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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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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026
politics. This comes as Trump and the Republican Party have an election ahead. From now, the intert-party voting have made it clear that Trump's failure on the war have substantially impacted the candidates. Another issue is the nature of hostility in the war. Until recently, the key question ...
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
politics During Ghalibaf's Baghdad visit, trade and economic ties served as the leading discussion cases. The neighbors' economic ties over the past years have been one of the key pillars of their ties, but banking problem, currency settlement, and other financial restrictions remain the ba ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
politics and candidacy for public posts. On August 11, 2026, the Muslim Girl organization, led by Amani, convened a gathering featuring Abdulrahman Al-Sayed, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Dr. Adam Hamwi. The central question on the table was: When will Muslim political presence shift from exceptio ...
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Iran Ready to Implement Islamabad MoU if US Follows Suit
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Iran Ready to Implement Islamabad MoU if US Follows Suit

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
politics, economics, and culture. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised Pezeshkian’s sincerity and said increased diplomatic engagement between Tehran and Islamabad had produced positive results. He described the Mecca Agreement as defensive and aimed at regional security, while cal ...
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
politics The member states account for nearly half the world's population and a combined GDP estimated at over $23 trillion. The bloc also spans vast swaths of Eurasia, holding an outsized share of the region's energy reserves, mineral wealth, and industrial capacity. For Iran, that means a ...
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Pezeshkian Urges Fundamental Reform of Global Mechanisms at BRICS Summit
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Pezeshkian Urges Fundamental Reform of Global Mechanisms at BRICS Summit

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
politics, dialogue rather than conflict, and cooperation rather than sanctions.
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
politics, the content of a speech is not all that matters, the image an event projects in the media can count just as much. Netanyahu meant to stage a tableau of power and victory at the UN. In the end, it was the image of a hall emptying out that became the defining symbol of his weakness and of hi ...
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Second Sayyed Nasrallah Anniversary: Display of Loyalty to Resistance Legacy
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Second Sayyed Nasrallah Anniversary: Display of Loyalty to Resistance Legacy

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
politics, the loss of a leader does not necessarily mean the end of his influence. Sometimes, in his absence, a name becomes a symbol, a lens for rereading the past and charting the road ahead. That is a story still unfolding in Lebanon.
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
politics. Third: Regardless of what gains were or were not possible, the US rushed to start the war, as if war had become an ordinary instrument of international relations, and the American people would accept it without objection. Withdrawal from Iraq: End of US hegemony dream Bacevich argues th ...

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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.