of determining ...
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Ghalibaf Warns Any Infringement on Iranian Territory Will Provoke an Unimaginable Response
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Ghalibaf Warns Any Infringement on Iranian Territory Will Provoke an Unimaginable Response

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
influence over its domestic affairs. He maintained that Iran would no longer allow outside powers to determine its national future. Ghalibaf also commemorated the anniversary of a protest by the Islamic Republic’s founder, Imam Khomeini, against legislation granting American military personne ...
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition
Analysis

Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
influence, to pave the way for coalition-building against Tehran and to lend legitimacy to their own aggressive, warmongering actions. But at the Istanbul summit, regional powers torpedoed that strategy, making clear that they hold the occupying regime's expansionist policies and Trump's war ...
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Tehran Summit Changes Regional View of American Role: Expert
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Tehran Summit Changes Regional View of American Role: Expert

Thursday 29 October 2026 ،
influence on the future of security and regional equations. Alwaght: What messages does the meeting of Mecca Pact members with Iran carry to the region and world? Ghanadbashi: The meeting of the countries party to the Mecca Pact with Iran, under the current circumstances, sends a message to global ...

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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.