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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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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Trump is bent on insulating markets from the fallout of sustained tensions with Iran, and locking in a new corridor through Hormuz would give him more room to ramp up military action against Iran until he reaches his desired endpoint, without sweating price volatility. Iran, in turn, is fighting to ...
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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 ،
Trump himself saying he had no evidence the missiles were American-fired. But days later, the Associated Press confirmed the school had been targeted by the US military.  The Pentagon, however, has yet to release a final official investigation, remaining silent on the details of the case. Mea ...
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
Trump's threats to target Iran's infrastructure are carried out, everything that has so far remained intact in the region out of Iranian restraint will be pounded to rubble. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for Iran's armed forces, also weighed in on Trump's recent th ...
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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 ،
Trump, as Tel Aviv's staunchest ally, back in the White House, he is unlikely to risk alienating the Israelis by greenlighting advanced fighter jets supply to Ankara. So, Turkey could walk away from the S‑400 only to find itself in a strategic vacuum locked out of both the Russian system and Ame ...
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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 ،
Trump's early claims of crippling Iran's military capacity, Iranian forces have retained the ability to carry out cross-border operations against US-linked targets. At the heart of this confrontation was control over the Strait of Hormuz and a bid to shift the balance in one of the world ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Trump's first term, to build a front against the Axis of Resistance, particularly Hezbollah, with backing from terrorist organizations like ISIS. That, too, fizzled. These failures suggest that Saudi Arabia's centralized decision-making structure and unilateralist approach have consistently ...
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Trump claim that he called off a planned attack on Iran marked another retreat by the blustering US president. After a wave of threats and promises of a heavy bombing campaign against Iran's energy infrastructure, he said that he, for now, has decided to avoid a military escalation to give diplo ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Trump in a position that finds it unavoidable to accept Iran's terms, lift the blockade, and end the war to facilitate reopening the Strait of Hormuz? Zarean: Now the situation is very difficult for the Americans, because they have been unable to achieve their goals through either the tool of w ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
Trump has repeatedly talked about final chance for Iran to reach a deal with the US, the record of several months of war shows that return to the military options will be costlier than strong-toned remarks of Trump are aimed to suggest. The reality is that the 40-day war and the subsequent confront ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Trump’s covert exit from Turkey following the NATO summit on July 8, now one of the most explosive security flaps of his presidency. The story took a new turn when The Washington Post, citing intelligence sources, reported that US spy agencies secretly swapped out Trump’s plane mid-trip ...

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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.