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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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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026
Israeli coalition and the emerging coalitions forming around it. Just as the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait was injected into the war calculus in recent days, following the Yemeni Ansarullah movement's declaration of a naval blockade against Saudi ports, the activation of the Caspian Sea front ...
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Israel beside Palestinians. Alwaght- Kozo Okamoto who was known as Ahmad the Japanese in the Arab world is one of the most controversial figure of the leftist armed militias in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the Japanese Red Army group and after attack on the Lod Airport in Israel in 1972, ...
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Israeli airstrikes, Tehran still holds significant missile reserves ready for use, stockpiles that remain a serious threat to American forces and Washington's Persian Gulf allies. Meanwhile Iranian officials told The Telegraph that they have learned significantly during the American attacks, wi ...
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
Israeli regime began, Tehran would rush to Russia and China to restore military balance. But events have shown otherwise. Based on its stated positions and available intelligence, Iran neither requested direct military intervention from either power nor sought to tie its own deterrence to their mili ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Israeli regime be overlooked. In recent years, Israeli security circles have repeatedly flagged Turkey as the region's most formidable rival after Iran, with Israeli officials steadily expanding their anti-Turkish network of influence and coalition-building in neighboring regions, from Central A ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Israeli regime and Palestinian factions, has no choice but to maintain direct, uninterrupted channels with Palestinian players, including Hamas. In recent years, Cairo has repeatedly hosted talks on cease-fires, prisoner swap deals, and Gaza's post-war future, cementing its position as the indis ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Israeli ally. Also, Netanyahu threatened Turkey and in diplomatic, discursive, and media terms, they have gone tougher against each other in recent days. We can also see Israeli backing to separatist movements, which is detrimental and costly to Ankera. On the other hand, the Israeli regime's a ...
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Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade
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Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. Austrian historian and journalist Dieter Reinisch described the journey of the Handala 2, which departed from Denmark as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s campaign to challenge the blockade of Gaza. The vessel is scheduled to travel through ports ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
Israeli intelligence assessments indicated that missile production had resumed at some surviving facilities and even at temporary sites. Later reports pointed to a rapid rebuild of Iran's missile infrastructure. Satellite imagery and assessments from Israeli and Western officials showed Iran re ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Israeli aggression on Iran late last winter martyred Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei and several senior commanders, turning retribution into the very backbone of Iran's political discourse. Into that fevered atmosphere landed the news of Trump's secret plane swap and his heavil ...

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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.