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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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Netanyahu Stuck in a Home Swamp as Israelis Fume Over Military Defeat
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Netanyahu Stuck in a Home Swamp as Israelis Fume Over Military Defeat

Monday 20 April 2026
results from the war against Iran and the recent ceasefire with Lebanon has apparently infuriated Israeli hardliners against Netanyahu. Many residents of northern communities, which are on the border with Lebanon, say the truce with Hezbollah will only prolong the insecurity of their towns. They ac ...
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Alarms Sound about Israel’s Malign Influence in Africa
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Alarms Sound about Israel’s Malign Influence in Africa

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ،
results before 2020 presidential elections in Malawi. Also, Israeli groups on social media have run campaigns of fake news across Africa. In 2015, Israelis tapped emails of an opposition candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, for Nigeria elections. The hacked email data were used against Buhari in Facebook a ...
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Iraq’s PM Election Scenarios
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Iraq’s PM Election Scenarios

Saturday 25 April 2026 ،
results were announced, the political groups and parties have failed to form a new cabinet. Still, with the president elected, hope is growing about picking a new prime minister in a 15-day time format and so there will be no need to extend this period as only one week is left. However, there is no ...
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What Do Polls Say about Iranians’ Approach to Talks?
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What Do Polls Say about Iranians’ Approach to Talks?

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
results, we should first look at the historical and experimental grounds shaping such a vision. One of the factors driving negative Iranian sentiments to the US is the experience of earlier diplomatic engagement with Washington. Embedded in Iran’s collective memory, events like the US withdra ...
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
results, the observers argue, will crucially determine the directions of the emerging world order. From this vantage point, one of US’s primary goals in its aggression against Iran, as outlined in top-tier national security and foreign policy documents from the Trump era and even earlier, is ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
results. Reports showed that American warships on Monday took limited measures to ensure safe passage of the ships through the key waterway, but faced resolute reaction of the Iranian armed forces. On Tuesday, Trump announced halt of the project.  Western media outlets, including Bloomberg and ...
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Iran’s Oil Exports Cannot Be Halted, Says Senior Lawmaker
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Iran’s Oil Exports Cannot Be Halted, Says Senior Lawmaker

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
results, they fall far short of being able to stop Iran's oil exports. Ahmadi also confirmed that oil production continues unabated across the country's various fields. He emphasized that the oil ministry and relevant agencies are employing appropriate strategies to minimize or resolve the ...
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Iran-Turkey Trade Has $30 Billion Annual Potential
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Iran-Turkey Trade Has $30 Billion Annual Potential

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
results for the Iranian people. On trade, Kırlangıç described current exchanges as satisfactory, noting that before sanctions, annual trade turnover between the two countries stood at $22 billion.
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
results, with US demands on Iran's nuclear program being a key obstacle. Iran's proposals have focused on ending the war and US confidence-building measures, preferring to address nuclear issues after the conflict ends. Lavrov stated that the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant concerns only Russia ...
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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 ،
results. “Trump is desperately looking for a way out of this crisis but hasn’t found one yet,” Mearsheimer said, adding: “He probably hoped China would pressure Iran into reaching a deal, but there’s been no progress on that front. He talked again today about resuming ...

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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.