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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
Analysis

US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026
missiles. Some of these strikes have targeted militant separatist groups operating inside the region, groups that Kurdish authorities have refused to expel despite explicit Iranian warnings. That refusal makes the Patriot withdrawal all the more consequential. Those batteries were positioned primar ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
Paper

Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
Advanced Defense Systems was signed between the two. The cooperation will also include technology transfer to Greek local industries as part of a joint venture. Deal directed against Turkey With one of the core objectives of this defense agreement being to bolster deterrence against Turkish influe ...
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz
Report

US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
missiles and ships. Beneath the surface, it has become an intelligence battleground of its own. The US uses underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine-clearing, mapping and intelligence support, while Iran works to detect those systems and, where possible, seize them as spoils. Mastery of Hormuz ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
Paper

Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
missiles fired from its own territory at maritime targets marks a new level of military capability in this confrontation and, alongside drones and mine-laying, has widened the arsenal of asymmetric naval warfare. Even so, asymmetric naval capabilities remain the central pillar of the Iran-led Axis ...
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Lamerd Attack: An Atrocity that Adds to the US Crimes Case
Report

Lamerd Attack: An Atrocity that Adds to the US Crimes Case

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
missiles struck the Shahid Naeemi sports hall and surrounding residential areas in Lamerd. The significance of the matter grew when independent assessments of the weapon used pointed to the American PrSM missile. The new American missile tested on the people of Lamerd was built by Lockheed Martin a ...
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire
Report

Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire

Friday 18 September 2026 ،
missiles and drones. According to The New Arab, the Iranian attacks also damaged hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan, with reconstruction costs not yet factored into the $33.4 billion figure. $22.3 billion for mun ...
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA
Report

Trump’s War against the World at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
missiles and Patriot and THAAD interceptors. That gap between Trump’s assertions and the experts’ assessments carries particular weight: Trump is touting unlimited military superiority even as a protracted war with Iran has placed heavy strain on the weapons stockpiles of the US and som ...
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation
Paper

Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
missiles and advanced munitions, could leak to terrorist networks in Syria and Iraq, or fall into the hands of the PKK, which Washington designates a terrorist organization. Trump, who has consistently spoken of a decisive withdrawal from Syria, has seized on that scenario as justification for scali ...
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
Analysis

Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
missiles nor weapons of mass destruction, and that the Iraqi regime had no connection whatsoever to al-Qaeda or to the attacks carried out against America and its allies. He adds that the only achievement of the American invasion was destroying the Iraqi military's ability to deter Iran, withou ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
missiles, unmanned systems, intelligence, and electronic warfare. This approach in fact aligns with the Israeli regime's economic and geographic constraints. Rather than building a massive fleet, Tel Aviv has sought to create a small navy armed with high firepower and advanced technology. Subm ...

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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.