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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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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran

Tuesday 24 February 2026
northern Red Sea, and the eastern Mediterranean. The result is a networked grid of naval missile defense systems and ballistic missile tracking capabilities encircling the region.  Two weeks later, on a direct order from Trump, USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the world’s biggest one ...
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
northern Iraq, demanded the release of eight Turkish hostages, and declared a ceasefire. But in July 2015, the talks collapsed. As fighting resumed, the peace process effectively came to an unofficial end, and Turkey launched more stringent operations against PKK members and supporters, particularly ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
northern Iraq to shield themselves from retaliatory strikes by Iraqi resistance groups. In recent days, they have launched attacks on the offices of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and certain resistance factions; however, it remains unclear whether the Israeli regime’s army played a rol ...
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Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation
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Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation

Wednesday 25 March 2026 ،
northern Iraq, first such status for the US military in Iraq since 2003. These resistance attacks came in response to attacks by the Americans on the PMF sites that left some fighters and commanders killed and injured. The American fighter jets bombed headquarters of the PMF, Hashd al-Shabi in Arab ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Growing Role in Regional Conflict: Why and How?
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Growing Role in Regional Conflict: Why and How?

Tuesday 7 April 2026 ،
Iraqi resistance groups find this conflict the ultimate chance to end the US occupation in Iraq and secure a share in future Iraqi and regional orders. Alwaght- Iraq security situation is escalating day by day and as the Iraqi people and government support Iran in the face of the American-Israeli ag ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
northern route. The current goal is to boost its capacity to 770,000 barrels per day, roughly triple current levels. Meanwhile, overland truck exports via various routes have at times reached 350,000 barrels per day. The second track is more strategic, but also far more ambitious and expensive: bui ...
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
northern Iraq, formed a key pillar of the Iranian FM’s latest visit to Baghdad. Under that deal, Iraq committed to barring armed opposition groups from operating near the joint frontier, disbanding or relocating their camps, and prohibiting any cross-border operations against Iran from its te ...
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"

Saturday 11 July 2026 ،
northern Syria, indirectly sway Iraqi developments, create geopolitical pressure in South Caucasus, and boost alternative energy and transit routes. In effect, Washington is trying to rearrange the periphery of the Axis of Resistance rather than strike at its center of gravity. But we need to know ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
northern Iraq. The government has also authorized the electricity ministry to finalize a comprehensive cooperation deal with General Electric aimed at expanding Iraq's power generation and transmission infrastructure. Opponents worried about deeper US influence in Iraq's economic structure ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
northern border, a condition that has drawn fierce opposition from the resistance camp and a large segment of Lebanese society. Given this treacherous clause in the agreement, the Lebanese delegation's talks in Washington are all but certain to become a trap, one designed to shatter internal sta ...

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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.