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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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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
capabilities fit this bloc. Why Mecca? One notable detail is the choice of Mecca as the venue for the talks, and the possible naming of the accord after the holy city. Diplomatically, the selection stands out as unusual; most of Saudi Arabia's major agreements with foreign governments have bee ...
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Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 9 August 2026 ،
capabilities. Larijani stressed that Iran’s people and armed forces remain firmly positioned around the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that the Islamic Republic retains sovereignty over the strategic waterway. He said Iran would not back down regardless of the costs involved. He added that the ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
capabilities, force a change to the American calculations. One example was launching long-range missiles at the US-British Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. These missiles reportedly did not hit where they supposed to, but the very firing of such missiles showed Iran's operational ...
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
capabilities and the upgrading of its missile warheads after the second and third wars, stating: “We are advancing day by day across all categories of weaponry, and we are producing our arms with greater precision, higher destructive power, and more advanced technology.” “If war b ...
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Iran Army Chief: Enemy Failed to Achieve Any of Its Goals
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Iran Army Chief: Enemy Failed to Achieve Any of Its Goals

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
capabilities failed, with Iranian forces continuing to launch missiles and drones until the end of the conflict. Hatami also said Iran’s air defenses damaged several enemy aircraft and strategic assets. Hatami dismissed claims that Iran’s armed forces had been destroyed, praising their ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
capabilities of their military forces and security institutions. China is not just an arms seller What makes Beijing's ties with Arab states even more significant is the shifting nature of the collaboration itself. A July 2026 report from the Middle East Council shows that Chinese security coo ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
capabilities across the region. Details of targets hit According to to existing data, the Iranian strikes hit a spectrum of American intelligence and military targets, the most important of which are: The CIA facility in Riyadh: Housed within the US embassy compound, the facility was struck in Ma ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
capabilities. The dismantling of the surveillance balloons and Aerostat systems is particularly significant. Those tools were not just about base protection; they enabled threat detection and tracking of attack origins. Losing them means a diminished capacity to spot incoming threats before they rea ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
capabilities. Iran's missile message for the Americans The missile strike on Jordan, which some media reports say inflicted heavy damage on American military equipment, is being read by analysts as a clear message to Washington's leadership. Hassan Hanizadeh, a West Asia affairs expert, t ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
capabilities, while the absence of a permanent dialogue mechanism has only deepened mutual mistrust. Though Turkey and Israeli regime are both seeking to avoid direct confrontation, their conflicting interests across multiple domains could ultimately drag them toward a collision course. Israeli fo ...

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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.