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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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EU Blacklists Iran’s IRGC: What’s Are the Consequences?
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EU Blacklists Iran’s IRGC: What’s Are the Consequences?

Saturday 31 January 2026
regional affairs beyond its regional weight. Asked about the consequences for Europe, Hanizadeh said that: There is no doubt that Europe’s move will trigger reactions across the region. Resistance groups have already begun mobilizing, including Al-Nujaba Movement and Hezbollah Iraq, while pop ...
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Iran Will Never Agree to A Policy of Zero Uranium Enrichment Under Any Conditions
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Iran Will Never Agree to A Policy of Zero Uranium Enrichment Under Any Conditions

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
regional countries in facilitating the process, suggesting their support could make any potential deal more sustainable. Araghchi also confirmed that missile capabilities and regional issues are not and will not be part of the negotiation agenda. In closing, Araghchi framed enrichment as a non-nego ...
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
regional pressures. Observers point to the heavy US pressures on President Michael Aoun for Hezbollah disarming, beside current daily Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon in stark violation to the last year truce deal.  In such a chaotic climate, Hariri's comeback can transform Lebanon' ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
regional conflict. Firstly, as serious warnings of Iran about the moves of separatist terrorists acting against Iran from the Iraqi Kurdistan region were ignored, Tehran struck positions and headquarters of these groups in the border regions and then attacked their positions deeper in the autonomou ...
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Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation
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Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation

Wednesday 25 March 2026 ،
regionalization of war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz, showing that it knows where it is heading, and through strategic dominance over the atmosphere and course of developments, it has been an active and determining actor in the conflict. Within the framework of this strategic goal, in additio ...
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy

Monday 6 April 2026 ،
regional conflicts persist, the negative consequences are expected to increase substantially in the future.  Saudi economy to be choked by closure of Bab-el-Mandeb Strait  With the Strait of Hormuz currently closed and warnings from Iranian political and security officials suggesting tha ...
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Corridors in the Shadow of War: Iran Sees Its Geopolitical Position Redefined
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Corridors in the Shadow of War: Iran Sees Its Geopolitical Position Redefined

Sunday 12 April 2026 ،
regional corridors is the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. This corridor is one of the core routes of energy and goods transit from Asia to Europ. Last year’s escalating tensions and the Yemeni Ansarullah Movement’s increased control over the strait have led to a sharp rise in risks and transit cos ...
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Patriots Take to the Streets for Over 70 Consecutive Nights
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Patriots Take to the Streets for Over 70 Consecutive Nights

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
regional period, with many citing a shared commitment to national sovereignty against external pressure.  The gatherings are notably spontaneous and decentralized, organized through informal local networks rather than central direction, which participants highlight as evidence of genuine publi ...
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
regional country, possibly Turkey, the UAE, or Jordan, and then handed over to the US. If Turkey’s intelligence agency, the MIT, is proven to have played a role in this operation, relations between the resistance groups and Ankara will enter a far more tense phase. Even before this, their tie ...

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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.