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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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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
Analysis

Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025
attacked by the Saudi-Emirati coalition during this period. However, the Saudis did not achieve any success in Yemen, nor was the war able to destroy the Syrian government. However, change of the Syrian equations in a short time sent the Saudis optimistic about reversing their losses, and by cutting ...
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?
Report

From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
Terrorists in commander posts  The HTS-led new security forces of Syria have integrated in the new security structure of the country radical armed groups like Uyghurs of the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) and Syrian Turkmen from the Syrian National Army that is supported by the Turkish intellig ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
attacked positions of those who are calling for disarming resistance groups. In an X post, he said: The wail of the cowards stems from the criminal Zionist-American cries for the abandonment of the weapons of resistance in Iraq, which protected the government and holy sites when the army was defeat ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
Analysis

Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
attacks between the Turkish army and PKK forces in border areas will lead to greater stability in southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and even the Kurdish areas of Syria. Over the past decade, Ankara has established a large military presence in northern Iraq and Syria, relying on the PKK threat exc ...
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
attacks. So, the three countries agreed on: Forming common security posts along the marching courses, intensifying supervision on suspected elements using smart identification systems, and sharing information on security threats via direct connection channels. 3. Improving logistics and services ...
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon
Analysis

Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
attacks on infrastructure have made Syria a theater for insecurity, chaos, and crisis. Although Israeli attacks are being justified under humanitarian reasons like support to the Druze minority, but their main goal is destroying the infrastructure, sowing division, and getting a foothold on the Syr ...
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Terrorist Attack on Courthouse in Southeast Iran Leaves Six Dead, 22 Injured
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Terrorist Attack on Courthouse in Southeast Iran Leaves Six Dead, 22 Injured

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
attacked a courthouse in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, on Saturday, killing six people ALWAGHT- Gunmen attacked a courthouse in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, on Saturday, killing six people, among them a woman and a one-year-old child. A deadly terrorist attack occurred on S ...
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Qalibaf Claims Israel Is Waging Economic and Psychological Warfare Against Iran
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Qalibaf Claims Israel Is Waging Economic and Psychological Warfare Against Iran

Sunday 27 July 2025 ،
attack by Jaish al-Adl militants on a courthouse in Zahedan, which targeted innocent civilians, including women and children. He framed the attack as retaliation against Iranian unity and resistance to foreign aggression. Highlighting Iran’s commitment to security, Qalibaf affirmed that Irani ...
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?
Analysis

Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
attack obviously showed that the main aim was the IRGC. Kurdish sources like Hengaw news published a statement issued by the PJAK, saying that the terrorist group was responsible for the attack. But this terrorist attack was not the only destabilizing action by terrorists in Iran’s border are ...
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
attacks of the ISIS in Mosul and then the self-proclaimed ISIS caliphate led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, advancing to the capital Baghdad, risked seizing the capital city and desecrating the religious cities of Najaf and Karbala. In the vacuum caused by the collapse of the army, not the Western powers ...

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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.