- US, Israel Strategy for Lebanon Is Failed State
- Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
- Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief
- Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts
- Three Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza as 15 Palestinian Bodies Are Returned
- Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike
- Peaceful Protest by Alawites Met with Gunfire From HTS
- Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?
- Beirut Assassination: Tel Aviv’s Dangerous Game and Mystery of Hezbollah Response
- Muscat Forum, a Path for Understanding and Convergence in Persian Gulf Region
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Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts Satellite images reveal Israel maintains and strengthens military positions in southern Lebanon, a year after its ceasefire with Hezbollah
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Gaza, West Bank Endure Severe Economic Downturn, UNCTAD Reports UNCTAD: Gaza’s economy in historic collapse, West Bank shrinking, recovery could take decades without international aid
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Larijani Calls for Strategic, Economic Expansion with Pakistan Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has urged “strategic” ties with Islamabad
OHCHR: Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Violate UN Charter, Constitute War Crimes A UN human rights expert strongly denounces Israel’s persistent strikes on Lebanon, calling them part of a systematic pattern of illegal violence
Israel Conducts New Attacks on Southern and Eastern Lebanon Israel continues to violate the ceasefire in Lebanon without facing consequences
Araghchi, Omani FM Discuss Regional Issues, Ties, And Iran’s Nuclear File During a visit to Muscat on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi
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IAEA Resolution Expected to Create New Complications, Iran Warns Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson cautioned that the IAEA Board of Governors’ recent resolution against Tehran will add further complications
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Iran’s Missile Capabilities Are Advancing and Becoming More Robust Than Ever The senior spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces emphasized that the nation’s missile capabilities continue to progress each day
Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian, Arrest Two in West Bank Raids As Israeli forces intensified their operations throughout the West Bank, they fatally shot a Palestinian man and took two others into custody
Iran Accuses US and EU3 of Undermining Cairo Agreement with IAEA Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the US and the European troika of causing the collapse of the Cairo agreement between Tehran and the IAEA
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Shiites and the violence has reached its peak recently.
Also, the political and ideological approach of the HTS motivated the group to take steps to consolidate power in Syria, which triggered a revolt against this group in costal areas. On the other hand, we are witnessing very extensive int ...
Analysis
Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
Tuesday 22 April 2025
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Shiites).” It also noted that “one day before the publication of the photo of the trilateral meeting, al-Sudani ordered the foreign ministry to convey to the Lebanese ambassador Iraq’s protest against the Lebanese president’s statements about Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces ...
Analysis
Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
Sunday 27 April 2025
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Shiites are not offended. At the same time, some MPs have submitted an official request to the Baghdad Public Prosecutor's Office, demanding that al-Sharaa be investigated and arrested if he visits the country.
What are al-Sharaa charges?
Iraqis accuse the current Syrian ruler of b ...
Interview
Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert
Monday 26 May 2025
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Shiites and political movements close to the resistance, such as the Free National Movement, which were able to secure a strong position. Therefore, we will witness the third referendum in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The municipal elections will also have an impact on the reconstruction p ...
Paper
Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line
Sunday 3 August 2025
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Shiites, for disarming Hezbollah. The latest proposal presented to the Lebanese officials by the US envoy Thomas Barrack included full disarming of the resistance group within four months in return for stopping Israeli air strikes and withdrawing from southern Lebanon. The plan was altered by Beirut ...
Paper
Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
Sunday 10 August 2025
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Shiites, could shake the entire political structure. The Syrian experience is before the eyes of the Lebanese, where the country, after Bashar al-Assad, has lost its military power and deterrent power following the Israeli attacks and is now in a state of chaos and faces risk of partition.
Al ...
Analysis
Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
Saturday 16 August 2025
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Shiites in this sensitive period, especially as the adversaries are seeking to divide the ranks of the Shiite forces, namely Hezbollah and Amal Movement. So far, Nabih Berri's positions as speaker of parliament and leader of the Amal movement in supporting the legitimacy and benefit of Hezbollah ...
Analysis
Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda
Sunday 17 August 2025
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Shiites, strongly oppose Hezbollah disarmament, and according to polls, up to 64 percent of southerners have reacted negatively to Hezbollah disarmament. Accordingly, the negative reaction of southerners to Hezbollah disarmament will be one of the major challenges for the Lebanese government to secu ...
News
Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
Monday 10 November 2025
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Shiites, hold defined positions within Iraq’s political and security structures, the prevailing sentiment among them remains that post-2003 developments have largely worked against their interests. Low Sunni voter turnout in successive parliamentary elections underscores this disillusionment w ...
Analysis
Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament
Saturday 15 November 2025
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Shiites retain the top position in power
Following the official announcement of Iraq's election results by the country's High Electoral Commission (IHEC), Shiite blocs, led by the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF), have again secured a parliamentary majority.
A total of 187 parliamentary ...
