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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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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026
opinion, and sustain military operations over time. And Iran’s readiness comes at a time when the domestic situations in both the US and Israel are more fragile than before. In the US, Donald Trump’s administration is grappling with internal challenges, political rifts, and economic pre ...
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
opinion. Iranian forces, however, had already been matching his threats with threats of their own. And after the American military action, they delivered a powerful response. That sent Trump a clear message, telling him that if he is trying to start a game of credible threats, Iran will respond wit ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
opinion, diminished influence of the pro-Tel Aviv lobbies in the US, and the fallout of Gaza and Iran wars have left the pillars of this alliance in critical conditions. The magazine reports that despite unprecedented military and strategic cooperation between the US and Israeli regime, the very fo ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
opinion, to squeeze the Joe Aoun-Nawaf Salam accommodationist government into walking away from the humiliating direct negotiations with the regime, talks designed to leave Lebanon defenseless against its enemy. Hezbollah's argument will be simple. Every government option has gone nowhere; it ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
opinion, for years there was a belief that the Israeli regime cannot hold without Western backing, but now the interesting point is that today this issue is not only underscored by the opponents of the Israeli regime, but also senior Western officials assert that survival of this regime is a matter ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
opinion has been focused on the US-Iran tensions in recent weeks, the Bahrain government has exploited the conditions and mounted pressures on the Shiites of the country. Reports said that security forces of Al Khalifa regime have announced a fresh crackdown on the religious ceremonies as the month ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
opinion over the past two years have been focused on the security belts set up in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and southern Syria, many strategic Israeli circles believe that the most important link of this security doctrine is the eastern front, namely the Jordan Valley. Just unlike northern and souther ...
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
opinion and the supreme Shiite religious authority to name anti-graft efforts as a top priority for lawmakers and government officials alike. In parallel, anti-corruption pledges have come to dominate the electoral discourse of political parties and blocs, featuring prominently in their campaigns. ...
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
opinion, especially in the West, have leveled unprecedented criticism against Israel. In such climate, recognizing the Armenian genocide could be a bid to rehabilitate Israel's moral image: to cast the regime as a champion of genocide victims, a nation that refuses to stay silent in the face of ...

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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.