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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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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran
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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran

Friday 6 February 2026
soft power and strategic capital for the Axis of Resistance, a reservoir of grassroots credibility that is set to play a major role in the region’s future equations. Clear gap between stances of public opinion and governments Another function of this poll is highlighting the deep mismatch b ...
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
softened tone and the mention of options suggests Washington is keeping the door ajar for al-Maliki—not as a consensus candidate, but as a default option. This reading posits that the Framework is clinging to the strongman model to impose political and security order, specifically by controlli ...
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US Envoy Says Israel Expanding Across West Asia Would Be Acceptable
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US Envoy Says Israel Expanding Across West Asia Would Be Acceptable

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
softened his stance by claiming Israel is not actively seeking regional domination. He suggested, however, that if Israel were attacked and subsequently seized territory through war, that outcome would warrant a separate discussion. The remarks surprised Carlson and drew attention due to their appar ...
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
softening its hardline stance. This conflict between the need for compromise and internal constraints has made the peace process protracted, fragile, and uncertain. In the end, achieving a lasting peace will require concrete changes in Turkey's legal and political frameworks, without which the P ...
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Iran’s ’Life Sacrificer’: From a Social Campaign to a National Deterrence Doctrine
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Iran’s ’Life Sacrificer’: From a Social Campaign to a National Deterrence Doctrine

Sunday 12 April 2026 ،
soft power that doubles the hard power of the Islamic Republic. The ultimate message to all of those behind the conflict is clear: Your plan to invade the Iranian islands or mainland will run into a strong obstacle of a life sacrificing nation. This campaign is not a propaganda move but a serious s ...
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ،
soft power in defusing Persian Gulf crises serves as a direct counterweight to India’s bid to monopolize regional ties, a pointed reminder that on sensitive security and diplomatic fronts, Islamabad remains a rival that cannot simply be brushed aside. Also, we should not forget that Pakistan ...
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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 ،
softwares like Pegasus to take away the dissent and suppress the journalists, political opponents, and those supporting the Palestinian cause in Africa. The spying even affected South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa. The software can decode even encrypted connections of iPhones and android devices. ...
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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 ،
war to unmanageable and polarizing instabilities like Ukraine and Gaza wars. Meanwhile, the war on Iran waged by the US and Israel is also among the factors whose results, the observers argue, will crucially determine the directions of the emerging world order. From this vantage point, one of US&rs ...
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
soft war condition. In a way, the ceasefire that began on April 8 is being violated through a naval blockade and attacks on Iranian ships. Therefore, Iran has the right to react under wartime conditions. If this war ends, the security of shipping will be established under the management of the Islam ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
soft recitations of the Quran. One mourner still wept with longing for her school daughter. Another sat by the grave of his only son. Yet another father had lost both his wife and child in that atrocity. The Minab martyrs’ cemetery told the story of countless sorrows, wounds that remain fresh ...

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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.