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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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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?

Saturday 18 July 2026
Street Journal and then in official statements, Rubio held that the US administration could dismantle the international court using such tools as sanctioning the judges and staff of the the court, revoking visas of the personnel, putting diplomatic pressures on the countries working with the ICC, an ...
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
Street Journal that the number of attacks and the toll they take on the US military assets show that Iranian forces still have large numbers of missiles and have honed their capability to outmaneuver air interceptors. Sunday's missile strike on Jordan's Aqaba port laid bare a harsh truth: e ...
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Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?
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Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
Street Journal reports that Tehran is now fielding high-velocity, maneuverable missiles capable of altering course in their terminal phase, making them significantly harder for systems like Patriot to track and intercept. The New York Times, citing US officials, adds that the scale of recent attacks ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
Street Journal now reports that the likely destination is the United Arab Emirates, a deal that, according to the newspaper, has already received Russia’s initial go-ahead. From the very start, the S-400 case was never just an arms deal. It morphed into one of the most consequential strategic ...
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
Street Journal editorial board, piled on with sharp criticism. Their central complaint was why to sign a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that was not explicitly tied to normalizing ties with the Israeli regime.  Compounding the confusion, the administration has refused to release the full ...
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Street Journal, citing US officials, has conceded that Iran has upgraded its methods for breaching American missile defense systems. In a recent report, the paper noted that Iran is employing missiles that fly at exceptionally high speeds. In effect, the US outlet has been trying to crack the myster ...
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Street Journal on Tuesday in a report said that simultaneous disruption of oil flow in the two straits of Homuz and Bab-el-Mandeb has cut nearly one-fourth of the world oil supply from markets. From this vantage point, any large-scale disruption to Saudi Arabia's refining and export network is n ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
Analysis

Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
The government of al-Zaydi remains far from full-force work as parties are yet to reach a consensus on filling key ministries. Alwaght- Nearly four months after formation of the new Iraqi cabinet by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi, some of the most important ministries and the government's future pl ...
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
Street Journal has revealed that Iran destroyed or damaged 42 American military aircraft. Other news reports suggesting that heavy damage was inflicted on the American military bases across the region leaked gradually by American media outlets. But leaking these news four months after the 40-day war ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
Street Journal reported on the blockade on the Palestinian homes and the push by the settlers to seize them. It added that water and power are cut off from these homes and tens of Palestinians are in critical conditions. A primary target of these attacks is Palestinian agriculture, which is the lif ...

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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.