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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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Iran Warns of Firm Response if Israel Makes Any Misstep
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Iran Warns of Firm Response if Israel Makes Any Misstep

Sunday 14 September 2025
Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, and Yemen.
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Why Would Qatar Trust the US about Its Security after Israeli Attack?
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Why Would Qatar Trust the US about Its Security after Israeli Attack?

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Malta (an Israeli drone attack on a ship belonging to the Freedom Flotilla for Gaza off the coast of Malta), Egypt (an Israeli tank attacked an Egyptian border post on the Gaza border on October 22, 2023, and the killing of an Egyptian soldier named Khalid Sharif Asfora due ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and recently Qatar, with a seeming sense of impunity. According to Serhat Suha Çubukçuoğlu, director of the Turkey Program at the Trends Research and Advisory Institute, these actions are setting a dangerous precedent that circumvents international norms and regi ...
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Larijani’s Riyadh Visit: Laying the Groundwork for New Regional Security Order
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Larijani’s Riyadh Visit: Laying the Groundwork for New Regional Security Order

Friday 19 September 2025 ،
Syrian crisis, developments in Lebanon, and, most critically, the Palestinian issue and the war in Gaza. This centrality means that any convergence between these two regional actors would have consequences far beyond their bilateral relations. Such a rapprochement could forge a new security order in ...
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Israeli Forces Continue Operations in Quneitra and Daraa
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Israeli Forces Continue Operations in Quneitra and Daraa

Saturday 20 September 2025 ،
Syria, Israeli troops escalate actions with ground raids and short-term checkpoints in Daraa and Quneitra, monitored by drones ALWAGHT- In Syria, Israeli troops escalate actions with ground raids and short-term checkpoints in Daraa and Quneitra, monitored by drones. Israeli forces continue to viola ...
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Iran Accuses Israeli PM of Using UN Speech to Hide Crimes
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Iran Accuses Israeli PM of Using UN Speech to Hide Crimes

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Syria, Yemen, Iran, and Qatar. Addressing a June 2025 attack on Iran, the statement said Israeli actions killed more than 1,000 Iranian civilians, scientists, and officials, violating the UN Charter and international law. Iran rejected all Israeli claims about its nuclear program, emphasizing that ...
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Israelis Truely Worried about an Attack Bigger Than That of Oct. 7
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Israelis Truely Worried about an Attack Bigger Than That of Oct. 7

Wednesday 1 October 2025 ،
Syria and were planning a ground attack on Israel. According to this report, cooperation within the Axis of Resistance has provided Ansar Allah with the possibility to move its forces from a great geographical distance to near the borders of the occupied territories to launch a direct ground attack. ...
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Gaza Ceasefire a Tactical Move in Netanyahu’s Crisis-making Strategy: Expert
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Gaza Ceasefire a Tactical Move in Netanyahu’s Crisis-making Strategy: Expert

Sunday 12 October 2025 ،
Syria are likely, aimed at restoring deterrence. 3. Assurances of continued American support: The perception of unwavering support from Washington will encourage continued adventurism and destabilizing behavior. Under these conditions, it is probable that in the post-agreement phase, the Israeli reg ...
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?

Thursday 16 October 2025 ،
Syrian president is resorting to Russia as Syria is facing security challenges. But there are questions about success of his agenda in Moscow. Alwaght- Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa who has been paying foreign visits in a bid to strengthen his new rule base has now embarked on a friendshi ...
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
Syria affairs suggested that the country slid into a dark period of instability. This actually took place and shortly after takeover of power by the militias, not only the country has not moved to stability, but also it drifted to instability, collapse of sovereign institutions, and gradual partitio ...

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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.