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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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Joint Sea-2025 Naval Drills Signal Growing Military Ties Between Russia and China
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Joint Sea-2025 Naval Drills Signal Growing Military Ties Between Russia and China

Sunday 3 August 2025
exercises ALWAGHT- Amid rising tensions with the United States over the Ukraine conflict, Russia and China have begun their 'Joint Sea-2025' naval exercises near Vladivostok in the Sea of Japan, marking a further strengthening of their military cooperation. Russia and China have launched a ...
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Kim Jong Un Presses for Nuclear Acceleration as US–South Korea Conduct War Games
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Kim Jong Un Presses for Nuclear Acceleration as US–South Korea Conduct War Games

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
exercises as “obvious” provocations of war. Speaking aboard a navy destroyer, he argued that the drills, which included nuclear elements, demonstrated Washington and Seoul’s intent to ignite conflict. He stressed that the situation demands swift changes in military strategy and an ...
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How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?
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How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?

Thursday 21 August 2025 ،
exercise the same seriousness they do to end Ukraine war for Gaza too.  Roots of structural racism  The double standard approach of the West to the global crises is not merely limited to geopolitical calculations and behind this silence and complicity there is a kind of structural racism ...
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?

Tuesday 26 August 2025 ،
exercises in the port of Hudaydah, deployed modern weapons in coastal areas of the Red Sea, and moved ammunition to the western mountainous areas.  Why are Israeli attacks on Yemen's electricity facilities fruitless?  Over the past months,the Israeli attacks have gone beyond targetin ...
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Iran Will Deliver a Firm Response to Hostilities, Qalibaf Warns
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Iran Will Deliver a Firm Response to Hostilities, Qalibaf Warns

Tuesday 26 August 2025 ،
exercise, as a clear signal that Iran will not show restraint in a future conflict and could expand retaliation into new regions, as well as economic and political domains. Stressing the importance of unity, Qalibaf credited the Iranian people’s support for the military and leadership as a dec ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
exercises carried some strategic messages. Alwaght- Last week, Iran held its first missile and naval drills in the Indian Ocean since its 12-day war with Israel.  Coming amid speculations for a new military aggression by the US and Israel, the Sustainable Power 1404 drills came to show off to ...
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
exercises, make coordinating a unified military operation extremely difficult. As a result, the PSF has so far functioned more as a symbol of Arab unity than as a practical, integrated fighting force. It has yet to establish itself as a reliable, joint army capable of effectively defending regional ...
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
exercise greater independence in its foreign policy decisions. From this perspective, Riyadh is telling the US that it will make its own security and defense decisions independent of Washington's policies and is not seeking security guarantees from a single source. For the US, this could serve a ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
exercises symbolize this strategic shift: a sign of Cairo and Ankara's willingness to move from draining rivalries to pragmatic cooperation. But what were the grounds for these developments, and what consequences could they have for the security architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean? Does t ...
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
exercises off the eastern coast of Sicily, they set sail. Among the most prominent figures in the Italian fleet is Abdul Rahman Amaju, an Italian of Moroccan descent. The maritime convoy has garnered support from notable Italian political figures, including Arturo Scotto, a member of the national p ...

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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.