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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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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026
attacks on Lebanon, a new provocative move by Trump in the Strait of Hormuz risks sinking the region in a fresh conflict. On Monday, the US President Donald Trump announced what he called Project Freedom operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz which has been closed by Iran in response to the US-Is ...
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
attacks after the two-week ceasefire took effect. Actually, it was Abu Dhabi that bore the cost of Trump's lofty ambition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz using force under Project Freedom. According to the defense ministry, on Monday and Tuesday the country engaged a wave of missile and dron ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
attacks on the Israeli settlements have entered a new stage which is not limited to trade of fire with the Israeli regime, but is showing a strategic shift in the way resistance fighters are countering the Israeli occupation. The expanded range of missile and drone operations, coupled with a sharpe ...
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Missiles and drones from the Aerospace Force are locked onto the enemy, waiting only for the order to fire.” These developments and stances show that the Islamic Republic not only rejects the naval blockade and the pressure on its vital maritime routes, but also through flexing its muscles wi ...
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
attacks on the American military assets in the Persian Gulf were a message of resolution to other Western Western powers that any confrontation will have a heavy price to pay. Just unlike the US, France and Britain have limited presence and military assets and bases in West Asia, something making t ...
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Can There Be a Deal Without Trust? Tehran Says No to Washington
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Can There Be a Deal Without Trust? Tehran Says No to Washington

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
attacks on Iranian vessels continued, constituting clear violations of the truce. Iran maintains that partial or temporary ceasefires that are routinely violated cannot end the crisis. What Iran demands is a permanent cessation of hostilities with concrete international guarantees. Iran further hold ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
attacks on all US assets and bases across host countries neighboring Iran. Yet the Pentagon released very little information about the casualties and damage, fueling speculation from the very first days of the war that both the Defense Department and CENTCOM were imposing a news blackout. Now, seve ...
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Iran’s Envoy Warns German FM: No Peace as Long as Double Standards Persist
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Iran’s Envoy Warns German FM: No Peace as Long as Double Standards Persist

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
attacks on civilians, starting with US missile strikes on the Minab school. He emphasized that peace is impossible with double standards. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul had previously called on Iran to reliably renounce any option to acquire nuclear weapons. Wadephul also demanded the comp ...
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
attacks against Russia not only through air corridors provided by Baltic states but directly from the territory of NATO member Latvia. The SVR stated that Ukrainian drone operators have already been deployed to several Latvian military bases, and that Kiev persuaded Riga to agree by falsely claiming ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
attacks for now, claiming that his decision was driven by calls from Emirati, Qatari, and Saudi leaders who asked him to avoid further escalation.  This claim by Trump came as a few hours later Wall Street Journal reported that several Persian Gulf leaders said they were not aware of any immin ...

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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.