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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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US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza
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US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza

Sunday 16 November 2025
Resistance, and solidify Tel Aviv's position as the anchor of a new regional order. In this context, as Trump's high-profile Sharm El-Sheikh summit demonstrated, Gaza could become the pathway for US return to a position of regional leadership. 4. Assimilating Gaza structurally, culturally, ...
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
axis or the Ankara-Doha axis; there is no viable middle ground. The leaders' decision on Gaza, particularly regarding the roles of Turkey and Qatar, will likely be the most significant outcome of the meeting, even if it is not announced publicly during the press conference. Normalization with t ...
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Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert
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Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
Resistance and their adversaries. The increased participation in the Iraqi elections demonstrated that, despite severe political, economic, and security pressures, the Iraqi people have not lost hope for a better future. Contrary to the Americans' assumption that the region would become passive ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
Resistance in Yemen, the Red Sea, and regarding Hezbollah in Lebanon. Despite this alignment, the US and Israel will still not permit Riyadh to acquire the fully-capable version of the F-35. The rationale for this is rooted in what can be called Israel's doctrine of strategic distrust. Tel Aviv ...
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
Resistance, Hezbollah, at its inception and progressed through its extensive military and leadership training programs. His combat record dates back to the years before Lebanon's 2000 liberation, participating in numerous operations against Israeli military positions and their assets. He served ...
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Syria’s Beit Jinn Revolt a Clear Message to Tel Aviv, Al-Jolani Govt.
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Syria’s Beit Jinn Revolt a Clear Message to Tel Aviv, Al-Jolani Govt.

Saturday 29 November 2025 ،
Resistance are coming true As terrorist groups took the power in Damascus, the Israeli-Western camp believed they could proceed with their previously stalled agendas unimpeded. However, leaders of the Axis of Resistance foresaw a different political and security future for Syria, one they believed ...
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
Resistance. The stated goal was to reduce tensions by fostering convergence among Washington's allies, but in practice, this strategy re-codified the region's deep geopolitical divides in a new format. The second pillar of the strategy was a maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Rep ...
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
Resistance, the structural factor weakening the Israeli regime The Axis of Resistance, and mainly the Palestinian resistance groups on top of them Hamas, is no longer a security threat; it is a fundamental actor in shifting global power balance. Hamas’s attack on October 7 forced thd Israeli ...
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance

Thursday 18 December 2025 ،
Resistance, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Ansarullah in Yemen. Amid escalating Israeli threats and aggression against Iran, Russia, viewed by Tehran as a key strategic partner, has also facilitated Iran’s access to advanced air-defense capabilities, including systems such as the S-400 su ...
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US’s Objectives and Challenges in Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire
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US’s Objectives and Challenges in Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire

Saturday 20 December 2025 ،
axis, with an active role for Qatar and Turkey. The presence of military forces from these countries could pose a serious threat to the regime. However, reality indicates that the US, in various ways, is counting on the involvement of Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt in this plan, a factor that could itself ...

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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.