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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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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert

Friday 10 July 2026
rhetorical flourish or decorative phrase, they were the true engine of the Islamic movement, the anti-colonial struggle, and the fight against imperialism. He forged a deep, emotional bond with the masses, and his influence over them came from multiple directions. On one level, it was religious. He ...
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
rhetoric, has not satisfied the regime's demands, and it has merely taken one stated condition off the table. Why have Israeli not felt victorious? In political terms, dissolution of Gaza government can be seen as a gesture of good will to a peace process followed by the Arab and Islamic count ...
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
rhetoric Financial markets react above all to credibility. For oil traders, the real metrics matter: tanker traffic volumes, insurance premiums, shipping delays, the status of naval deployments, and international agencies' risk assessments for maritime transit. All of these indicators still po ...
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Badakhshan Turmoil an Opportunity for Hezb-e-Islami
Analysis

Badakhshan Turmoil an Opportunity for Hezb-e-Islami

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
rhetoric has been blown out of proportion by the media. 
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Analysis

Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
rhetoric for China. By refusing to pressure its partners, Beijing implicitly expects the same in return, no outside meddling in its own internal affairs, from Taiwan to Xinjiang. It is an informal understanding that underpins every cautious Chinese statement. This is the same pattern that explains C ...
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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 ،
rhetoric and stick with diplomacy. Economic costs of war The prolonged confrontation has already sent oil prices soaring and rattled global markets, and any further escalation near the Strait of Hormuz threatens to disrupt energy exports, costly prospect for the US economy and its allies alike. Ac ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
rhetoric. But field realities of the region have always proven more complicated than such binary framings. Erdogan's motivation behind coalition making with Saudi Arabia  Turkey's entry into such a project cannot be reduced to security calculations alone. Its economy remains hobbled b ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
rhetoric; it is a calibrated reading of the current political dynamics within the right-wing camp. Lieberman has laid down clear conditions for any future coalition, the most significant being a full military conscription law that would compel ultra-Orthodox Haredi men to serve in the army. This de ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
rhetoric and a political principle now has entered the execution stage. Al-Zaydi made it clear that the government should hold the monopoly of use of arms. In a op-ed he published on The Washington Post in July, he highlighted his government's commitment to realization of this goal. He said that ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
rhetorical. They have become hard data, real variables in the threat matrices that shape presidential movement. And that shadow, by all indications, is now cast permanently over every foreign trip he will ever take.

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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.