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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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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026
2017, thousands of its members and supporters were sent to several prisons on Syria's north and east. The most important of these prisons was Al-Shaddadi, south of Hasakah province, which according to Kurdish resources, had been holding about 1,500 ISIS members. Beyond Al-Hasakah, other detenti ...
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
2017, a bomb exploded in a market in Parachinar, killing at least 24 people and injuring 70 others. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar was identified as the group behind the attack. On April 12, 2019, an explosion struck a Hazara market in Quetta, killing 16 people and wounding 30 others. Sectarian violence and terr ...
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
2017. This model is also known as Kheibar, not to be mistaken with Kheibar Shekan. Khoramshahr-4 has a range of 2,000 kilometers and can carry a payload of 1,800 kilogram. Although this missile uses a liquid-fuel engine, its preparation time for launch is remarkably short, approximately 15 minutes. ...
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Why Are Israelis and Americans also Attacking Iran’s Cultural and Historical Sites?
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Why Are Israelis and Americans also Attacking Iran’s Cultural and Historical Sites?

Wednesday 25 March 2026 ،
2017, condemns the destruction of cultural heritage, especially religious sites; a resolution that was also supported by the US. Accordingly, Iran has asked international organizations, especially UNESCO, to go beyond minimal stances and play a more active, effective, and preventive role in the pro ...
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Beyond Assassination Plot: Why’s Trump not Unhappy with the Incident?
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Beyond Assassination Plot: Why’s Trump not Unhappy with the Incident?

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
2017. Now, just as he has always responded to criticism of his policies and views, Trump is treating the narratives around the assassination attempt as political gold, lifeline to ease pressure and rehabilitate his standing with the public. So much so that one could argue such incidents do not worr ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
Analysis

Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
2017 Qatar crisis, when Trump was president in his first term, and became one of the deepest political gaps in the history of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council. In June that year, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, along with Bahrain and Egypt, cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and announced major eco ...
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
2017 during a meeting with participants of the sixth International Conference on Supporting the Palestinian Intifada: The Palestinian issue for the Islamic Republic is not a tactical or temporary matter, but a principled and ideological one. This very outlook exposes the fundamental difference betw ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
2017. Yet the significance of this trip goes far beyond the stated agenda. Coming amid ongoing Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, a deadlock in implementing the ceasefire agreement, and mounting US pressure to reshape Lebanon's security landscape, the meeting has become one of the most conseq ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
2017, and the first shipments touched down in Ankara in July 2019. But the decision was never just about hardware. It was part of a broader push by Ankara to bolster its defense independence and rebalance its fraught relationship with the West. At the heart of Erdogan’s calculus was a growing ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
2017 firearms Law No. 51, and aligns with the government's broader agenda to maintain stability and ensure citizen security. Under that law, married Iraqi citizens are permitted to own one small firearm or pistol, along with a limited cache of ammunition: 50 rounds for handguns and 200 rounds f ...

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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.