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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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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?
Analysis

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
Analysis

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
Analysis

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?
Analysis

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?
Report

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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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
hardware do not necessarily translate into the ability to protect critical infrastructure against asymmetric warfare. Ansarullah's strikes on oil facilities, naval blockades, and pressure on shipping lanes are case in point. Ultimately, even if the three countries reach consensus on broad princ ...
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
hardware for Washington. A system like this can gather fine-grained intelligence on the seabed, shipping lanes, subsurface obstacles and the broader maritime environment. American sources have also said that US forces route ships through corridors near the coast of Oman, making accurate, up-to-date ...
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
hardware and capability, but in geography itself. A growing number of observers now believe that if Iran so chooses, much could happen, and that is precisely why others are calling on Iran to exercise restraint. So, the US finds itself staring down a new reality and it is that Iran's power no ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
Military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, the withdrawal of the Western forces, and the emergence of new security arrangements have given Moscow and Beijing a fresh opportunity to consolidate their position in one of Africa's geopolitically most sensitive regions. The significance of Sahel, i ...

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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.