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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’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat

Saturday 13 June 2026
Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed, for the sake of misleading the American public, who, though far from the battlefield, are growing increasingly anxious about the war’s consequences, that he has crippled Iran’s defense and military capabilities. In reality, that very vulnerabilit ...
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump
Analysis

Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Trump has lost his credibility even at home, so much so that recently the Democratic senator Adam Schiff commented on his treachery, saying that the president makes falsehood after falsehood and that the president's account of the state of negotiations to end the Iran war “lacks a lot of c ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Trump needs not to leave him unchecked. Alwaght- The deal Trump reached with Iran is not just a simple agreement to end the war, it is one reshaping the architecture of relations between Washington and Tel Aviv. The Foreign Policy magazine argues in a recent analysis that although the military and s ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
Trump administration's staunch support to the Israeli expansionism and instability caused by the Israeli military operations across west Asia over the past three years. So, the new occupations are not a response to the security threats but a part of an ideological project to change the region&# ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
Analysis

The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
Trump on Tuesday once again claimed that talks with Iran were progressing well, yet the simultaneous escalation of military strikes and the return of economic pressure paint a very different picture of the White House's actual policy. That very disconnect between diplomatic rhetoric and on-the-g ...
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral the Biggest Display of Democracy, Iran Turned War into Opportunity: Lebanese Author
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral the Biggest Display of Democracy, Iran Turned War into Opportunity: Lebanese Author

Thursday 9 July 2026 ،
Trump, who presumed that he could overthrow the Islamic Revolution and the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The response to this claim was the presence of millions of people in the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities, as well as at the funeral ceremony in Iraq, a turnout that, in my vi ...
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
Analysis

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?
Analysis

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?
Analysis

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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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.