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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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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026
opposition to its actions against Israeli officials. That timing lent new dimensions to the debate over the independence of international judicial bodies and state pressure on accountability mechanisms. Later in September, Washington also announced it was formally withdrawing from the UN Human Righ ...
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
opposition to the will of nations and popular resistance. American pullout of Iraq marks a stark defeat of an imperialist project and start of a new era in which free nations of the region and Axis of Resistance with their resistance and sacrifices of their martyrs determine their fate. Indeed, it ...
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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 ،
opposition and a lack of transparency over how land is being allocated to India and Afghanistan. A careful examination of this would require reading the texts of the memorandums themselves. Still, it must be made clear exactly how the land is being handed over, for how long and under what terms, alo ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
opposition to the royal system, even if in a hidden manner, and on the other hand, many Saudi military forces feel sympathy with the Yemenis; for this reason, the Saudi ruling authority is forced to rely on foreign forces and mercenaries. In this same framework, in order to be able to achieve a gain ...
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From Sara to Yair: Will Netanyahu’s Family Become his Election Achilles Heel?
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From Sara to Yair: Will Netanyahu’s Family Become his Election Achilles Heel?

Thursday 15 October 2026 ،
opposition figures, this provides a chance transfer the debate from the personal behavior of the wife of Netanyahu to the quality of management of the government and the independence of the decision-making institutions. Sara Netanyahu is reportedly detested among parts of the Israeli society for he ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
opposition. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 brought fresh opportunities for religious expression. Mosques reopened, Islamic education was revived, and Azerbaijanis began rediscovering religious traditions that had been suppressed for decades. Religious influences flowed in from Iran, Turk ...
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
opposition to US unilateralism and pledged to strengthen multilateral cooperation through international forums, including BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Araghchi also described bilateral economic ties as promising, noting that the two countries’ 20-year comprehensive strategi ...
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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 ،
opposition of a number of lawmakers to the creation of new deputy premierships and new ministries. Opponents argued the posts were doled out on the basis of party quotas and could not be justified at a time when cutting public spending is a priority, but with most lawmakers on board, parliament ulti ...
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
opposition leaders moved swiftly to condemn the move right after the document was unveiled. Gadi Eisenkot, a serious rival to Netanyahu, called the document blank pages full of slogans. Former PM Yair Lapid said the new doctrine amounted to vague generalities and failed to address Netanyahu's re ...
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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 ،
opposition and concern over regional consequences. In this regard, Iran's principled policy has consistently stressed the futility of war with Sana'a and the necessity of addressing the war's root causes, a complete halt to Saudi aggression against Yemen, a full end to the blockade, and ...

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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.