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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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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
Analysis

Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026
for countering the US naval force and the giant ships are not empty. The USS Abraham Lincoln is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier carrying with some 60 F/A-18 Super Hornet jets. However, launching strikes from these floating bases against Iran would prove a complex and perilous operat ...
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Israeli Army Grounded in Litani Quagmire as Hezbollah Utilizes New Combat Tactics
Report

Israeli Army Grounded in Litani Quagmire as Hezbollah Utilizes New Combat Tactics

Sunday 29 March 2026 ،
forces that have plunged the enemy into deep concern. In the latest conflict, Hezbollah fighters, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Iranian armed forces, have conducted dozens of missile and drone operations targeting occupied lands and sensitive Israeli regime positions. These strikes have inflic ...
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Iran-US Ceasefire Under War of Narratives: Who Has the Upper Hand?
Analysis

Iran-US Ceasefire Under War of Narratives: Who Has the Upper Hand?

Thursday 9 April 2026 ،
for talks, but Strait of Hormuz remaining closed despite hard Washington push to reopen it tells who has the last word. Alwaght- In early morning of Wednesday and after Iran's IRGC published a list of potential reciprocal targets in the US allies and the Israeli regime in reaction to Trump's ...
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
Analysis

Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
for the American arms companies. Alwaght- While the world is grappling with a wave of geopolitical instabilities, a familiar model in the US foreign policy is repeating itself. This model regards the regional crises not as security challenges, but opportunities to reproduce economic and industrial p ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
Analysis

Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
forces and failed to produce the expected results. Reports showed that American warships on Monday took limited measures to ensure safe passage of the ships through the key waterway, but faced resolute reaction of the Iranian armed forces. On Tuesday, Trump announced halt of the project.  West ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
Paper

Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
for rebuilding its military power, and also a transformation of the operational doctrine of the Axis of Resistance. A look at aspects of these attacks shows that at least four points lie deep in these operations: 1. Iran's offensive and defensive readiness to return to war The first thing tha ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
Analysis

Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
for deepening bilateral military ties. The focus of their discussions, which was expanding training cooperation, sharing military expertise, strengthening institutional links between their armed forces, and reviewing regional security trends, demonstrates that Islamabad and Beirut are aiming to def ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
Report

Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
formation in the principles ruling the confrontation of the two sides. While the Israeli regime has always tried to take the initiative in various fields and give a massive response to any threat, the recent developments have indicated that this is changing. Iran's missile response to the Israe ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
Paper

From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
forming around it. Just as the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait was injected into the war calculus in recent days, following the Yemeni Ansarullah movement's declaration of a naval blockade against Saudi ports, the activation of the Caspian Sea front against Iranian maritime trade appears to be a ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
form a partnership benefiting both, but they need to remove hurdles first. Alwaght- After years of ups and down in Iraqi-Turkish relations, the assumption of power by Ali al-Zaydi in Baghdad and his government's emphasis on developing the ties with neighboring countries prepare the ground for se ...

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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.