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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Ghalibaf Calls for Diplomacy to Secure Battlefield Successes
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Ghalibaf Calls for Diplomacy to Secure Battlefield Successes

Sunday 5 July 2026
regional countries and ending military action against Iran's regional allies. Darwish said the United States and Israel had failed to achieve their objectives against Palestinian resistance in Gaza and Iran during the recent conflict. He also praised Iran's diplomatic efforts, saying its ag ...
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Iran, Oman Explore ‘Proportionate Mechanism’ for Hormuz
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Iran, Oman Explore ‘Proportionate Mechanism’ for Hormuz

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
regional developments, including the Strait of Hormuz, while Oman reiterated its support for diplomacy and full implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States. They also exchanged views on an appropriate mechanism to ensure the safe passage of sh ...
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message

Monday 13 July 2026 ،
regional developments, a standing showing that Muscat is yet to accept the need to approve a new legal status or at least is hesitant about it and so views the negotiations as an effort to manage the tensions. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stated after Araghchi's trip to ...
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Iran Warns It Will Retaliate Against Any Aggressive Acts
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Iran Warns It Will Retaliate Against Any Aggressive Acts

Friday 24 July 2026 ،
regional peace depends on respect for international law, diplomacy and an end to double standards. Araghchi criticized the United States and Israel over attacks on Iran, including strikes on civilian infrastructure and nuclear facilities under IAEA supervision. He also warned that foreign involveme ...
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
regional insecurity, and that four decades of containing Tehran have not only failed to bring stability, but also they have actively fueled the very crises they were meant to prevent. His words carry weight because they come from a senior official of a country that has long played the mediator and t ...
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
regional dynamics. Alwaght- Re-eruption of military tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement after a three-year relative peace does not mean just failure of the diplomacy between Riyadh and Sana'a but rise of a new balance of power among the Persian Gulf Arab ...
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Araghchi Cautions Britain Over Backing Aggressors
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Araghchi Cautions Britain Over Backing Aggressors

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
regional tensions. He added that Iran had pursued diplomacy in good faith but accused Washington of violating commitments and preventing the implementation of a ceasefire arrangement. Araghchi also warned that interference by third parties in Iran’s efforts to manage shipping transit through ...
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
regional players, according to Reuters and the AP. His stated rationale was to give diplomacy one more chance at a deal. Why has Trump retreated for the sixth threat? There are various reports about why Trump buried the hatchet, though may be temporarily. Several factors seem to have driven this d ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
regional turbulence more than ever to deflect attention from its own domestic political and security fractures. Many Arab states, after the latest war's hard lessons, have grown more attuned to the new realities of power in the region, and are increasingly wary of being drawn into destabilizing ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
regional countries' trust in the US-formulated security structures and now many regional powers are moving to establish more independent mechanisms of their own to protect security. In fact, Ankara, Islamabad, and Riyadh have decided to define part of their security within the framework of a de ...

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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.