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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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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran

Tuesday 28 July 2026
North-South Corridor, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and energy cooperation of the member states. A broader war on Iranian soil would severely disrupt transport routes, trade, investment and energy transmission, hitting the economic interests of SCO members where it hurts. In that sens ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
Analysis

Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
American and Israeli security projects. Over the past months, Washington has repeatedly pushed to insinuate that Israeli security challenges in Lebanon can be settled with Syrian participation and without direct presence of the Israeli regime. In such a policy, any tensions between Hezbollah and Sy ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
American warships; it is about sowing doubt, driving up costs, and slowly eroding the political will of Washington and its allies. Then there are the political and economic constraints that Trump and the US are wrestling with. Sustained operations in the Persian Gulf require dozens of warships, su ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
American occupation bases, energy infrastructure, or government targets, could persist for a while. The government's response would gradually pivot from negotiation to intelligence operations, then to targeted arrests. If the attacks escalate, the government would probably move toward limited se ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
North-South Transport Corridor. That means a meaningful share of the country's trade could be rerouted through northern overland and maritime routes. Expanding Caspian ports, upgrading rail lines, and streamlining customs agreements would not only reduce reliance on southern chokepoints but also ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
American weapons systems exposed to Chinese-controlled materials required for manufacturing missiles like Tomahawks, JASSMs, and PAC-3 interceptors. He also noted a decline in the US Navy's fast combat support ships and claimed that Iranian strikes on warehouses in Bahrain and Oman used to resup ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
American policy toward any potential operation in this area on a double-edged calculus: apply enough pressure on Hezbollah without crossing the threshold that transforms the conflict in Lebanon into a wider regional conflagration. And this is precisely where the significance of Ali Taher transcends ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
American or European banks. Over the years, a significant share of Iran’s trade has shifted to intermediary companies, informal networks, regional markets, and non-Western partners. Reuters, questioning Washington’s sanctions strategy, noted that Iran has repeatedly skirted penalties ov ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
North America on August 5, 2026, put the number even higher: 230 Muslims currently hold elected office across the country, with 46 serving across 23 state legislatures. That trajectory is visible on Capitol Hill as well. Four Muslim Democrats now serve in the House—and since the chamber's ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
North and East Syria would be dissolved, with its military and civilian institutions folded into the Syrian government’s authority. A source told Al-Quds Al-Arabi that the meeting between Abdi and Syria’s interim president focused on the future of the SDF and arrangements for the next p ...

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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.