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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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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Wednesday 27 August 2025
tensions in Kurdistan region. 2. Roots of instability The Kurdistan region today is grappling with several interwoven crises: Partisan divisions and internal competitions: The deep KDP-PUK gaps that have long shaped the power structure in the autonomous region remain the leading destabilizing for ...
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Iran FM Stresses IAEA Inspectors’ Entry Doesn’t Signify Complete Cooperation
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Iran FM Stresses IAEA Inspectors’ Entry Doesn’t Signify Complete Cooperation

Wednesday 27 August 2025 ،
tensions, as Iran held talks in Geneva with European parties to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Britain, France, and Germany have threatened to trigger the deal’s snapback mechanism, which would restore UN sanctions, but postponed their decision until August 31. Iran has s ...
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Iran Supports Russia-China Nuclear Plan, Rules Out Pressured Talks
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Iran Supports Russia-China Nuclear Plan, Rules Out Pressured Talks

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
tensions, undermining cooperation with the IAEA, and damaging the credibility of the Security Council. Supporting a Russia-China proposal for a technical extension of Resolution 2231, he described it as a “practical step” to allow diplomacy more time.
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
tensions. Moscow also reaffirmed its support for Iran in international forums, particularly the UN Security Council. Separately, Iran's engagement with China highlighted the potential for advancing the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership. Beijing has declared its support for ...
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Iran’s Lawmakers Vow ‘Strong’ Response to Sanctions Snapback
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Iran’s Lawmakers Vow ‘Strong’ Response to Sanctions Snapback

Tuesday 2 September 2025 ،
tensions after the US withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, reinstated sanctions, and pursued its “maximum pressure” campaign, while Europe failed to deliver on its promises to preserve the deal.
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
tensions would inevitably break its ranks. Lebanon is a country with a sectarian structure, and its army echoes this ethno-religious diversity. Its forces are a mix of Shia, Sunni, Christian, and Druze. This composition is superficially a sign of national unity, but in critical moments, it can beco ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
tensions, and ethnic-sectarian violence have their heavy shadow on the economy and on the nation's bumpy road to economic recovery.  Expensive reconstruction A report by Washington-based Al-Tahrir Institute suggests that reconstruction alone costs between $250 billion to $400 billion. Thi ...
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IOF Raids in West Bank Leave Two Children Dead, Houses Demolished
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IOF Raids in West Bank Leave Two Children Dead, Houses Demolished

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
tensions across the West Bank.
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Iran and IAEA Poised to Finalize Agreement
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Iran and IAEA Poised to Finalize Agreement

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
tensions. Araghchi also stressed that Iran will take all necessary steps to prevent the re-imposition of UN sanctions under the snapback mechanism. The talks in Cairo are therefore being closely watched as they may determine the terms and conditions of renewed cooperation between Iran and the IAEA.
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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges
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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
tensions from escalating into full-scale civil war. Currently, Hezbollah continues to emphasize its logic for retaining its weapons against the encroachments of the Zionist regime. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has himself acknowledged that the current disarmament plan is an initiative of the Amer ...

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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.