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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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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document

Monday 29 December 2025
problems. This is framed as a profound error where Washington politicians made mistakes in pursuit of their own dreams.” He added that the opening section of the document features an anti-elite statement. It criticizes past strategies, globalization, and free trade, and takes aim at the notio ...
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Next Year’s EURASIA Exhibition to Be Held in Tehran, As Per Iran Trade Promotion Organization
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Next Year’s EURASIA Exhibition to Be Held in Tehran, As Per Iran Trade Promotion Organization

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
problems, and approaching Ramadan. According to the planned program, a meeting on trade-economic cooperation between Iran and Eurasia will take place alongside this prestigious trade event, as reported by the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI).
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Iran War Sounding NATO Death Knell
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Iran War Sounding NATO Death Knell

Thursday 19 March 2026 ،
problems. In other words, they argued that the money being injected into NATO to protect Europe should shift course to the American infrastructure projects. Simply put, the Europeans were told free ride was no longer available to them. The climactic point of this narrative presented itself in Trump ...
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Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire
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Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire

Saturday 11 April 2026 ،
problems. In the past two years, the Israeli army, despite the ceasefire, has carried out thousands of attacks on southern Lebanon, which has even drawn the condemnation of the UN. Nevertheless, instead of standing alongside Hezbollah and forcing the enemy to retreat with military power, the statesm ...
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Germany Has Inked 47,000 Defense Deals Since 2022
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Germany Has Inked 47,000 Defense Deals Since 2022

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
problems.
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New Iraqi PM Has a Challenging Path Ahead: Expert
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New Iraqi PM Has a Challenging Path Ahead: Expert

Wednesday 29 April 2026 ،
problems for Iraq. Therefore, after a series of negotiations, a largely non-political figure like al-Zaydi was introduced as the final candidate. He is expected to seek a vote of confidence from parliament. This shows that Iraqis, under pressure and interference from the US and some regional countr ...
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
problems, the biggest challenge of the UAE is the lack of true unity among its seven members. The lack of interest of other six emirates in the federal union which is largely under control of Abu Dhabi has resurfaced these days amid a crisis that the adventure of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed has brough ...
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Iran to Take Part in World Cup Tournament
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Iran to Take Part in World Cup Tournament

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
problems. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reaffirmed that Iran will play its scheduled Group G matches (against New Zealand, Belgium, and Egypt) in the US, starting June 15 in Los Angeles.
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
problems. The newspaper warned on April 25 in a report that war has left millions of Israelis struggling with psychological damage, and after the war, extensive psychological disorders in this regime have reached alarming levels. 4. Cutting reliance on heavy weaponry With the skies under enemy c ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
As Iran war remains uncertain where it heads, Eurasian countries eye new routes that distance from traditional reliance on Iran, Russia, and China. Alwaght- While the US-Israeli war on Iran has drawn the whole world attention to the Persian Gulf as the heart of the tension, this war has its impacts ...

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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.