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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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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran

Tuesday 24 February 2026
American forces at their key West Asia military bases.  Relocation of the forces from key bases  As the clock ticks down on Trump’s 48-hour deadline for talks, the movement of American forces across the region has come under the microscope of political and military analysts, who ar ...
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
American policy in Iraq and the region. The US has reportedly gone beyond standard diplomacy to prevent al-Maliki's return to power. According to a report by the Saudi news network Al-Hadath, Washington has given Iraq until Friday to form a government free from Iranian influence or face sanctio ...
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Resistance Camp’s Showdown War against Israel: Hezbollah at the Forefront
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Resistance Camp’s Showdown War against Israel: Hezbollah at the Forefront

Monday 9 March 2026 ،
American aggression on Iran, the Lebanese resistance movement declared war on Israeli regime and reactivated the northern front conflict. This conflict started last week with Hezbollah firing missiles and drones at Israeli sites and now developed to a new stage with Israeli army announcing a ground ...
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Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation
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Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation

Wednesday 25 March 2026 ،
American military presence on their soil as Iran war unfolds. Alwaght- Over the past three weeks since the American-Israeli aggression against Iran started, one of the internal and foreign criticisms targeting Trump administration has been lack of a certain and pre-stated strategy about the course, ...
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Boots on the Ground? Trump and His Last Gamble in Iran War
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Boots on the Ground? Trump and His Last Gamble in Iran War

Tuesday 31 March 2026 ،
American military aggression against Iran with the aspiration of establishing “Greater Israel” through toppling the Islamic Republic and partitioning Iran to smaller states, the evil plan has began to backfire and the aggressors, desperate in words and actions, are seeking a way out of t ...
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From Economy to Security, Strait of Hormuz Will not Return to Pre-war Status
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From Economy to Security, Strait of Hormuz Will not Return to Pre-war Status

Sunday 5 April 2026 ،
American energy security is not dependent on the Strait of Hormuz and has flatly denied ever making such wartime commitments. Although the complications of a conflict with Iran have become almost as great for Trump as the strategic objectives he hoped to achieve by starting it, recent assessments b ...
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Trump’s 60-Day Window for Unilateral Military Action Closing: What Are His Escape Ways?
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Trump’s 60-Day Window for Unilateral Military Action Closing: What Are His Escape Ways?

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
American public are obviously against extended aggression against Iran. Polls coming out show that nearly two-thirds of the Americans are against the war and only 20 percent or at most 25 percent of the Americans back the conflict. This includes polls by Reuters/Ispos conducted earlier in March and ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
American assets in Persian Gulf amid Trump administration’s censorship. Alwaght- As the living costs, especially the fuel, rise in the US, one of the constant criticisms of the opponents of the warmongering of the Trump administration is the damage of the war to the US economy. But while over the pa ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
American war hawks that military intervention alone could not meet their aims. Despite force number increase under President Barack Obama, by 2012, the US lost 2,200 of its troops and over 4,000 were injured, finally setting a plan to hand over security to the local forces to schedule a final exit. ...
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
American officials announced they have arrested Mohammad Baqir al-Saedi, a leader of Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah resistance group, and transferred him to New York. In a statement, the FBI alleged al-Saedi plotted three attacks against Jewish schools and synagogues in the US.  The Justice Depar ...

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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.