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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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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026
Axis of Resistance. For the first time in this short confrontation, Iran was the one to go on the offensive, showing that if enemies try to break ceasefire agreements in the region, Tehran is ready to stage a higher level of conflict. The strike also sent a clear message, saying that Tehran will not ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
Report

Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance, a bloc containing actors opposing Israeli occupation and American imperialism in the region. Many Tehran-aligned groups have described the attack on Israel a sign of Iranian readiness to support its allies, something inclined to influence future regional developments.  Isra ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
Analysis

Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance. That’s why Iranian officials continue to describe their armed forces as being on a war footing and at full military readiness. The bottom line from recent developments is that international observers and media believe the prospects for an Iran-US deal are stronger now than ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
Report

Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
of relations between Washington and Tel Aviv. The Foreign Policy magazine argues in a recent analysis that although the military and security cooperation between Washington and Tel Aviv is at its height level, the shift in public opinion, diminished influence of the pro-Tel Aviv lobbies in the US, a ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
Analysis

New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance. Within this framework, the main aim is not to strengthen the Lebanese government but to find an actor that can shoulder the political and human costs of disarming Hezbollah to pave the way for the large American project in the region. But will Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for h ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance, and specifically to the Islamic Republic of Iran, aimed at pressuring Iraqi sovereignty to freeze resistance, rather than any overt US or Israeli military intervention from Iraqi airspace and soil. Strategic analyses show that targeting the legal and operational standing of the ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
Analysis

How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance highlights Israel's weakness Though the US and European countries have tried to prevent exposure of the Israeli vulnerability by providing vast military and security assistance, the consequent blows by the Axis of Resistance to the Israeli regime more than ever have disclosed ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
Analysis

Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance alliance, extending support to Muslim, and even non-Muslim, communities in the region against the oppressive occupation and aggression of the Israeli regime, as well as against takfiri groups like ISIS. In the current period too, while Arab and Islamic countries have sat on their ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
Axis of Resistance will undoubtedly view as a direct threat to its strategic interests. Southern Syria, then, could become a major flashpoint for competition between Israel and Turkey. This dynamic is already playing out in the rhetoric of Defense Minister Israel Katz, who has made it crystal clear ...
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
of billboards bearing images of Iran's martyred leader and his successor from Beirut's streets. The move may look like routine administrative move to manage public space. But in Lebanon's political climate, the decision instantly morphed into a lightning rod for two competing visions of ...

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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.