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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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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026
rhetoric. Despite his boasts of a decisive victory, China remains the US's biggest economic rival, and the price spikes triggered by his import tariffs have yet to revert to pre-war levels. Trump made a splash when he unveiled his so-called Board of Peace for Gaza, but the body has yet to produ ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
rhetoric makes it clear: the Peshmerga's arsenal is no longer just about an external threat. It is now squarely part of the broader struggle over power structures and the restriction of arms inside Iraq. Meanwhile, the Syrian experience still haunts Kurdish leaders. The sudden US pullback from ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
rhetoric, the latest reports indicate that negotiations within the disarmament committee with resistance factions over state monopolization of weapons have now entered a critical phase. A three-member panel, comprising Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Nouri al-Maliki, and Hadi al-Amiri, has held a series o ...
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Defense Minister: Iran to Enter Any New War ‘Far More Technologically Advanced’
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Defense Minister: Iran to Enter Any New War ‘Far More Technologically Advanced’

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
rhetoric as political messaging without meaningful military credibility. He said continued threats reflect failures in US intelligence and strategic assessments, while arguing that Washington and Tel Aviv’s regional policies have produced their own setbacks. He also stressed that Iran does no ...
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
rhetoric reflected Washington's strategic difficulties in its aggression against Iran and would not change the calculations of power. The Armed Forces argued that repeated US claims and threats, amid mounting exhaustion within the American military, were evidence of a broader strategic impasse. ...
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Iran Denounces Trump’s ‘Hateful and Disgusting’ Threats in UN Filing
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Iran Denounces Trump’s ‘Hateful and Disgusting’ Threats in UN Filing

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
rhetoric. The Iranian diplomat said such threats were particularly serious because they were made from the UN General Assembly, which is intended to promote international peace and cooperation. He urged the UN to address what he described as the normalization of threats against a member state. The ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
rhetoric and criticism of the West's interventionist policies, and in a joint statement in March 2023 they stressed support for African nations' efforts to solve their own problems independently. Their cooperation on infrastructure, energy, and industrialization under the Belt and Road Initi ...
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Yemen War Highlights Growing Saudi-Israeli Military Coordination
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Yemen War Highlights Growing Saudi-Israeli Military Coordination

Sunday 4 October 2026 ،
rhetoric to rally support for the war. ScheerPost argues that this messaging, alongside military coordination, helps frame the conflict as a sectarian struggle while advancing broader Saudi and Israeli strategic objectives.
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
rhetoric against both Pillay and the Nobel Committee. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also weighed in, declaring the Nobel Committee had lost its moral compass and attacking Pillay in derogatory terms. Taking aim at the committee, he said: I admire President Trump and Secretary of State ...
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
rhetoric of the Trump administration against Iran is itself a kind of push for a civilizational confrontation with Iran. Trump himself has already several times made remarks against Iranian civilization. In the closing days of the 40-day war, he threatened a whole civilization will die. His threats, ...

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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.