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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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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
power decisively against it. In its latest response, the Turkish government went so far as to liken the Greek Cypriot administration to a protectorate of Israel. Some analysts suggest that the Israeli-Greek air defense network is being assembled specifically to erode Turkey's drone warfare supe ...
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
power in West Asia rests on a sprawling network of bases, airfields, command centers, logistics hubs, and regional allies. The more vulnerable nodes there are, the higher the price tag for protecting them. Jordan, meanwhile, faces a difficult equation of its own. The missile strike on Titin was no ...
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
power. The farther an aircraft carrier and its escort fleet operate from their area of interest, the longer their response times, the more complex their air cover becomes, the greater their refueling demands, and the steeper the cost of sustaining a continuous presence. So if Iranian pressure forces ...
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
power in this equation lies not in the amount of oil it exports, but in its geographical position near the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most vital energy chokepoints, and any disruption there reverberates instantly through global oil markets. The past few days ha ...
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Basij Chief: Iranian Resistance Has Brought US, Israel ‘to Their Knees’
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Basij Chief: Iranian Resistance Has Brought US, Israel ‘to Their Knees’

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
power. He accused the US military of targeting schools and wedding ceremonies, describing it instead as a “criminal and child-killing army” and saying the alleged conduct had exposed this reality to the international community. Hojjatoleslam val-Moslemin Hossein Taeb said global develop ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
power and a heavy blow to the Aden proxy government, because Mokha’s fall laid bare vulnerabilities inside its defense lines.  defense policy analyst Wolfgang Putsay told Al Jazeera that this is a turning point in the war and may lead to the collapse of puppet Aden-based government's ...
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
powers who are at way higher levels in terms of technology, military, and intelligence capabilities. The outcome was not just a political experience, but upgrading operational, weaponry, and combat capabilities. In other words, Saudi Arabia fought eight years in Yemen only to end up being forced to ...
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Ghalibaf Says Hormuz Won’t Reopen Until US Meets Iran’s Demands
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Ghalibaf Says Hormuz Won’t Reopen Until US Meets Iran’s Demands

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
power. Ghalibaf also rejected what he described as two opposing approaches—war and surrender—saying both could undermine national unity. He further argued that the previous US-led regional order had collapsed and that Muslim countries should play a greater role in shaping a new regional ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
power against Iran. So they will not abandon their objectives in Iraq, he said, and Iraq must complete its sovereignty across every domain. Iraq’s economy: US’s main lever Iran’s former ambassador to Iraq identified the economy as one of US's principal tools against Iraq, say ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Naval power, complementary to air and missile forces At the end, it must be said that the Israeli navy is not supposed to be a large fleet of aircraft carriers and ocean liners like the US. Its main mission is defined in line with the regime's geography and strategic needs which are maintaining ...

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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.