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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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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026
voter anger over fuel prices, has become a full-blown political headache for Trump. The failure to force Iran into military submission, combined with the administration's inability to tame energy markets, has only tightened the squeeze. Trump fears that by November's midterms, this toxic mix ...
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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 ،
vote and at the same time placate international pressure. Alwaght- The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now in one of the most complex political contradictions of his premiership. The extremist settler movement and hardline right-wing parties that have become one of Netanyahu’s mos ...
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
voters, a battlefield victory against Hezbollah carries serious political currency. Reuters has noted that with elections approaching, capturing Ali al-Taher could serve as a tempting achievement for the Netanyahu government. Andrea Tenenti, a strategic communications expert and former spokesman f ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
voters are increasingly growing discontent with Trump’s protracted war on Iran and its costs. Alwaght- Though Iran war has entered its seventh month, the US President Donald Trump refuses to use the term war for his aggression against the Islamic Republic, and in his latest comments he described it ...
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Iran Condemns IAEA Resolution; Warns It Could Further Undermine Global Non-Proliferation Regime
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Iran Condemns IAEA Resolution; Warns It Could Further Undermine Global Non-Proliferation Regime

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
votes in favor, while Russia, China, and Niger opposed it and eight countries abstained. The resolution calls for IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to report Iran to the UN Security Council and General Assembly. Iran’s mission to the IAEA condemned the move as politically motivated, warning ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
vote, but the final vote never happened, for reasons both domestic and external. At the time, political currents, even Shiite groups, were divided over when and how to pass the law. Some argued that in such a sensitive regional moment, no such legislation should go through without broad consensus. ...
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
voted essentially to domestic American concerns. The Associated Press reported that he opened his speech in the cadence of a campaign rally, dwelling far more on the economy, immigration, crime and his administration’s record at home than on laying out any sweeping vision for international coo ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
voters' preferences for prime minister have become a central battleground. Some polls show Eisenkot leading Netanyahu 48 percent to 39 percent. Naftali Bennett, too, edges ahead of Netanyahu in some surveys, 43 percent to 39 percent. According to a Maariv poll, meanwhile, 52 percent of voters o ...
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
vote in a month in a decisive election to judge the performance of the right-wing government. Over the past four years, Netanyahu and his cabal have imposed heavy costs on the Israeli society by opening various fronts, further risking the security and peace of the Israelis. The Israelis have spent a ...
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
voters and strengthen the opposition bloc's odds of winning a majority and forming the next government. Under a joint document, each party committed to working within its own ranks to boost turnout and draw voters from diverse constituencies so the opposition alliance can secure a majority and ...

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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.