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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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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon

Saturday 9 May 2026
regional equation entirely. Israel sought to use the Gaza war as the beginning of a comprehensive redesign of West Asia's balance of power, targeting Hamas, Hezbollah, and even Iran. However, after months of warfare, Israel has failed to achieve its primary objective: Hamas remains, Hezbollah h ...
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Riyadh Declares It Will Not Permit Use of Its Airspace for Strikes on Iran
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Riyadh Declares It Will Not Permit Use of Its Airspace for Strikes on Iran

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
regional escalation and avert a wider war. An informed Saudi source, cited by Al-Hadath newspaper, denied recent reports from The Wall Street Journal claiming that Saudi and Kuwaiti airspace would be opened to US aircraft, calling those reports incorrect—a denial also emphasized by other Saud ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
regional leaders called on him to avoid new escalation, but many say his weak war position cannot be disregarded in his decision. Alwaght- In the last hours of Monday, a message published by the US President Donald Trump surprised all. He in a TruthSocial post said that he had a plan to resume Iran ...
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Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran for Second Time in Under a Week
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Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran for Second Time in Under a Week

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
regional peace and stability.
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
regional instability on Washington and Israel, stating: It is abundantly clear that we would not be discussing today the threats to nuclear safety emerging in the Middle East, were it not for the US-Israeli military misadventure targeting Iran. He added that it is indeed Washington and West Jerusale ...
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
regional chokepoint into the central geopolitical fault line of the global economy, with commercial traffic severely disrupted, oil prices surging, and global shipping insurers warning of systemic economic risks beyond the Middle East. Mousavian points out that while the US and European governments ...
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FMs of Iran and Oman Hold Talks on Diplomatic Push to Halt War
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FMs of Iran and Oman Hold Talks on Diplomatic Push to Halt War

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
regional events ALWAGHT- Abbas Araghchi of Iran and Oman's Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi held telephone talks on Saturday morning, covering recent regional events and diplomatic initiatives aimed at de-escalation and ending the war. A brief statement from Iran's Foreign Ministry said the two minis ...
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White House Pressure Over Illegal Iran War Forces Trump’s Top Spy to Resign
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White House Pressure Over Illegal Iran War Forces Trump’s Top Spy to Resign

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
regional catastrophe. Many observers view the internal turmoil as further proof of the heavy price America continues to pay for its illegitimate war against Iran.
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
regional calls have sparked speculation of an early Iran-US deal ALWAGHT- Pakistan and Qatari visits, fresh US and Iranian statements, and Araghchi's regional calls have sparked speculation of an early Iran-US deal. But disputes over the Strait of Hormuz and enriched uranium remain serious obsta ...
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
regional war. Assessments do not show that these countries have managed to address their vulnerability points in terms of military preparations and logistics during the ceasefire. Evidence of this is the UAE’s explicit complaints and objections to the latest mediation moves by other Gulf Coop ...

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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.