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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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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

Sunday 13 September 2026
nuclear power. Yet, if Damascus joins this pact, the arrangement shifts from a defense cooperation among three states into a mechanism with a member sitting directly in one of the region's principal conflict zones. Syria, unlike Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, lies in the immediate vicinity of the ...
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
nuclear chief and said Tehran had summoned Austria’s chargé d’affaires, while describing a captured US unmanned underwater vehicle as legitimate spoils of war.
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
nuclear guarantor and strategic backstop role. Germany, Italy and Spain are slated to absorb the deepest cuts, according to reports, with some troops likely repositioned to NATO's eastern flank, a shift underscored by Trump's announcement of progress toward establishing a permanent US milit ...
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Araghchi Sets Out 7-Day Hormuz Reopening Plan Tied to US Compliance
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Araghchi Sets Out 7-Day Hormuz Reopening Plan Tied to US Compliance

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
nuclear program, stressing Tehran’s commitments under the NPT and IAEA safeguards. On Hormuz, Araghchi said disruptions resulted from foreign military operations and argued that normal shipping cannot resume without credible guarantees against renewed aggression. He said an earlier mechanism ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
agreement in 2022 to build two joint textile spinning plants in Bamako and Koutiala, creating roughly 5,000 jobs. China is money, Russia is muscle The contrast between the two models of influence can be summed up in a phrase: China supplies money and infrastructure, Russia supplies security and mi ...
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Khatibzadeh: Any Agreement Must Include Lebanon
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Khatibzadeh: Any Agreement Must Include Lebanon

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
nuclear program while preserving its right to peaceful nuclear energy. He also referred to Iran’s proposal for a temporary, seven-day reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while warning that Tehran remained prepared to defend itself against further military action. Khatibzadeh also urged neighbo ...
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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 ،
nuclear and military defense umbrella over Saudi Arabia, was a bombshell that quickly proved ineffective and performative in its first real test. Despite the three parties' declared commitment to joint military defense, the Saudis have found their expectations of this military alliance unmet dur ...
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Iranian Security Chief Vows No Enriched Uranium Will Leave the Country
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Iranian Security Chief Vows No Enriched Uranium Will Leave the Country

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
nuclear material will remain within the country ALWAGHT- Iran’s top security official has firmly rejected transferring enriched uranium abroad, declaring that all nuclear material will remain within the country as negotiations with Washington remain deadlocked over measures to rebuild mutual t ...
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
nuclear program and regional 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 ...
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
nuclear deal does not ensure threat end Speaking with Al Jazeera, Reader in Middle East Politics and Peace and Conflict Studies Craig Larkin pointed to a key concern in Tehran's calculations: Netanyahu's threats against Iran may reinforce the perception in Tehran that even reaching a nuclea ...

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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.