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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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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025
States are larger, deeper, and more capable of absorbing damages and returning to the battlefield, and can even carry out effective attacks. Perhaps Israel’s desire not to engage in a protracted war of attrition with Iran, given the heavy losses it suffered during the 12-day war, was one of th ...
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UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program
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UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
of humanitarian principles and accusing it of being a front for military and political agendas. In a statement released by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, they described the US- and Israel-backed aid group as an “insult to the humanitarian enterprise,” citing the ...
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?

Friday 8 August 2025 ،
of starvation and famine. Alwaght- The fall of a crate of humanitarian aids airdropped in central Gaza killed a Palestinian civilian on Monday. This Palestinian is very likely not the first one nor is he the last one to fall victim to the show aid operations in Gaza and so far, the airdrops for the ...
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
States and its President, Trump, to carry out a second round of attacks, but given America’s concerns about Israel’s attacks on Syria, the likelihood of the United States agreeing to a second round of attacks on Iran is much lower, because Washington does not want a new war front to open ...
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
of the ceasefire. The plan, lacking Shiite cabinet members' support, seeks restriction of weapons in the hands of the Lebanese government, a move that is seen as a direct challenge to the weapons of the Hezbollah in the country.  According to the decision, the government tasked the army wi ...
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Gen. Javani Cautions About the Repercussions of A US Corridor in The Caucasus
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Gen. Javani Cautions About the Repercussions of A US Corridor in The Caucasus

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
States, the United Kingdom, and NATO into the sensitive Caucasus region, a move he considers both reckless and dangerous. Javani argued that if Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan had carefully weighed the long-term geopolitical consequences of inviting Western military and political influe ...
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
State Duma’s CIS Affairs Committee, told Lenta.ru news website that the agreement “simultaneously means Russia’s expulsion from the Caucasus and the entry of the US into the region.” Zatulin added that Russia’s only remaining strategic base in the region is a military b ...
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Larijani Unveils Iraq Security Agreement, Voices Continued Backing for Hezbollah
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Larijani Unveils Iraq Security Agreement, Voices Continued Backing for Hezbollah

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
of Hezbollah amid a US-supported campaign to disarm the group. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Larijani, announced plans to sign a major security agreement with Iraq during his upcoming regional tour, which will also include a visit to Lebanon to deliver messages reaff ...
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Israeli-Egyptian Gas Contract a Win-Lose Deal
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Israeli-Egyptian Gas Contract a Win-Lose Deal

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
of Palestine.  Egypt, which has long been criticized by Muslim public opinion for its passive policy despite sharing a land border with Gaza at Rafah, has now gone beyond passivity and signed an energy deal with the regime, stabbing the Palestinians in the back.  The Israeli company NeoM ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani has launched a series of diplomatic moves. Following his recent visit to Moscow, where he held talks with Russian officials, he has now embarked on a tour of Iraq and Lebanon. This trip takes on added significance as it coincides with e ...

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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.