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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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Tehran Recalls Envoys After E3 Triggers Sanctions Snapback
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Tehran Recalls Envoys After E3 Triggers Sanctions Snapback

Saturday 27 September 2025
vote in which the US, UK, France, and several other countries blocked a Russian-Chinese proposal to delay sanctions on Tehran. As a result, the snapback mechanism remains active, with sanctions set to be reimposed this weekend, formally ending the JCPOA framework. Tehran has criticized Western non- ...
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
Analysis

Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
votes against to 6 in favor, reveals more about the profound divisions within the Security Council than it does about the power of sanctions. When the very institution tasked with upholding international order is paralyzed by internal discord, how can it credibly claim to enforce binding obligations ...
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Government Shutdown in US As Trump Threatens Mass Dismissals of Federal Workers
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Government Shutdown in US As Trump Threatens Mass Dismissals of Federal Workers

Wednesday 1 October 2025 ،
votes needed to advance their bill, giving Democrats leverage to block proposals that would restrict affordable healthcare access. The Senate is set to vote again on the same measures that previously failed. This shutdown follows the 2018–2019 standoff, the longest in modern US history, which ...
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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule
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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
voter registration and a popular vote are currently impossible due to the displacement of millions of Syrians by the ongoing conflict. It claims this indirect method is a temporary measure until new legal frameworks can be developed. Building legitimacy for new regime  Through holding these e ...
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role

Thursday 9 October 2025 ،
voter base of Meloni's right-wing party in future elections and cast doubt on her political future. Furthermore, a court ruling would eliminate the political immunity of the PM and her ministers, subjecting them to severe travel restrictions like the war criminals in Tel Aviv. The international ...
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Hamas’s Post-war Political and Military Future
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Hamas’s Post-war Political and Military Future

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
voted against the ceasefire in the Knesset. Among them was National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who called the truce a deal with Adolf Hitler. This opposing bloc will undoubtedly issue more threats, and could potentially take action, to oust Netanyahu's government after the first phase, ...
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Nobel: A Political Reward or Peace Prize?
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Nobel: A Political Reward or Peace Prize?

Sunday 12 October 2025 ،
voters in a national referendum, plunging the nation back into violence. Santos case underscores how the Nobel Peace Prize has, at times, been awarded for intentions where the final outcome remains deeply uncertain. European Union In 2012, the Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to the Europea ...
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Iraq’s Upcoming Elections and New Composition of Political Factions
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Iraq’s Upcoming Elections and New Composition of Political Factions

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
voters, with the process continuing to ensure all eligible citizens can participate in the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, the Baghdad Operations Command conducted its first security simulation drill on Saturday to prepare for securing polling centers. In these elections, approximately 29 million of ...
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Iran Rejects Revival of Expired UN Resolutions as Illegitimate and Baseless
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Iran Rejects Revival of Expired UN Resolutions as Illegitimate and Baseless

Saturday 18 October 2025 ،
votes showed no consensus on their claim. Araghchi concluded that all provisions of Resolution 2231 and the earlier sanctions resolutions expired on October 18, 2025, and any effort to reinstate them is “unlawful, null, and void.”
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
vote on a resolution to block the activation of the snapback mechanism. This move signals a clear erosion of Western cohesion and growing doubts among US allies regarding the efficacy and legitimacy of the confrontational approach toward Iran. Consequently, the extensive efforts by the US and Europ ...

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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.