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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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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026
Israeli regime, and other US partners. In this model, Washington can hand off the bulk of its security interests to regional governments while retaining the ability to intervene quickly. In this regard, Nate Swanson, director of the Iran Strategy Project at the Atlantic Council and a former US Nati ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
Israeli wars, combined with its armed forces’ targeting of American military bases, has deepened doubts among Arab leaders about Washington’s ability to guarantee their security. Many countries in the region, he said, have now concluded that hosting US troops does not necessarily bring s ...
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Pezeshkian: US Talks Serve No Purpose
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Pezeshkian: US Talks Serve No Purpose

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliation. Tehran has accused Washington of violating a ceasefire and a later US-Iran memorandum, while continued attacks have prompted further Iranian military responses.
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How Have Drones Transformed Yemen War?
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How Have Drones Transformed Yemen War?

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
Israeli regime's air defenses and struck a target in Tel Aviv. FPV drones In a significant development, Saudi-aligned forces on the Marib front discovered and seized a small first-person-view (FPV) drone on August 11, according to a new Al-Arabi report, one equipped with a fiber-optic spool. ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Israeli regime is considered an air power in West Asia and North Africa, its geographical position, economic dependence on the sea routes, and serious limits in territorial depth have given sea a significance beyond a subordinate operation scene in the Israeli security strategy. For a regime that ha ...
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Gaza Reports 10 Deaths, 65 Injuries in 24 Hours as Israeli Attacks Continue
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Gaza Reports 10 Deaths, 65 Injuries in 24 Hours as Israeli Attacks Continue

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Israeli forces persist in carrying out attacks across the Gaza Strip despite ongoing ceasefire violations ALWAGHT- Israeli forces persist in carrying out attacks across the Gaza Strip despite ongoing ceasefire violations. Israeli attacks continued across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the 368th day si ...
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Iran Deploys More Than 50 Military Units Along Its Borders, Army Commander Says
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Iran Deploys More Than 50 Military Units Along Its Borders, Army Commander Says

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Israeli war. He noted that the forces include special operations personnel, rapid-response units, mechanized formations, and artillery units, all supported by the necessary equipment and resources. The commander added that lessons learned from the previous 12-day conflict with the United States and ...
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
Analysis

Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Israeli war on Iran, hundreds of attacks were launched on American positions, including with fiber-optic drones and guided missiles, by the Iraqi resistance, cementing the reality that the resistance is not a peripheral threat but a decisive actor on the battlefield. The role of Iran and the resist ...
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Iran Says Oil Smuggling and Maritime Operations Will Not Avert US Defeat
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Iran Says Oil Smuggling and Maritime Operations Will Not Avert US Defeat

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Israeli objectives in the region. He urged neighboring countries to reconsider their reliance on Washington for security, arguing that continued dependence on the United States could increase the costs of their strategic miscalculations. His remarks followed the US-Israeli attacks on Iran that began ...
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Israeli war of aggression on Iran, there are growing signs of a gap between the White House's official narrative of the war achievements and the reality of the fatal blow Washington has received from Iran. While the US President Donald Trump still insists on what he calls military gains in the ...

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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.