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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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Hell in Winter: Los Angeles Wildfires Reveal True US
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Hell in Winter: Los Angeles Wildfires Reveal True US

Sunday 19 January 2025
Pacific Palisades and Altadena on Friday and deployed military units. The federal administration's failure to contain the fires has provided Donald Trump with a good opportunity to attack Democrats in Biden's final days in the White House.  One of the best and most beautiful parts of ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
Pacific Ocean and boost its military presence and bilateral and multilateral security alliances like AUKUS in the face of China.  Over the past 45 years, the EU’s share of global GDP has fallen from 27 percent to 14.5 percent, while China’s has risen from 2 percent to 19 percent. I ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
Pacific, has raised the question in a piece published by Foreign Policy magazine, asking that if the US turns away from its two traditional sources of power — its leadership of the post-war international system and its economic position as the most advanced democracy in the West — will t ...
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Pentagon Mimics Iranian Kamikaze Drone Technology
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Pentagon Mimics Iranian Kamikaze Drone Technology

Saturday 19 July 2025 ،
Pacific region. SpektreWorks describes it as “a reliable and cost-effective Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) built to operate in austere environments with minimal logistical support.” Its open architecture enables integration of various payloads, allowing modular capabilities for rec ...
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What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?
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What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
Pacific region, the US may quickly face a shortage of interceptor missiles. It is suggested that if it faces rapid Chinese or Russian attacks, the stock of interceptor missiles will be used up within a few weeks at most. The International Crisis Group has predicted that spending 5,000 missiles in 3 ...
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Joint Sea-2025 Naval Drills Signal Growing Military Ties Between Russia and China
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Joint Sea-2025 Naval Drills Signal Growing Military Ties Between Russia and China

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
Pacific. The drills also involve weapons training and follow a structured sequence of force assembly, joint planning, and execution. The exercise aims to enhance joint capabilities in safeguarding strategic maritime routes and conducting coordinated military responses. Following the drills, both na ...
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Stark Double Standards: Nuclear Technology Good for Australia, Bad for Iran
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Stark Double Standards: Nuclear Technology Good for Australia, Bad for Iran

Thursday 23 October 2025 ،
Pacific region. The agreement, signed under Biden and valued at an estimated 368 billion Australian dollars ($239 billion), paves the way for Australia to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines by 2032. The pact also includes a collaborative effort with Britain to jointly build a new generation of s ...
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, as “Beijing wants to make sure the leverage is on its side.” “China’s ability to restrict exports of rare earth elements is an extraordinarily powerful tool,” said Dan Wang, head of China research at the Eurasia Group ...
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Iran, Turkey, And Afghanistan Ink Trilateral Railway Deal
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Iran, Turkey, And Afghanistan Ink Trilateral Railway Deal

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Pacific Regional Assembly in Turkey, with all three countries pledging financial, technical, and human resources to support the project. The railway extension is seen as a strategic initiative to link the Middle East and Europe with East Asia, potentially positioning Afghanistan as a key hub for re ...
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
Pacific Ocean and through Mexico, not Venezuela. This makes Washington's targeting of Caracas in the name of fighting narcotics a deeply disingenuous justification. With the saber-rattling from the Trump administration growing louder than ever, and with many speculating about a potential US-dri ...

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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.