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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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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
Paper

Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025
with states and groups The experience of this war showed that Israel’s successful approaches to confronting groups like Hezbollah are ineffective against a centralized state like Iran. Israel’s military operations at the beginning of the war suggest that the aim was to cut off Iran&rsq ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
Paper

Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
with clerics and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) forces deployed in the Beqaa Valley, established the initial nucleus of Hezbollah. The mission of these forces was to militarily train, organize, and arm young Shiite groups. The initial weapons that arrived via Syria included AK-47 assa ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
Analysis

Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
with Russian officials, he has now embarked on a tour of Iraq and Lebanon. This trip takes on added significance as it coincides with escalating US and allied actions against resistance groups in the region.  A visit to reinforce the western gate  In his Iraq trip, Larijani had a busy wo ...
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Gaza Ceasefire a Tactical Move in Netanyahu’s Crisis-making Strategy: Expert
Interview

Gaza Ceasefire a Tactical Move in Netanyahu’s Crisis-making Strategy: Expert

Sunday 12 October 2025 ،
with senior analyst of West Asia affairs Javad Masoumi, asking him about the aspects of the deal and also the US role in it. Alwaght: What factors have eventually pushed Israeli regime and Netanyahu to yield to the ceasefire agreement? Masoumi: The agreement to a ceasefire should not be seen as a ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
within the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), served as critical conduits, providing political backing and logistical support. This alliance was rooted in a strategic depth doctrine, for the goal of cultivating influence in Afghanistan to counter India and other rivals.  Even after NA ...
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War on Olive: Roots of Palestine Targeted by Occupation
Report

War on Olive: Roots of Palestine Targeted by Occupation

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
with its devastating attacks over the past two years, the Israeli regime is now waging a new war in another part of Palestine as the clashes relatively ease in the coastal enclave.  Meanwhile, as the olive harvest season arrives in the West Bank, the Israeli settlers once again raid the Palest ...
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Libya between Choas and Hope for Stability
Analysis

Libya between Choas and Hope for Stability

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
with Misrata Brigades to form a joint force following a meeting with them in the coastal city of Sirte. The move is the first overt meeting between the two sides since 2019 clashes and can mark a turning point in the path to unifying the military institutions and de-escalation. Aspects of new deal ...
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
with tens of thousands of casualties, millions of displaced civilians, and devastation of the nation's infrastructure. The footprint of the Emiratis in financial and logistical support to the Rapid Response Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is observable in many reports published b ...
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What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?
Analysis

What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
with Egypt amid shifting regional dynamics. Alwaght- Amid the regional and international pressure on Tel Aviv to act on the terms of the ceasefire in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz in a message announced the Gaza border with Egypt a closed military zone, alleging drones are used in ...
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Gaza Disability Crisis: A Non-healing Wound
Analysis

Gaza Disability Crisis: A Non-healing Wound

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
with children making up a quarter and women roughly 12 percent of the cases. Since the war began in October 2023, over 42,000 Palestinians have sustained life-changing injuries, including approximately 6,000 people who have undergone amputations or suffered severe spinal and limb damage. The Intern ...

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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.