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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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Araghchi: Israeli Lobby Seeks to Tie US Interests to Israel’s Fate
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Araghchi: Israeli Lobby Seeks to Tie US Interests to Israel’s Fate

Tuesday 22 September 2026
markets while deepening bilateral military, technological, intelligence, and economic integration. He argued that such integration could make financial pressure on Israel carry significant consequences for Washington as well. Araghchi described the proposal as evidence of efforts to make US policy ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
market conditions and the pace of exports and imports. A considerable share of Iran's exports to Iraq consists of food, agricultural products and consumer goods, many of them perishable. A prolonged halt at these crossings could therefore pile pressure on various segments of the Iraqi market. ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
markets waiting to see whether Trump and Xi will announce an extension. The previous tariff war between the world’s two largest economies, at one point involving reciprocal tariffs exceeding 100 percent, posed a serious threat to global supply chains. As a result, even a limited agreement to ...
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Saudi Arabia Carries Out 26 Airstrikes on Yemen, Leaving Dozens Dead and Injured
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Saudi Arabia Carries Out 26 Airstrikes on Yemen, Leaving Dozens Dead and Injured

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
market in Taiz that killed and wounded nearly 50 civilians in an initial toll. According to Saree, the Saudi aircraft struck Taiz Market at the Mawiya intersection before carrying out four additional attacks in al-Jawf’s Khub wa al-Shaaf district. He condemned the market attack and warned tha ...
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Ghalibaf Dismisses US Assertion That Iran Lacks Control Over Strait of Hormuz
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Ghalibaf Dismisses US Assertion That Iran Lacks Control Over Strait of Hormuz

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
market prices as evidence to the contrary. In a post on X, Ghalibaf mocked Washington’s messaging, arguing that financial markets contradict the US assertion that Iran has no control over the Strait of Hormuz. He pointed to what he described as a substantial market premium of $35 above pre-in ...
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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert
Interview

Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
markets, could bring about very heavy economic costs and consequences for the US and its allies, and even for the global economy. Alwaght: How do you see the tensions with Iran having influenced the US decision to pull its forces out of Iraq? Zaree: The Americans thought that with deployment of CE ...
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Yemen War Highlights Growing Saudi-Israeli Military Coordination
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Yemen War Highlights Growing Saudi-Israeli Military Coordination

Sunday 4 October 2026 ،
markets, food storage facilities and residential buildings. It says Yemen’s advances along the western coast, particularly around the Bab al-Mandab Strait, have increased concerns in Riyadh and Tel Aviv over their strategic interests in the region. Finally, the analysis accuses Saudi-linked c ...
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
market and economy. So, even without soldiers on the ground, the US can wield “financial power.” But this lever is a double-edged sword and if Washington leans too heavily on financial tools for political pressure, it may push Baghdad toward building alternative financial and economic c ...
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
markets, but developing border markets alone cannot strengthen transit corridors and grow the regional economy, especially the Chabahar Port free trade zone. Iran should therefore work to attract not only Afghanistan but other regional countries to invest in this port, particularly landlocked states ...
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
markets, and the steady flow of goods all indicate that Iran's economy has not stopped moving. What do Western experts say? A number of Western researchers and experts, too, have acknowledged that sanctions may inflict economic costs but do not produce the political change in behavior Washingt ...

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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.