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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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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?

Sunday 11 October 2026
test. The question is how committed India really is to the North-South Corridor: does it genuinely intend to use it, or is it simply buying time, and how far is it swayed by US policy? These factors cloud the region’s development outlook, nowhere more than at Chabahar, where India has signaled ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
test and opposition to the royal system, even if in a hidden manner, and on the other hand, many Saudi military forces feel sympathy with the Yemenis; for this reason, the Saudi ruling authority is forced to rely on foreign forces and mercenaries. In this same framework, in order to be able to achie ...
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From Sara to Yair: Will Netanyahu’s Family Become his Election Achilles Heel?
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From Sara to Yair: Will Netanyahu’s Family Become his Election Achilles Heel?

Thursday 15 October 2026 ،
tested among parts of the Israeli society for her lavish lifestyle facilitated with the taxpayer money. For example, one of her scenes in the Israeli media is when before October 7, 2023 people were protesting in the streets of Tel Aviv against the government, tens of police forces and anti-riot po ...
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
test over who can absorb costs and who holds the stronger bargaining position. In such a situation, the outcome of the war would not be measured solely by the number of attacks or the scale of military damage, but also by which side can endure the economic and political costs of the confrontation lo ...
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
test of Moscow-Tehran relations  Developments in the war and the Persian Gulf's security landscape will also rank among the key agenda items of Lavrov's trip. Russia's Foreign Ministry has said the Tehran talks will focus on the situation surrounding Iran and Moscow's efforts t ...
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Iran Warns US and Israel Against Further Miscalculations as Tensions Escalate
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Iran Warns US and Israel Against Further Miscalculations as Tensions Escalate

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
tested the determination of Iran’s leadership, people, officials, and Armed Forces, stressing that repeating a test with a known outcome would be a mistake. He challenged the two sides to act on their stated threats, arguing that previous attempts to overthrow Iran’s government and parti ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
test is whether it can turn that consensus into effective, implementable decisions, or whether Palestinian cause, too, will remain confined to resolutions amid political disputes and the calculations of governments.
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
test. Despite the three parties' declared commitment to joint military defense, the Saudis have found their expectations of this military alliance unmet during the war with Sana'a.  That is what prompted Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, to travel to Egypt on Septem ...
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
test of regional maritime trade Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important maritime trade chokepoints in the world and a considerable amount of oil transits through it. Reports by Reuters in October talked about rise in attacks on tankers and drop in the ship navigation in this waterway. The In ...
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Border Closures with Iran a Serious Test of Baghdad’s Political Independence
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Border Closures with Iran a Serious Test of Baghdad’s Political Independence

Friday 23 October 2026 ،
tests. Alwaght- Iraqi government's decision to close down Chazabeh (Sheeb) border crossing with Iran comes amid reports of American pressures on Baghdad to restrict border interactions with Iran. The border crossing is located on the border with Iraq's Maysan province and is one of the key g ...

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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.