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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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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025
policy in the region and the real basis for all the economic, political, military and media pressures that Lebanon faces today.  This war is not just against Hezbollah, but against the idea of resistance and against the people's power to protect themselves and shape their future based on t ...
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?

Thursday 29 May 2025 ،
policy to grow more aggressive and violent. Actually, Israeli cabinet has become an ideological religious one with the aim of fully removing the Palestinian cause for ever and consolidating control over the occupied territories.  In particular, Netanyahu’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotri ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s Secret Deals with Tel Aviv?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s Secret Deals with Tel Aviv?

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
policy of Damascus under HTS rule and an attempt to gain international legitimacy by aligning with American projects in West Asia region.  With this move, the al-Jolani regime seeks to break free from international isolation and introduce itself to the international community as a legitimate a ...
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White House Orders US Agencies to Halt New Sanctions on Iran
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White House Orders US Agencies to Halt New Sanctions on Iran

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
policy bodies like the NSC or Treasury—sparked internal debate and uncertainty. The pause reportedly affects multiple government departments and coincides with Omani-mediated indirect talks between Washington and Tehran. The development casts doubt on the continuation of the maximum pressure ...
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Iranian Spokesman Denounces New US Sanctions
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Iranian Spokesman Denounces New US Sanctions

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
policy he described as not only inhumane and strategically failed but also fundamentally illegal under international law. He asserted that such actions blatantly violate established legal principles and global norms governing state conduct and economic relations. “These sanctions,” Bagh ...
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How Does Arab Public Opinion Look at Israeli-Iranian War?
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How Does Arab Public Opinion Look at Israeli-Iranian War?

Tuesday 1 July 2025 ،
policy in action by the West for decades. The key point of concern of the Arab countries is heightened crisis and spread of war to other parts of the region, especially the Persian Gulf, where shadow of war could expand to the American military bases and oil production and transfer facilities after ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
policy as a success. However, it does not seem that the US will be able to easily normalize relations between Damascus and Tel Aviv. This goal is important to the Trump administration because the American president has not been successful in other foreign policy goals, such as ending the war in Ukra ...
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?

Friday 11 July 2025 ،
policy of the past, which was primarily represented by the war on Yemen, and now they present the image of an expedient actor inclined to control possible chaos in the region. However, as the regional atmosphere is on the verge of a wider conflict and some reports indicate the hidden role of some co ...
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
policy diligently and without interruption, disregarding international obligations and human rights laws. Tel Aviv aims behind the move The main Israeli aim is to consolidate a permanent control over the West Bank and change the field realities in its favor. Annexation of the West Bank, especiall ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
policy and its international effects on the Palestinian case. Will France be the initiator of a new wave for recognition of the Palestinian state among other Western countries? Will this decision trigger a development on the reality of occupation of Palestinian land? And finally, what geopolitical c ...

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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.