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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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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026
changes in shipping patterns. Meanwhile, the US took a separate action, compelled to return the previously seized Iranian ship, Toska, to Iran. This setback not only underscores the operational complexities of such efforts but also reflects the realistic understanding among international actors of t ...
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
changes is the UAE being dragged to the US-Iran conflict. That is the reason why except for the UAE no country of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council was hit by attacks after the two-week ceasefire took effect. Actually, it was Abu Dhabi that bore the cost of Trump's lofty ambition for reopen ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
Analysis

Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
changed is how it wields that power and prioritizes targets. This evolution stems from lessons Hezbollah has absorbed in recent years from direct wars, events in Gaza, and Israeli society's behavior. In short, the Hezbollah's recent strikes on northern settlements are not just a military re ...
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
changes, did not come cheap. The great nation of Iran has before it a long list of those who sacrificed their lives on this path: from the martyred commander to innocent schoolchildren of the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab in Hormozgan province.  Therefore, in gratitude for the p ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
change. Rather, it may well be part of a broader new offensive by an Arab-Israeli-Western front against the resistance axis and Hezbollah, a move that could soon reshape Lebanon’s political and security landscape. Meanwhile, Alwaght correspondent has discussed the visit and its details with H ...
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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign
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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
change in Iran. On the other hand, the Israeli outlet reported that the senior army officials in Tel Aviv are deeply disillusioned with the US decision to quit the idea of seizing the Iranian uranium through a military operation, with assessments suggesting that the 38-day war compared to the 12-da ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
changes could not reverse Washington’s long-term strategic decline. The fact is, US deterrence has eroded even among its traditional European allies, and countries like Saudi Arabia are now seeking to balance ties with the East, represented by China and Russia. This US power decline culminate ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
change to its operational doctrine. While in the past the main focus was on missile strikes deep into the occupied territories, now there are pieces of evidence showing that Hezbollah has re-embarked on guerilla warfare strategy, a model of fighting against invading forces that made up the backbone ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
change account of this crime. US, the lead perpetrator Citing the eyewitness and satellite images that confirm the US attack on the Iranian school with missiles, Washington rises as the top party to blame for this atrocious missile strike. Ali Niko, secretary of the “1+168” campaign, ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
change easier. But there is no evidence that any of these objectives have been achieved, and many analysts say they are unlikely to be realized. Even Trump’s stated primary goal, to block Iran’s building of nuclear weapons, remains unfulfilled. Anger in Israeli regime With the announ ...

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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.