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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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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025
Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Maghreb countries. According to him, eyewitnesses on the spot have heard the dialects and determined their origin. Sukhov emphasized: “This is the main driving force behind the massacres, because they consider Syria to be the spoils of war according to Islami ...
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Agency (Shinbet) and the Israeli police claimed in a statement two weeks ago that they had arrested “Roy Mizrahi” and “Elmog Atias,” both 24 years old, from Nesher in northern Haifa, on charges of collaborating with Iran. The two young men are accused of installing cameras i ...
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Is Trump lying about Fordow Nuclear Site Attack?
Analysis

Is Trump lying about Fordow Nuclear Site Attack?

Monday 30 June 2025 ،
Intelligence Agency (DIA) as the intelligence arm of the Pentagon contradicts Trump's claims about results of the June 22 air operation targeting Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan nuclear enrichment facilities. Trump insists that the three nuclear facilities were completely destroyed with a combinatio ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
Intelligence Agency that assessed the results as limited, some nuclear experts also downplayed the significance and impact of these results, arguing that their maximum impact was to delay Iran’s nuclear program. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, also an ...
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?
Analysis

On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Salameh. During the visit, talks were held with Turkish officials on political and security issues. A military agreement was also signed, a step towards permanent security cooperation between the two sides and an indication of increased coordination on actions in the north ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
Central Asian region, that underscore Bagram's critical significance: 1. The biggest military facility of the US in Afghanistan Bagram was not just a runway, but a tremendous fortification with runways longer than many international airportss and with strong shields, hospitals, fuel warehouses ...
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
The Turkish FM visited Iraq not just to discuss bilateral ties but also to press Baghdad in a variety of cases include water and politics. Alwaght- About three weeks after Iraqi foreign minister's Ankara visit, his Turkish counterpart made a visit to Baghdad on Sunday, signaling cozying up relat ...
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Why’s Trump Admitted Direct US Complicity in Israel’s War on Iran?
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Why’s Trump Admitted Direct US Complicity in Israel’s War on Iran?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
Central Asian countries, Trump said that during the attack, he was very much in charge. He described the attacks very powerful, claiming that the damage caused by the first attack exceeded all of the next attacks.  These remarks contradict his first comments about the 12-day war. A day after t ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills: An Exercise or Strategic Warning?
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Iran’s Missile Drills: An Exercise or Strategic Warning?

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
Agency, citing field evidence and people’s eyewitness, missiles were fired from Khoramabad, Mahabad, Isfahan, Tehran, and Mashhad. Saberin News reported that drills are being conducted across the country. The range covers east to west of the country, showing off Iran’s diversity of missi ...
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground

Friday 26 December 2025 ،
Aleppo has recently seen clashes between Syrian government and SDF militias as foreign actors are watching shifting security dynamics in Syria. Alwaght- After western and southern Syria, this time it is Aleppo in the center of the country that has become a scene to street armed clashes and insecurit ...

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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.