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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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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?

Sunday 7 June 2026
Security Council's resolution 1701, Israel continues its ground operations inside Lebanon. The occupation army has even gone beyond its stated buffer zone, re-occupying about 800 square kilometers of the Lebanese territory. Meanwhile, in the middle of ongoing ceasefire talks in Washington betwe ...
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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 ،
Red Sea is now completely banned, and any enemy movement following this declaration will be considered a military target by Yemeni forces. This move by Sana'a marks a highly significant shift in the logic of future tensions. In the previous war, Iran first leveraged its geostrategic position, ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Several former Israeli commanders and experts, voicing surprise at how quickly Iran bounced back militarily, stressed that Tehran had managed to rebuild part of its capabilities in a relatively short time. In their view, the recent strikes showed that Iran still packs a significant missile punch, s ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei must give the final approval. Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Tehran, Noureddine al-Dhugair, also claimed that everything is now final and settled regarding the Iran-US agreement. Al Arabiya, citing its own sources, alleged that Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is ...
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Selling hundreds of millions of oil Last week, Trump claimed the US run a secret mission for helping the oil tankers and commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with the outcome being transfer of 100 million oil barrels and over 200 commercial ships.  ABC News, however, questioned credibi ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Red Sea coast. For now, this remains speculative. But it does offer certain advantages over the Turkish route. Executing any of these plans would be an uphill battle for Baghdad. First, the trust deficit between Baghdad and Erbil remains unresolved, and exports through the northern route could halt ...
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
Second, resistance groups like Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq that cut their organizational ties with the PMF's military brigades and hand over command of their own military brigades to the it become eligible to participate in the government. This is a good opportunity for resistance factions to operate ...
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
Security forces are continuing the fight against weapons smuggling that could end up in the hands of terrorists and criminal elements, and are deploying along the eastern border to ensure the safety of Israeli civilians.” According to their claims, some of the weaponry used by Palestinian gro ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Netanyahu is emerging as a deal destroyer in more than one area and Trump needs not to leave him unchecked. Alwaght- The deal Trump reached with Iran is not just a simple agreement to end the war, it is one reshaping the architecture of relations between Washington and Tel Aviv. The Foreign Policy m ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
US and Israel look at Syria as a potential proxy to execute their agenda in Lebanon, though it remains a question whether al-Sharaa is interested in such a role. Alwaght- The recent remarks by the US President Donald Trump about possibility of Syria playing a role in Lebanon to complete the mission ...

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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.