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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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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026
markets. Completing the cabinet would thus send a positive signal to foreign investors, demonstrating that the government has the cohesion needed to execute long-term contracts. That is why the SCF has repeatedly stressed in recent weeks the urgency of finalizing the cabinet to drive economic reform ...
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US Economic Pressure Campaign Against Iran Destined to Fail
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US Economic Pressure Campaign Against Iran Destined to Fail

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
markets, particularly foreign exchange and capital markets. Pezeshkian praised public and private sectors for overcoming difficulties despite sanctions, saying Iran’s priority remains resolving problems through dialogue and negotiation. At the same time, he vowed that the country would resist ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
markets. Now Ansarallah’s attacks on oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia and on Saudi shipping in the Red Sea have placed the backbone of the kingdom’s economy under the blade of a siege at both ends: Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb. Unlike in past wars, it is now Ansarallah that holds the u ...
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
markets and West Asian stability, while also carrying its own expectations for a forceful seat among non-Western emerging powers at a moment of full-blown confrontation with Washington. Chinese leadership over BRICS: Moving towards the AI age The 18th summit of this group can be viewed as more tha ...
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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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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert
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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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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
markets. The more Iran can drive up the cost of maritime security, the more military and political resources the US will burn protecting shipping lanes, resources that could factor into Washington's calculations about whether to prolong or escalate the war. Daniel Byman, a researcher at the Cen ...
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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 ،
market, and leveraging each other's industrial and economic capacities create common interests for Iran and the regional countries. Moreover, cooperation with Iran is not merely a security or economic choice; it can also have political and diplomatic dimensions. Alwaght: Can the holding of such ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
markets has emerged in recent months as one of Baghdad's principal options for a swift fix to the crisis. The Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline dates to the early 20th century. After the discovery of the massive, historic Kirkuk field, Iraq's government of the day and international oil consorti ...
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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 ،
markets, transportation costs and the purchasing power of American households, which is why even citizens who do not directly oppose the administration's foreign policy may feel the war's costs in their daily lives. The Democrats' sweep of both chambers, particularly given that Republic ...

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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.