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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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A Kiss of Guillotine of Time on Netanyahu’s Neck
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A Kiss of Guillotine of Time on Netanyahu’s Neck

Saturday 6 June 2026
rocket barrages on northern settlements, has only made things harder for him. His record is now piling up with repeated defeats woven into daily clashes in south Lebanon. And as the clock ticks faster, a growing sense of despair, failure, impending removal from power, and even possible destruction h ...
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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 ،
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 attacks continue, and displaced settlers have y ...
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
rocket. Grossi said the IAEA held no evidence of a systematic program for building nuclear weapons. Lie 4: US fully controls Strait of Hormuz Trump has claimed on multiple occasions that the US effectively controls the Strait of Hormuz. Yet field reports tell a different story: widespread shipping ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
rocket and drone barrages from Lebanon, proved that current borders can not secure Israel. From this view, creating strategic depth beyond Israel's official borders is an unavoidable necessity to prevent such attacks from recurring. But Netanyahu's argument, which has become the justificati ...
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From Zaporizhzhia to Darkhovin: A Look at IAEA’s Double Standards
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From Zaporizhzhia to Darkhovin: A Look at IAEA’s Double Standards

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
rocket and bomb attacks several times. Satellite imagery confirmed that projectiles struck near the power plant. The agency confirmed attacks were carried out near the nuclear site, adding that the reactor that is operating took no damage, but warned that the attack on the power plant could have va ...
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?

Thursday 30 July 2026 ،
rocket strikes aimed at American and Saudi interests. CENTCOM said all of the attacks against American forces were intercepted and so inflicted no damage, but it attacked munition storages and positions of resistance groups in Iraq to prevent further attempts.  Yet the latest strikes have once ...
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
rockets and drones, attacks that forced the international shipping companies to issue new security warnings about transiting Bab-el-Mandeb. What makes the blockade different is that this time Saudi Arabia is not announced a side player but a direct target. It was against this backdrop that Riyadh a ...
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
rockets toward northern occupied territories. The core of Tel Aviv's claim about Ali al-Taher's military significance, whatever the political narratives, is hardly deniable. The area has been hit repeatedly by Israeli strikes over recent months, and the regime has sought to advance around i ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
rockets have been consumed during conflict. This has aroused the ire of Trump and his War Secretary. Estimates from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggest that restoring some missile stockpiles to pre-war levels could take until 2031. The issue has become so sensitive tha ...
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire

Friday 18 September 2026 ،
rocket engines, high-degree explosives, propellers, and skilled manpower. So, even allocation of funds will not lead to immediate production and actually production capacity boost takes considerable time. The stakes are higher still given that the US is simultaneously engaged in military operations ...

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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.