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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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Top Commander Warns: Any New War on Iran Will Draw the Entire Region into the Conflict
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Top Commander Warns: Any New War on Iran Will Draw the Entire Region into the Conflict

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
Israeli-initiated attack. Abdollahi stressed that Iran is prepared to confront threats regardless of their scale. The Iranian commander said previous conflicts had demonstrated the strength of Iran’s armed forces, claiming Israel suffered heavy losses during the latest 12-day war. He warned t ...
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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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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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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’s IRGC Navy Reports Another Tanker Incident in Hormuz, Warns US Cooperators
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Reports Another Tanker Incident in Hormuz, Warns US Cooperators

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Israeli war began on February 28, with a ceasefire taking effect in early April. Vessel movements through the strategic waterway have dropped sharply amid the restrictions and continuing tensions. Tehran has said it will not restore normal passage until Washington meets its demands and takes steps t ...
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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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Quds Force Chief Reiterates Iran’s Support for Palestine, Calls al-Aqsa Protection a Priority
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Quds Force Chief Reiterates Iran’s Support for Palestine, Calls al-Aqsa Protection a Priority

Thursday 15 October 2026 ،
Israeli occupation and aggression. The Quds Force commander also thanked the institution for expressing solidarity with Iran during what he described as unprovoked American-Israeli aggression, including offering condolences for Iranian casualties, particularly the martyred Leader of the Islamic Rev ...
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From Sara to Yair: Will Netanyahu’s Family Become his Election Achilles Heel?
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From Sara to Yair: Will Netanyahu’s Family Become his Election Achilles Heel?

Thursday 15 October 2026 ،
Israeli Knesset elections are set to be held on October 27. The date was finalized after the parliament voted to self-disolve in May. This is the first time that since 1988 the general elections are to be held in a set date and after completing four-year period and not as an early vote. But this doe ...

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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.