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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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As Pro-Israeli Board Acquires TikTok, Palestinian Voice Censorship Concerns Rise
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As Pro-Israeli Board Acquires TikTok, Palestinian Voice Censorship Concerns Rise

Monday 6 October 2025
hardware company Dell, and Fox Corporation owned by Rupert Murdoch, among other new investors in TikTok. Why pushing to acquire TikTok? According to the $14 billion deal sealed with the mediation of Trump, the TikTok's parent company, ByteDance was forced to agree to handover of a major part o ...
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
Military experts speaking with the International Crisis Group suggest the US does not appear to be preparing for a large-scale ground invasion akin to the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq. Instead, they assess the US administration is likely preparing for a swift, short-duration strike operation similar ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
hardware, and political concessions from the US. Actually, by balancing overt cooperation with clandestine influence, Islamabad managed to both deepen its control over Afghan affairs and elevate its stature in regional geopolitics and international forums. This left Washington in a position where i ...
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?

Saturday 20 December 2025 ،
Military Industries (IMI) for $500 million, significantly expanding its capabilities in the production and supply of a wide range of weapons and military technologies. The company employs approximately 19,000 people across various countries and markets its weaponry through operations in the US, Bra ...
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For the First Time, Iran Shifted War to American Borders
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For the First Time, Iran Shifted War to American Borders

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
hardware or capability of the U.S. military did Trump not use during those 40 days that he could now hope to deploy for a different outcome? The US humiliation in that war is not merely a matter of overall military failure, it plays out in specific details. Iran's armed forces dealt devastating ...
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
hardware. As Arab countries have done for decades, spending hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons, they have now become the primary customers of the US military industry. However, this volume of military purchases does not mean defense independence. In many cases, advanced missile systems like ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
Military power in the Strait of Hormuz has demonstrated that Iran is taking advantage of a advanced and multilayer strategy that enables Tehran to sway regional security equations and can impose costs on the opposite side and prove deterrent if the need arises.  The first power factor is Iran& ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
hardware in Arab states, has largely failed to guarantee their security and territorial integrity against external threats, Islamabad is seizing the opportunity. It is positioning itself as a reliable alternative power, ready to defend Arab security.  At the same time, the growing diplomatic r ...
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?

Friday 17 July 2026 ،
hardware; it aims to degrade the enemy's intelligence awareness and reaction time. But what sets this operation apart strategically is its focus on targeting the network, not individual pieces of equipment. In US military doctrine, combat power does not hinge solely on fighters, warships, or mi ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
hardware. It was part of a broader push by Ankara to bolster its defense independence and rebalance its fraught relationship with the West. At the heart of Erdogan’s calculus was a growing distrust of the US and key European allies. Turkey felt that its NATO partners were not providing suffic ...

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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.