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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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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026
pressures against Muscat. Alwaght- Having thought that all of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf will align with the US policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz and join the pressures against Tehran, the US President Donald Trump now faces a different reality, one in which some regional players a ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
pressure on the enemy. The distinct engine sound of the Shahed-136 has become a terrifying symbol in the Ukraine war and regional conflicts. These drones’ persistent presence in the sky inflicts severe psychological strain on both civilians and defense crews. 6. Ease of production, maintenanc ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Economic Union (EAEU) made clear at a summit in Astana that Armenia cannot be both a member of Russia-led economic structures and a candidate for EU membership. Putin cautioned that choosing the European path could come with a heavy economic price tag. A few days ago, Russia also recalled its ambas ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
pressure tool against Israel and neighbors Perhaps al-Sharaa’s most important motive is using Russia as a “deterrent arm” against the Israeli regime. Israel, under various pretexts, occupies vast swaths of Syrian territory, including the Golan Heights and buffer zones, and relentl ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
pressure ended up costing the Americans and their allies dearly. That is when they came forward with a ceasefire proposal, and in the end, they accepted Iran’s terms to lock it in. But after the ceasefire was solidified on April 8th, the aggressors hoped they could use pressure tactics in nego ...
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Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"
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Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
pressures increase on Iraqi resistance factions to hand over arms, something serving evil next American steps for Iraq, including terrorism and partition. Alwaght- While in Lebanon Hezbollah has maintained its weapons of resistance against all of the Israeli and American pressures for disarming, in ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
pressure, control public opinion, and sustain military operations over time. And Iran’s readiness comes at a time when the domestic situations in both the US and Israel are more fragile than before. In the US, Donald Trump’s administration is grappling with internal challenges, politica ...
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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 ،
pressure on Netanyahu’s cabinet than even rocket barrages on Haifa and Tel Aviv. Despite advances south of the Litani River and attempts to create a buffer zone along Lebanon’s border, the Israeli military has still failed to change the security situation in the north. Hezbollah’s ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
pressures, sanctions, and home reservations have limited Tehran's power to make decisions to directly engage in regional crises. They thought that Tehran preferred to respond to the developments through its allies and avoid direct confrontation with the Israeli regime. Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspa ...
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
Economic pressures: Trump's costly war Many experts believe one of the main reasons Trump moved toward an agreement with Iran was the economic toll of the war. After more than three months of conflict, global energy prices surged, inflation fears rose in the US, and markets faced widespread unc ...

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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.