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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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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?

Tuesday 24 June 2025
Department of Defense Studies at King’s College London who has worked extensively in the Middle East, is skeptical that airstrikes alone could have the kind of impact Israel is seeking in Iran. “We have learned the lesson that air power alone does not work in other countries. We learned ...
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III

Thursday 26 June 2025 ،
Department announced in a statement: “A new wave of combined offensive operation was launched by the IRGC Aerospace Force in response to the renewed aggression of the Israeli regime. In the fifth round of missile attacks, several Iranian pinpoint missiles hit the vital power facilities of the ...
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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 ،
Department of Defense has also said that the attack used the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bomb - the most powerful bunker-busting bomb in the US military arsenal, weighing approximately 13,000 kilograms (30,000 pounds). Other sources refute the Trump's claims On the other hand, aft ...
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
Department has cleared sale of $510 million in weapons, including heavy and bunker-busting bombs, to the Israeli regime. At the same time, numerous American and European military flights have been observed in the skies over Iraq, Syria, and Jordan, which, according to sources, is part of a broad ef ...
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The US Greenlights A $510 Million Arms Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Genocide
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The US Greenlights A $510 Million Arms Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Genocide

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
Department justified the deal as essential to helping Israel maintain a strong and ready military capability, calling it vital to US national security interests. Despite the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which has lasted 21 months and resulted in tens of thousands of Palestinian casualties, the US gover ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Department of Policy Analysis at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, held that although an agreement between the two sides in Tel Aviv and Damascus is possible, this does not mean an immediate normalization.  I believe that an agreement can be reached between the two sides, but it is imp ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
Department spokesperson stressed on Monday, July 21, that the country “strongly opposes any legislation that contradicts the objectives of our bilateral security assistance and partnership and that undermines Iraq’s existing security institutions and the country’s true sovereignty. ...
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Top Hamas Figure: Netanyahu Preventing Breakthrough on Gaza Ceasefire Deal
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Top Hamas Figure: Netanyahu Preventing Breakthrough on Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Saturday 23 August 2025 ،
Department that Netanyahu is preventing an agreement and prolonging the conflict. He further charged that Israel is using starvation as a weapon, blocking aid convoys, bombing food and water supplies, and targeting civilians seeking assistance. The UN has confirmed famine conditions in Gaza, which ...
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 29 August 2025 ،
Department imposed financial and travel restrictions on these journalists, a move widely condemned by observers as a blatant violation of the principles of the UN Charter. Furthermore, the Trump administration's silence in the face of the systematic killing of journalists by the Israeli militar ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
Department to War Department. This move, which borders on bitter irony, is coming by one whose foreign policy— from pressure on Ukraine and NATO to closeness to Russia as the West's adversary— has always been challenged by critics. The failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize could have ...

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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.