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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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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance
Analysis

Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance

Thursday 18 December 2025
Systematic pressures including Western sanctions, military threats, and broader push to marginalize the two countries gives a credible reason for Moscow and Tehran to bolster ties. Furthermore, recent efforts by both countries to institutionalize their relationship, including the 2025 Strategic Coo ...
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?
Analysis

How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?

Saturday 20 December 2025 ،
Air Force’s Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract is slated to be executed over five years. In 2023, the company made history by becoming the first Israeli company to participate in the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi. Following the normalization of relations in 2020 with A ...
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Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean
Analysis

Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
Israel is working with Greece and Cyprus to curtail Turkish influence in Eastern Mediterranean. Alwaght- Having been isolated regionally and under pressure of its rivals for its crimes in Gaza and other parts of West Asia, the Israeli regime is seeking to bolster its relations with some of its trans ...
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Air Base, but, much like Trump’s earlier ideas regarding Greenland or the Panama Canal, the Afghanistan issue is likely to follow the same path. In addition, China’s and Russia’s relationships with the Taliban government could prevent a renewed US footprint in Afghanistan, once aga ...
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
Analysis

What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
Defense Units (YPG), backed by the US and the international coalition, expanded their control over vast areas of northern Syria. Seeing the YPG as a terrorist threat because of its affiliation with the PKK, Erdogan was extremely worried about rise of a powerful Kurdish force and its consequences on ...
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said that Tel Aviv will not retreat from occupied Syrian territories even a millimeter. Therefore, Netanyahu's cabinet is attempting to leverage the security negotiations to transform the current status of the occupied territories into an established fact, thereby n ...
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
Analysis

Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
Defense website analyses also report on the role of geography in tensions between Iran and US carriers, noting that aircraft carriers are not stationary targets. A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier weighs over 100,000 tons and can travel at speeds exceeding 25 knots, covering hundreds of kilometers per ...
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Rafah Border Crossing: A Safe Gate or an Entrance to a Large Open-Air Prison?
Report

Rafah Border Crossing: A Safe Gate or an Entrance to a Large Open-Air Prison?

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
Israeli regime opened the Rafah Border Crossing, bit Palestinians and rights groups says this does not promise better conditions as Israeli violations persist. Alwaght- After weeks of waiting by millions of war-stricken Palestinians in Gaza to see Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt reopened, finally o ...
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
Iran’s missile capabilities remain unknown while the US deployed all of its air defense capabilities in June war. Alwaght- As tensions between the US and Iran escalate and risks of a direct confrontation grow higher, the eyes of international observers are set on West Asia region. Amid American mili ...
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
Analysis

Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
Defense of Democracies, told WSJ that Iranian ballistic missiles can now make up the backbone of Iranian deterrence and are like Swiss Army knife for Tehran. Washington Post in a report shedding light on escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran and then Trump’s retreat from threats w ...

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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.