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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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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026
change. Alwaght- These days nothing better than polls that have horrified the Likud party can display the fragility of the Israeli regime's political scene. What is happening in Netanyahu’s camp is not the casual, pre-election anxiety, but a real fear of losing the power and more dramatica ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Interview

Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
changed secretary of Supreme National Security Council. Is this related to the ongoing negotiations? Zarean: No, it does not seem this post change is meaningfully related to the talks. However, picking the battle-tested General Mohsen Rezaei showed that from now on, foreign policy and defense and s ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
Analysis

Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
changed the regional security equations. Analyses emerging on the agreement show that one of the outcomes of this pact can show itself in increased security independence of regional states and decreased reliance on the US security guarantees, something that will restrict the Israeli maneuvering spac ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
change anything on the ground. Over recent months, Beirut's reaction pattern has boiled down to three pillars: condemning the strikes, calling on Washington and the international community to pressure Israeli regime, and pressing ahead with US-brokered talks. In a previous wave of attacks, the ...
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
changer, one that may eventually constrain Israel's room for maneuver even further. Two Turkish observers close to the government told Middle East Eye that the Mecca Pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, which Israel has framed as a new Sunni axis, has put Netanyahu in a difficult spot ahead of ...
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power
Analysis

Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
change the battleground equations and carry new surprises to the aggressors. In this regard, IRGC Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi addressed Iran’s military capabilities and the upgrading of its missile warheads after the second and third wars, stating: “We are advancing day by day acr ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
changed. In modern combat, before any ground advance even begins, the attacking force tries to reshape the battlespace through airstrikes, artillery, surveillance, and electronic warfare, softening the target from every direction but boots on the ground. That is why the intensity of strikes on this ...
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics
Analysis

Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
change the resistance-leaning face of the region and that the new order shaped by the Axis of Resistance is forming and shaping the future of the region. As Netanyahu nurtures his dream of a Greater Israel, reshaping the region's security and geopolitical landscape by seizing more Islamic lands ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
changer for oil markets. That matters economically, if global oil markets had really expected new sanctions to dramatically slash Iranian exports, we would have seen a significant spike in prices. Instead, oil prices actually dipped in the initial response.” Peter Schiff, the American investo ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
changes inside the society. In the US, which is home to one of the most intricate and diverse electoral systems on the planet, and where political and social currents invariably send ripples across the globe, the quadrennial ritual of national elections inevitably thrusts the country into the media ...

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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.