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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?

Friday 16 January 2026
down against “big brother” Saudi Arabia. 7. Furthermore, disputes in OPEC Plus, over the output quota and the financial and technical gaps, have cracked the ranks of these two former allies.  
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Iran’s Embassies on the Frontline of War of Narratives
Analysis

Iran’s Embassies on the Frontline of War of Narratives

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
down only underlined how effective the original content had been. The lesson was that any story with real power to shape public opinion will eventually run into efforts to shut it down. Success in interactive diplomacy Beside public diplomacy, Iran's interactive and dialogue-centered diplomacy ...
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What Do Polls Say about Iranians’ Approach to Talks?
Analysis

What Do Polls Say about Iranians’ Approach to Talks?

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
down the line. So opposition to a ceasefire and negotiations can be understood as a strategic stance rooted in deep distrust and past experience. Rejecting talks during wartime does not necessarily mean rejecting diplomacy altogether. Rather, it points to “conditional diplomacy”, a beli ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
Analysis

From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
down the Islamic Republic in a few days. But not only this did not happen, but also Tehran, showing off its missile and drone power and public mobilization, practically tipped the scales in its favor. Midway through the war, the aggressors was forced to appeal to multiple countries for a ceasefire, ...
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
down from the Taliban government just because they mark their religious ceremonies. Alwaght- With the arrival of month of Muharram, mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, have started across the Muslim world. In Afghanistan, this year like the past years, Afghanistan ...
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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 ،
down on the religious ceremonies as the month of Muharram has started. In the latest case, local media reported on Friday that security forces and their armored vehicles were deployed near the Imam Sadeq Mosque in Hamad Town of the capital Manama to clamp down on the mourning ceremonies for Imam Hu ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
down in Ankara in July 2019. But the decision was never just about hardware. It was part of a broader push by Ankara to bolster its defense independence and rebalance its fraught relationship with the West. At the heart of Erdogan’s calculus was a growing distrust of the US and key European a ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Analysis

Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
down on gun sales. On December 24, 2024, Miqdad Miri, the interior ministry spokesman, announced the launch of a campaign to register illegal weapons. The initiative is being carried out under the country's 2017 firearms Law No. 51, and aligns with the government's broader agenda to maintai ...
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
Analysis

Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
down on Tehran will force it to back down. But a growing number of American officials and analysts counter that Washington has already deployed nearly every sanctions tool in its arsenal over the past few decades, and that Iran has spent that same period refining its own playbook for evading penalti ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
downs, surveillance of activists, and disciplinary measures drew sharp rebuke from international human rights organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Over time, the movement's demands expanded beyond Gaza. Students began linking the war to broader economic and structura ...

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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.