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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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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026
terrorism and Sharia law, a stark reminder that Islamophobia remains a persistent and cynical tool in American political warfare. But for the Trump camp, the most sensitive development is Abdulrahman Al-Sayed. He did not just win a primary race in Michigan, he clinched the Democratic nomination for ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
terrorist group, including Raqqa. After defeating the terrorists, the Kurdish fighters held much of the liberated region. While the SDF command had previously put its troop strength at around 100,000, the Financial Times, following the dissolution announcement, placed the number closer to 60,000. ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
terrorism threats not only have destabilized the borders, but also directly hit economic infrastructures. Attacks on gas tankers and goods in Quetta-Taftan highway have left billions of rupees in goods and oil in uncertainty. Additionally, the two countries are suffering from insecurity in Afghanist ...
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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 ،
terrorist organization and unify the Peshmerga forces. It was extended for a four-year term in 2022. American forces previously stationed at Ain al-Assad base and in Anbar province of Iraq had already been relocated to Harir base in Erbil under agreements with Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Gov ...
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SCO Leaders Condemn US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran
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SCO Leaders Condemn US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
terrorist groups for geopolitical purposes. The declaration stressed that the SCO is neither a military nor political alliance and is not directed against any third party. Member states also backed efforts to prevent an arms race in outer space and pledged to preserve the historical record of World ...
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
terrorism, extremism, separatism, and cross-border threats. Over time, however, the SCO has evolved from a Central Asian security mechanism into a broader platform for political, economic, energy, and transport cooperation. India and Pakistan joined in 2017. Iran became a full member in 2023, and B ...
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache

Thursday 3 September 2026 ،
terrorist behavior; it is the international fallout from that terrorist behavior. Images of settlers storming Palestinian villages, torching homes and farmland, and attacking Palestinians are now ricocheting across global media like never before. Human Rights Watch says that since January 2023, set ...
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Iran’s IRGC Dismantles US-Israeli-Backed Terrorist Network in Southeast
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Iran’s IRGC Dismantles US-Israeli-Backed Terrorist Network in Southeast

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
terrorist network ALWAGHT- A coordinated security operation in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province has resulted in the dismantling of a terrorist network allegedly supported by the United States and Israel. The operation was jointly carried out by the Intelligence Ministry, the ...
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Iran Security Forces Intercept Arms Shipment in Northwestern Region
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Iran Security Forces Intercept Arms Shipment in Northwestern Region

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
terrorist separatist groups. The IRGC’s Hamzah Sayyid al-Shuhada Base said its intelligence forces had seized a shipment of weapons and ammunition near the border of Oshnavieh County in West Azerbaijan Province. According to the statement, the shipment included six AK-47 rifles, 28 magazines ...
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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 ،
terrorist organization. Since then, despite repeated Iraqi demands to end the US military presence and agreements with previous Baghdad governments, American forces have stayed, with Washington finding fresh justifications to dig in. That track record leads analysts to doubt that Washington will ev ...

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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.