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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 Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?
Analysis

Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?

Monday 20 July 2026
Studies (IISS), highlights Tehran's heavy investment in precision-guided, maneuverable solid-fuel missiles over recent years. He says that these projectiles, capable of last-minute course shifts and quick-launch readiness, have made interception significantly tougher for US air defenses. 
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
Studies in Geneva, told Al Jazeera that elevating a figure who had led ceasefire negotiations in recent months and carries organizational weight in Gaza signaled less a new chapter than a continuation of existing policies. Dr. Mtanes Shehadeh, director of the Israel Studies Program at the Mada al-C ...
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Studies Center in the US examined the JRA's embrace of the Palestinian cause, noting that after some members left Japan, they made their way to Lebanon and Jordan, where they received military training in camps linked to the PFLP. The Lod Airport operation, the report found, was a product of tha ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Interview

Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Studies, asking him about the aspects of these developments and their impacts on the region. Alwaght: While unofficial speculations and formal comments by the White House officials suggested that an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz is close to reach, Iran announced its six-point conditions for r ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
Report

Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
Studies (CSIS) that followed the war showed that in the 39 days of missile and airstrikes, in 4 out of 7 key areas, the US consumed over half of its war ammunitions. Estimates of the think tank suggest that restoration to pre-war levels takes between 1-4 years depending on the type of ammunitions. ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Analysis

Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Studies puts the number of unlicensed firearms in the country at more than 20 million, a figure that, if accurate, points to an unprecedented depth of weapon proliferation in Iraqi society. Meanwhile, one of the most respected international benchmarks comes from the Small Arms Survey. In its 2017 d ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
Analysis

Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
The US blockade is encouraging Iran to seek alternative ways and neighbors can help. Alwaght- At a time the Iranian-American confrontation has developed to economic area from battleground, Tehran more than any other time is aspiring to activate its peripheral capacity to push back against the Americ ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
Analysis

Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
Studies echoes this view, identifying the struggle as one of the most consequential structural fault lines between the two powers. Israel, the report argues, is deeply unsettled by Turkey's growing influence, its training of Syrian forces, and the prospect of permanent Turkish bases. Ankara, by ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
Report

Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Studies (CSIS), which shows that roughly 65 percent of Patriot missile interceptors and more than 38 percent of THAAD systems were expended over the course of the war, a logistical nightmare now confronting the Pentagon. Worse, in the opening days of the fighting, advanced American radar systems, i ...
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Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further
Report

Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Studies noted that in this brigade alone, cases of AWOL were recorded even during overseas training in France and Poland. A Financial Times investigation in December 2024, citing a Polish security official, found that, on average, roughly 12 Ukrainian soldiers went missing or fled each month during ...

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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.