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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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What’s Driven Qatari PM’s Short Tehran Visit?
Analysis

What’s Driven Qatari PM’s Short Tehran Visit?

Monday 2 February 2026
visit to Tehran around working for de-escalation between Tehran and Washington. Alwaght- While the US through naval amassment in the Persian Gulf waters in the Iranian vicinity has pushed up the domain of the tensions to unprecedented levels, media leaked a visit of the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh ...
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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 ،
visited Erbil to talk to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leaders, is expected to fill the position.  Two Iraqi officials said that Sawaya was expected to visit Iraq Friday and meet senior officials in Baghdad, but his visit was canceled all of a sudden. Upon his appointment, political obser ...
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Baghaei: Diplomatic Proceedings Details Under Discussion
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Baghaei: Diplomatic Proceedings Details Under Discussion

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
visits. European Union ambassadors were summoned to the Foreign Ministry in response to their designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Iran is reviewing counter-measures against this EU action. Iran maintains a realistic approach to negotiations with ...
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US Pursuing Own Agenda, not a Deal, behind Iran Negotiations: Expert
Interview

US Pursuing Own Agenda, not a Deal, behind Iran Negotiations: Expert

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
visited the occupied territories before Oman talks and took his negotiation agenda from the Israelis, we should not be optimistic about talks. Indeed, war would be far more risky for the United States than for Iran, and the American credibility would inflict damage. A nation whose very existence at ...
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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 ،
visit to Erbil of SCF delegation led by the caretaker Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani has not only done nothing, but also disclosed the inter-Kurdish structural and erosional disputes. According the mechanism established since 2005, the Iraqi government formation process has a chain nature. F ...
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Iran Offers to Scale Back 60% Uranium Enrichment for Full Sanctions Relief
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Iran Offers to Scale Back 60% Uranium Enrichment for Full Sanctions Relief

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
visits scheduled, under the authorization of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. He stressed that Iran's rights to peaceful nuclear technology under IAEA statutes must be respected, asserting that the Agency's role is to support, not hinder, this access. Regarding Iran's nucle ...
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy
Analysis

Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
visit to the US, he has prepared an alternative plan to counter Iran. According to the report, Netanyahu is well aware that Trump is vulnerable to pressure from the hardline Democratic faction and therefore intends to leverage pro-Israel Democratic representatives in the Senate to pressure Trump and ...
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What’s behind Iran’s Larijani Visit to Oman?
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What’s behind Iran’s Larijani Visit to Oman?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
visited Oman. The visit comes a few days after Tehran and Washington held their first round of nuclear talks in Muscat, with the main aim appears to be following up on the outcomes of the talks and advancing the coordination with the Omani mediator to continue the negotiations. Larijani arrived in ...
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Netanyahu Returns Home from Washington Empty Handed
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Netanyahu Returns Home from Washington Empty Handed

Thursday 12 February 2026 ،
visit to Washington is the seventh since Trump's comeback to power in 2024. But the tone of the US president after the bilateral with Trump and media reports suggest that the outcome was totally different from previous ones.  Divided on the surface  Trump's emphasis that he could ...
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Araghchi Arrives in Geneva for Diplomatic Talks
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Araghchi Arrives in Geneva for Diplomatic Talks

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
visit, the Iranian foreign minister is scheduled to hold meetings with the Swiss foreign minister, his counterpart from Oman, and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in addition to other senior international officials based in Switzerland. Araghchi is also expected to de ...

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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.