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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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Why Do Trump’s Critics and Opponents Welcome His War with Iran?
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Why Do Trump’s Critics and Opponents Welcome His War with Iran?

Sunday 1 February 2026
pressures, such as spiking oil prices and ballooning deficits, and potential casualties to bludgeon Republican prospects in the upcoming election. Taking advantage from the path of policy shift: The critics who have long denounced Trump's maximum pressure policy and withdrawal from the JCPOA as ...
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
pressure campaign. The Trump administration had hoped its economic pressures strategy would force Iraq's Shiite political factions to retreat and clear the path for unfinished US agendas. Instead, these factions have decisively charted their own course, disregarding Washington's warnings. I ...
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
pressure to speed up the formation of a government independent of resistance groups opposed to American military presence in Iraq, with international support being conditioned on establishing a cohesive executive branch. In such circumstances, every day of delay means the continuation of a caretaker ...
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
pressure from Ansarullah. Accordingly, empowering southern separatist groups opposed to the Ansarullah has become a central part of Riyadh’s strategy to control the broader situation in Yemen. By strengthening the military and logistical capabilities of the STC, Saudi Arabia can tighten its g ...
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution: Nearly Half a Century of Independence and Progress
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution: Nearly Half a Century of Independence and Progress

Wednesday 11 February 2026 ،
pressures and challenges of years and establish its position in various areas. The massive turnout at this year’s anniversary rallies for the Islamic Revolution’s victory is not merely a commemoration of the past, it stands as a powerful display of national unity and the Islamic Republi ...
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Pelosi Argues Sanctions Should Pressure Iranian People
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Pelosi Argues Sanctions Should Pressure Iranian People

Saturday 14 February 2026 ،
pressure should cripple the economy and erode public support for the government. Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for tougher sanctions on Iran while speaking at the Munich Security Conference, arguing that economic pressure should be used to cripple the economy and weaken public support ...
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As Western-dominated Order Erodes, Many Question MSC Influence
Analysis

As Western-dominated Order Erodes, Many Question MSC Influence

Sunday 15 February 2026 ،
pressure tools. The outcome is undermining of legitimacy of the Western-dominated institutions, including the Munich Security Conference. When a security architecture that claims to defend a rules-based order falls silent or complicit in the face of widespread violations of those very rules, its cre ...
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How Pelosi Unmasked the Ineffectiveness of Sanctions on Iran
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How Pelosi Unmasked the Ineffectiveness of Sanctions on Iran

Sunday 15 February 2026 ،
pressure as a substitute for military action and a direct means of weakening livelihoods, her comments implicitly acknowledge that earlier sanctions have not delivered decisive political results and that economic harm is a deliberate feature, not a byproduct, of the strategy. While sanctions have s ...
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Baghaei: Sanctions on Iranians Are a Crime Against Humanity
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Baghaei: Sanctions on Iranians Are a Crime Against Humanity

Sunday 15 February 2026 ،
pressure and causing hardship to the Iranian people constitutes a crime against humanity ALWAGHT- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated that imposing economic pressure and causing hardship to the Iranian people constitutes a crime against humanity. In a post on his X account, Esmaeil ...
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Europe Weighing Up Moves for Post-American World Order
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Europe Weighing Up Moves for Post-American World Order

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
pressure from the US. On the security front, the most prominent initiative is the push for an independent European NATO. While NATO remains the primary pillar of European defense, leaders are now seeking frameworks that allow for a swift and effective response in a crisis without total dependence o ...

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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.