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Greta Thunberg Accuses Israel of Torturing Her and Other Gaza Flotilla Activists Greta Thunberg alleges that she and fellow members of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla were mistreated and tortured in Israeli prisons
Iran Dismisses Claims Over Persian Gulf Islands, Warns Against EU Interference Iran has strongly dismissed a joint GCC-EU statement, reaffirming its “undisputed sovereignty” over the Persian Gulf islands
Iran’s Oil Exports Reach Highest Levels Since 2018 Iran’s oil exports hit a seven-year high of nearly 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in September
Two IRGC Personnel Killed and Three Wounded in Attack in Western Iran A terrorist attack in Iran’s western Kordestan province targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) personnel has left two dead and three injured
Palestinian Fighters Clash with Israeli Forces in Gaza, Leaving Six Soldiers Wounded Israeli media report that at least six soldiers were injured after Palestinian fighters carried out an ambush against Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip
Hezbollah Acts Independently of Tehran, Says Iranian Representative Hezbollah’s representative in Iran affirmed that Tehran provides support to the Resistance but refrains from influencing its military or political affairs
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Seven Palestinians Killed in Gaza by Israeli Forces Despite Trump’s Order to Stop Attacks Although US President Donald Trump instructed Israel to stop its assaults, the Israeli military has maintained its air and artillery operations
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Iranian and Saudi Officials Hold Talks to Strengthen Bilateral Relations The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Iranian ambassador to Riyadh met with a senior Saudi official to discuss strengthening bilateral relations
Gaza Death Toll Hits 67,139 After 12 Killed Since Dawn Despite Netanyahu’s assurances of reducing airstrikes, Israel is still killing Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip
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Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites in Occupied al-Quds With Ballistic Missile The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced they carried out a new hypersonic ballistic missile strike on sensitive sites within Israeli-occupied territories
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
Saturday 14 December 2024
2019, the group established the Supreme Fatwa Council, run by its leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s advisors, to monopolize the fatwa-issuing process and, by limiting the role of salafi scholars in the process, it wanted to prevent the possibility of informal and extremist interpretations of Isl ...
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France Announces Airstrikes on ISIS Positions in Syria
Tuesday 31 December 2024
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2019, the group continues to operate in both Iraq and Syria.
In December, the United States announced an increase in its troop presence in Syria to around 2,000, with Centcom stating that the move aims to prevent ISIS from exploiting the evolving situation in central Syria. The US also has approxim ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
Sunday 2 February 2025
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2019, according to the executive order 331, they joined the official armed forces under the command of the PM as the commander-in-chief.
4. Political maturity in internal crises and resolution against threats
A look at political and military performance of the subsections of the PMF sh ...
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Heavy American Bombing: Will Yemen Back Down from Pro-Palestinian Support?
Sunday 23 March 2025
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2019, Amnesty International published a report pointing to the use of US-made bombs in deadly attacks against Yemeni civilians.
Since March 2015, the Amnesty International researchers investigated tens of cases of airstrikes by the Arab coalition and repeatedly discovered remnants of US-made muniti ...
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Is Unfolding Crisis Inviting for India-Pakistan War?
Sunday 27 April 2025
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2019, India launched a military strike on Pakistani soil in response to a suicide attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed at least 40 paramilitary police. Given New Delhi’s harsh stance on the recent terrorist attack, some experts believe that India may go beyond diplomatic sanctions a ...
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?
Thursday 8 May 2025
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2019. There has been international pressure on both sides to resolve the issue bilaterally, but geopolitical risks and domestic politics often make de-escalation far from reach and this is because negotiation over Kashmir is regarded as a sign of national weakness and retreat for both India and Paki ...
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West
Saturday 17 May 2025
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2019 war with India, but in the past six years, it has changed its strategy and switched to Chinese weapons.
In recent short-lived war that started with Indian attack, Pakistan used advanced Chinese defense systems such as the HQ-9B, which not only destroyed India’s expensive aircraft, but al ...
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?
Friday 11 July 2025
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2019 on Aramco oil giant of Saudi Arabia still sticks to the Saudi memory.
- Relative weakening of Axis of Resistance: From the viewpoint of some ruling elites in Riyadh, Iran’s direct confrontation with the US and Israel is considered an opportunity to strategically contain or weaken Tehran ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
Monday 22 September 2025
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2019. In January 2020, the US State Department announced its plan to place Asaib Ahl Al-Haq and its leader and his brother on its list of terrorist organizations. In November 2023, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on a number of leaders of the Kataib Sayyed Al-Shohada.
These American adversial mov ...
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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?
Monday 22 September 2025
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2019. After his fall, a deal to share power between the civilian factions and military leaders made a slim chance for democratization of the North African country.
However, the October 2021 coup orchestrated by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army, derailed these efforts and r ...
