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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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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025
combating terrorism). The fundamental and unresolved challenge remains finding a balance between the Kurds’ demands for greater rights and Turkey’s insistence on territorial sovereignty. The conflict with the PKK is rooted in deep-seated historical tensions between the Turkish state and ...
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Iranian Forces Prepared for Any Scenario
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Iranian Forces Prepared for Any Scenario

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
combat readiness and morale of the forces on the ground and warned that constant vigilance is essential in the face of mounting security threats. He underscored that Iran is no stranger to the horrors of terrorism, stating that the nation has lost 17,000 lives to terror attacks. He said the exercis ...
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Israel Escalates Gaza Assault Amid ‘Yellow Line’ Expansion
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Israel Escalates Gaza Assault Amid ‘Yellow Line’ Expansion

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
drones have been attacking Palestinians moving in areas west of the “Yellow Line” in the Tuffah neighborhood of eastern Gaza City. Hamas announced it would return the remains of a captive, while Israel plans to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, indicati ...
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IRGC Commander Reports Use of Long-Range Weaponry in Naval Exercise
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IRGC Commander Reports Use of Long-Range Weaponry in Naval Exercise

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
combat scenarios, including coordinated naval operations, rapid response to maritime threats, and protection of strategic waterways. According to Heidari, operational planning emphasized speed, accuracy, and compatibility between units, aiming to simulate conditions similar to potential regional con ...
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Fleeing the Hell: Migration from Israel Now a Surging Trend
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Fleeing the Hell: Migration from Israel Now a Surging Trend

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
combat troops and another 3,000 in support roles. The dispute over Haredi conscription has been one of Israel’s most acute political and social flashpoints since the 2010s. The crisis is deeply rooted in Jewish religious tradition and history: the Haredi community has long insisted on maintai ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
combat to a security realignment centered on managing oil resources, where the “neutralization of the tribes” was part of a larger plan. But the story did not end there. Similar developments unfolded in another Yemeni province, where southern forces took over the most important military ...
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Venezuela Enlists Over 5,600 New Soldiers as Tensions with US Rise
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Venezuela Enlists Over 5,600 New Soldiers as Tensions with US Rise

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
combating drug trafficking. Washington has formally accused Maduro of leading a narcoterrorist organization, a claim he vehemently rejects. In response, Maduro has condemned the US maneuvers as an illegal and disproportionate act of aggression. Amid this crisis, Venezuela is seeking international d ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
drones, and ballistic missiles. Its ability to simultaneously monitor hundreds of targets makes it a potent deterrent against air and missile attacks, providing its operators with a distinct strategic advantage. So, the S-400 through its special capabilities can, to some extent, make up for the Tur ...
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
combat power standing and its forces are estimated at around 20,000. Kushner seeking personal interests Kushner, a name floated for the so-called Gaza Peace Board currently holds no official role in the American administration. Since serving as a senior advisor in the first Trump White House, the ...
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Iran FM’s Baku Visit Highlights Neighbors’ Need for Closer Cooperation
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Iran FM’s Baku Visit Highlights Neighbors’ Need for Closer Cooperation

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
combating terrorism and subversive activities. Significantly, Azerbaijan hosted the exercises near its southern border on Iranian soil, a move interpreted as Baku acknowledging Tehran’s stance. Participants included all ten SCO member states: Iran, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, ...

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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.