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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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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?

Wednesday 4 February 2026
Resistance already gold a broad list of potential targets that includes naval fleets, military bases, intelligence, political, and spying posts across the region and particularly on Israeli regime, as well as oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, and even the oil platforms of allied c ...
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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran
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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran

Friday 6 February 2026 ،
Resistance to the Palestinian cause The poll’s finding that Iran ranks a distant third in perceived security threats at a mere 6 percent carries a significance far beyond the number itself. For years, Tehran has been cast by some as the “primary enemy of the Arab world.” This res ...
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
forces more room than ever to play the role of mediator, and sometimes, arbiter. Amidst this, the PUK, which traditionally has closer ties with Shiite political currents through the SCF, hopes these connections will help it retain the presidency without granting the concessions expected by its riva ...
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
forces and employees of its allied government. $1 billion of this amount is designated for southern forces previously funded by the UAE. In this regard, Yemen’s Saudi-aligned Information Minister, Moammar Al-Eryani, stated: “Saudi Arabia has cooperated with us and expressed its readines ...
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
forces firmly on the negotiation agenda. Analysts assess that Israel aims to leverage its political influence in Washington through this strategy, seeking ironclad guarantees for its security in any final deal. To reshape the negotiation framework, Tel Aviv is employing political pressure, intensiv ...
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
Resistance, have solidified. As a result, Ritter concludes, a military strike on Iran would fail to achieve its objectives. Iranian missiles brought Trump to the negotiating Table: The Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv has also dismissed the military option against Iran, reporting that Iran’s t ...
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New Israeli Law Accelerating West Bank Annexation
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New Israeli Law Accelerating West Bank Annexation

Saturday 14 February 2026 ،
forces, tightening security measures across the West Bank, have launched a new wave of arrests targeting the Palestinians. In the latest development, Israel forces raided Ramallah and Nablus, arresting 54 and injuring others. The campaign is aimed at intimidating the Palestinians to choke any opposi ...
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Hezbollah Leader Says Iran Has Consistently Backed Palestine and Oppressed People Worldwide
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Hezbollah Leader Says Iran Has Consistently Backed Palestine and Oppressed People Worldwide

Sunday 15 February 2026 ،
Resistance and the Palestinian people. He emphasized that despite Hezbollah’s losses and damage during recent conflicts, the group successfully countered enemy objectives. Sheikh Qassem also expressed gratitude for Velayati’s early support of Hezbollah and described the Islamic Revoluti ...
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
forces for key posts, including the premiership, is hardly a new challenge, indeed, it has been a recurring feature in almost every electoral cycle, what sets this current deadlock apart is the overt and unabashed intervention of Donald Trump in Iraq's internal affairs. This interference has not ...
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Why Are Arabs and Turkey against US War on Iran?
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Why Are Arabs and Turkey against US War on Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
forces, Yemen's Ansarallah, various Iraqi militias, and Lebanese factions, stand ready to target American troops and bases should hostilities against Iran erupt. Between 2003 and 2023, Iran's regional influence expanded dramatically; Baghdad fell increasingly under Tehran's sway followin ...

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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.