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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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Iran May Withdraw from MoU over US Violations
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Iran May Withdraw from MoU over US Violations

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
Iran’s UN ambassador warned that Tehran may no longer regard itself as bound by its Memorandum of Understanding ALWAGHT- Iran’s UN ambassador warned that Tehran may no longer regard itself as bound by its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States should Washington continue to br ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
nations, stressed its purely defensive nature, and insisted it was not targeting any country, coalition, or international organization. Yet despite invitations sent to roughly 50 nations, many Western allies, including the US, have approached the proposal with caution, demanding a clearer understand ...
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Largest Red Banner of Vengeance Raised in Karbala
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Largest Red Banner of Vengeance Raised in Karbala

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
nations. Large gatherings reflected the global reach of the annual religious event and its political and social messages. This year’s Arbaeen was marked by themes of resistance, solidarity, and remembrance of those killed in recent conflicts. Organizers and participants presented the pilgrima ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
united in their call for vengeance against the killers of Iran's leader. The defining Ashura slogan that went global this Arbaeen was his own defiant cry: One like me does not pledge allegiance to one like Yazid. Hussein would never compromise with the Yazid of any era. Just as Imam Hussein sto ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
nations bordering Iran. Any strategic rethinking will also have consequences for troop numbers in the Gulf. The US force posture there, typically around 35,000 troops spread across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, is likely to fall to its lowest level since 2003, ahead of the Iraq ...
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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 ،
nations across South America, Asia, and Africa. What emerged was a transnational network of young activists, a vivid demonstration that alternative media can now route protest narratives and tactics across the globe at dizzying speed. So, the Gaza war has become a generational inflection point. Its ...
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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 ،
nations have exchanged liaison officers and stepped up security cooperation. The second challenge is more intricate. Pakistan finds itself caught between rival allies. It has signed a mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and maintains close ties with Turkey, while simultaneously trying to position ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Algeria finds UAE’s interventionist policies in North Africa detrimental to the Algerian and regional interests. Alwaght- Interventionist policies of the UAE in West Asia and North Africa have brought the relations of Abu Dhabi with a number of regional countries to a critical point, with some choos ...

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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.