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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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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026
defense industrial base. The war with Iran, the paper writes, has exposed serious vulnerabilities in that industrial foundation. The crux of the matter is that the American power is not just a function of how many aircraft, warships, or missiles it has on hand. The capacity to rapidly replace weapo ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
defense, and military cooperation, including maritime security. Turkey's concerns, then, are not confined to Syria. Ankara is alarmed by the emergence of an Israel-Greece-Cyprus security axis in the eastern Mediterranean, one that could reshape the regional military and energy balance to its de ...
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Iran Army Chief: Enemy Failed to Achieve Any of Its Goals
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Iran Army Chief: Enemy Failed to Achieve Any of Its Goals

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
defense forces prevailed by preventing the enemy from reaching its goals. He said attempts to destroy Iran’s missile and drone capabilities failed, with Iranian forces continuing to launch missiles and drones until the end of the conflict. Hatami also said Iran’s air defenses damaged se ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
defense pact with Saudi Arabia and maintains close ties with Turkey, while simultaneously trying to position itself as a mediator between Iran and the United States. It is a precarious balancing act, one that could leave Islamabad in an exceedingly difficult spot should tensions escalate. Iran-Paki ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
defense arrangements. The UAE: from Washington to Beijing The UAE stands as one of the most striking examples of this pivot from Washington to Beijing. Abu Dhabi still maintains extensive military and security ties with the US, but it has simultaneously and markedly expanded its defense cooperatio ...
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Iranian Forces Strike US Base in UAE Following Attack on Larak Island
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Iranian Forces Strike US Base in UAE Following Attack on Larak Island

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Air Base in the UAE with suicide drones, calling the strike retaliation for a US attack on Larak Island in southern Iran. The reported targets included positions housing US personnel and helicopters. Iranian forces also claimed to have shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz using air-d ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
defense, and at what cost can Washington rebuild its intelligence footprint across the region? Size and unprecedentedness of damages According to the NBC report, Iran's missile and drone strikes over the 40-day war with the US and Israel inflicted unprecedented damage on American intelligence ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Airport. The move was carried out without prior notice to KRG authorities, heightening concerns about Erbil's vulnerability to potential Iranian strikes or attacks by Tehran-aligned armed groups. According to those accounts, a fast-moving 72-hour operation saw hundreds of American, British, Fre ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
defense and will respond decisively and proportionately to any military aggression. The statement made clear that the United States bears full responsibility for the consequences of its new aggressive acts, its continued naval blockade, and its economic war against Iran, along with any parties that ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
Airport and a sea military base in Kyrenia are targets for a potential Israeli strike, especially as Turkey may decide deploy warship to this region.  On the other side, Israel's state broadcaster Kan reported last week, citing unnamed sources, that Turkish warships had approached Israeli ...

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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.