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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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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook

Tuesday 6 January 2026
Resistance, having developed multifaceted capabilities that posed a serious and persistent threat to the occupied territories. Consequently, with the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad government, Tel Aviv views this juncture as a rare opportunity to fundamentally weaken Syria's position of resista ...
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance
Analysis

Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
forces. Its mandate is to pursue the truth with full transparency, aiming to identify both the perpetrators and the masterminds behind the scenes, not to fall into the trap of broad, accusatory narratives. 2. Emphasis on common enemy: All factions should officially and publicly assert that their ma ...
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Breaking the Ice: Iran’s Araghchi Visit to Beirut Signals New Chapter
Analysis

Breaking the Ice: Iran’s Araghchi Visit to Beirut Signals New Chapter

Sunday 11 January 2026 ،
Resistance, is diminishing. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that without Hezbollah’s political sacrifices to end the political stalemate and facilitate the formation of a new government to address reconstruction efforts and implement the terms of the November 2024 ceasefire, a governmen ...
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How Have West and Israel Supported Riots in Iran?
Analysis

How Have West and Israel Supported Riots in Iran?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
forces: Iran’s forensic services chief Abbas Masjedi reported that during the recent unrest, just unlike their precedents, trained terrorists mostly “attacked vital organs” of the people. Masjedi added that a considerable number of the dead lost their lives by throat cutting, knife ...
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
Analysis

What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
Resistance stands by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of any potential aggression.” So, the first factor Trump should prepare for is facing hundreds of thousands of dead bodies of the US troops. This is against his approach about avoiding long-term, costly wars with high casualties wh ...
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?
Analysis

What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?

Friday 16 January 2026 ،
forces fighting Syria’s Bashar al-Assad from 2011 to 2024, countering the Muslim Brotherhood that culminated in a coup in 2013 ousting the first democratically-elected President Mohamad Morsi, blockading Qatar in 2017, and the politically and economically pressuring the Lebanese government to ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
Analysis

What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
forces. So, Hussein tries to assure Iran that Iraq will never allow its airspace or territory be a launching pad for anti-Iranian attacks. This trip comes as American forces are evacuating Iraq’s Ein Al-Assad military and handing it over to Iraqi military. Maintaining that “there is a ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
Analysis

With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
forces were directly behind the ISIS inmates’ escape. Recent developments have heightened the likelihood of a resurgence of terrorist elements and the reactivation of their clandestine networks, introducing new questions about the region’s security landscape. As these conflicts and the ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
Analysis

ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
Resistance, fundamentally altered Washington's plans for Syria. American policy pivoted toward deeper cooperation with Turkey in the Syrian theater. Consequently, US representatives began pushing for an agreement to integrate Kurdish forces with the central government in Damascus. In March 2025 ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
forces from obtaining the ministership in the upcoming government. To the US frustration, al-Maliki is seen as a figure closely aligned with the resistance groups in Iraq. Reuters has reported, citing American sources, that the US has issued a stern warning to senior Iraqi political figures regardin ...

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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.