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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026
developments on the ground. The ministry's weight grows heavier on the eve of elections, since how security is managed and how law-enforcement forces deal with political competition can shape the electoral process and the space in which parties operate. That is why naming an interior minister ha ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
national security and the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, makes it a pivotal player in the region's power equations. Yet, this very strategic dependence on Red Sea security places Cairo in a bind: entering the war might strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia, but it simultaneously raises the ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
national security and territorial integrity. In recent weeks, terrorist raids by hostile, separatist, and takfiri groups on border towns in Sistan and Baluchestan have killed a number of security personnel and civilians and created security challenges for local residents. Although the Islamic Republ ...
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
national capabilities, encourage public participation and enhance the role of parliament. The meeting also focused on closer coordination between the government and parliament to address economic difficulties, corruption, inflation and rising prices. Ghalibaf briefed the Leader on legislative activ ...
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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 ،
national decisions are made under US pressure, warning that continued foreign interference undermines the Iraqi people’s independence and dignity.
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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 ،
national security adviser's post also attest to al-Maliki's standing in current Iraqi politics. Put plainly, State of Law may have lost the premiership, but it retains the capacity to influence swaths of the executive apparatus. The Reconstruction and Development coalition tied to previous ...
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies
Report

Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
national unity government. These analyses indicate that anxiety over the blurring of political calculations and military decisions extends even within Israeli media and analytical circles. From this perspective, the prospect of heightened tension with Iran is viewed not merely as a military matter ...
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
developments amid the military crisis in West Asia. At the talks, senior security and military officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sat down with Iranian officials to discuss the future of regional security, de-escalation, and diplomatic pathways to ending the crisis. The significance ...
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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 ،
national equation. The significance of these developments stems from the special place West Asia occupies in global equations. Major industrial powers and the world's capitalist countries are, in a sense, dependent on the energy exported from this region. Therefore, international currents canno ...
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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 ،
national interests and threat perceptions appear to have strengthened, among some Iraqi leaders and al-Zaidi himself, the case for a new chapter in relations with Syria. In this regard, while al-Zaidi's remarks on the importance of ties between the two countries, including that the people of Ir ...

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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.