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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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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026
visited days before the attack, but insisted the visit did not amount to establishing a permanent Turkish base at Abu al-Duhur. The base, he said, remains under Syrian sovereignty, and there is no plan for a standing Turkish deployment. Syrian officials said a Turkish technical team, there to repai ...
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Ghalibaf: Regional States Seek Independent Security Order Beyond US Influence
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Ghalibaf: Regional States Seek Independent Security Order Beyond US Influence

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
visit to Iraq, including expanded trade and security ties. While the emerging initiatives do not constitute a unified regional bloc and some are not aligned with Iran, they point toward a more fragmented security landscape in which states are seeking alternatives to exclusive reliance on Washington.
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Omani Foreign Minister Holds Talks with Araghchi in Tehran
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Omani Foreign Minister Holds Talks with Araghchi in Tehran

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
visit to Tehran, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi held discussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday afternoon. As part of his trip, Albusaidi is expected to hold meetings with several other senior Iranian officials. The discussions are likely to center on the bil ...
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CIA Chief Makes Unannounced Visit to Moscow
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CIA Chief Makes Unannounced Visit to Moscow

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
visit. News of Ratcliffe’s trip surfaced after a US Air Force C-17A transport plane was seen at a Moscow airport alongside a convoy of American diplomatic vehicles. Neither Washington nor Moscow has confirmed the visit or its purpose, while the CIA has also declined to comment. The trip is b ...
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Iran Communicates Strait of Hormuz Conditions to US Through Pakistani Mediator
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Iran Communicates Strait of Hormuz Conditions to US Through Pakistani Mediator

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
visit was instead intended to lay the groundwork for negotiations. Iran has clearly communicated its positions and conditions on the Strait of Hormuz to Pakistan, according to an informed source. The message was conveyed during meetings with Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, who visite ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
visit next month without making a serious commitment to reduce purchases of Iranian oil, the paper warned, Washington’s threats could lose their credibility. Al Jazeera also reported that maximum pressure on Iran could come at a cost to US-China relations, with some analysts questioning wheth ...
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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 ،
visit to Damascus and meeting al-Sharaa fall under these efforts. His overarching aim was to prevent the Kurdish-Damascus standoff from devolving into a protracted war, and to find a formula that preserved Kurdish rights within the framework of a unified Syria. In Damascus, he simultaneously pressed ...
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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 ،
visit to Pakistan. Third, offset deals for major projects. In exchange for buying Iranian gas or oil, Pakistan could transfer equity stakes in its own ports or airports, granting Tehran operating rights over part of Gwadar Port, for instance. Such arrangements would lock in long-term mutual benefit ...
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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 ،
visit to Bishkek this week was made as US economic pressure on Tehran enters a new phase. Washington has announced plans to impose fresh secondary sanctions on financial networks tied to Iran, and is even targeting banks and financial institutions that do business with the Islamic Republic. In this ...
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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 ،
visit to Washington two months ago, told President Trump: US forces will leave Iraq when the American-led coalition’s mission ends on September 30, and after that, American companies will come in.  Baghdad officials insist every US service member must be out by the deadline. Yet ambiguou ...

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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.