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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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The UAE’s Covert Alliance with Those Fueling Regional Chaos
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The UAE’s Covert Alliance with Those Fueling Regional Chaos

Wednesday 6 May 2026
Backed by the US and the Zionist regime, the UAE has doubled down on a path that fuels regional tensions ALWAGHT- Backed by the US and the Zionist regime, the UAE has doubled down on a path that fuels regional tensions—a trajectory likely to trigger miscalculations, domestic crises, and widesp ...
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance. The second is the US-Israeli vision of a desired order, known as the New Middle East. The rivalry between these two visions entered a decisive new phase after the epic Operation Al-Aqsa Storm by Hamas on October 7, 2023. That event shook the foundations of the Israeli regime' ...
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance from a loose collection of groups into a cohesive, multi-layered network where components directly influence one another. Consequently, Israel's attacks on Lebanon should not be viewed as a mere border conflict but as part of a broader strategic project. Following the October ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance. Meanwhile, the prospect of Joseph Aoun traveling to Washington, along with speculation about a possible meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has reinforced the notion that Lebanon’s current government does not truly represent all of the country’s po ...
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What’s Behind Tel Aviv’s Push to Abolish the Oslo Accord?
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What’s Behind Tel Aviv’s Push to Abolish the Oslo Accord?

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance have emerged as restraining factors, and that Iran's smart management of the Strait of Hormuz remains essential because these regimes understand only the language of power.
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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 ،
Axis of Resistance. The Americans and Israelis naively thought that 12-day war and then martyrdom of the Iran's Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei in the February 28 war will knock down the Islamic Republic in a few days. But not only this did not happen, but also Tehran, showing off its missile ...
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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 ،
Axis of Resistance. In this climate, the most likely scenario is a resurgence of drone and rocket attacks on American bases in Iraq, especially military facilities in the Kurdistan Region. The past few months have shown that resistance groups are capable of carrying out low-cost, attritional strike ...
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
The strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz is that it is a complete source of economic, political, and military leverage that will always stay under Iranian control ALWAGHT- The head of Iran's Parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission stressed the strategic importance o ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
Despite the US claims of Chinese assurances that it will not send arms to Iran, Tehran’s relationship with Beijing, as well as Moscow, is strategic. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump, who claims that with the aggression and the Sea blockade he has destroyed Iran economically and militarily, is ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
As Iran war remains uncertain where it heads, Eurasian countries eye new routes that distance from traditional reliance on Iran, Russia, and China. Alwaght- While the US-Israeli war on Iran has drawn the whole world attention to the Persian Gulf as the heart of the tension, this war has its impacts ...

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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.