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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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SE Iran: Intelligence Ministry Says Several US-Israel-Linked Terrorist Cells Neutralized
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SE Iran: Intelligence Ministry Says Several US-Israel-Linked Terrorist Cells Neutralized

Wednesday 29 July 2026
members were arrested across several cities in Sistan-and-Baluchestan before they could carry out planned attacks. According to the ministry, the suspects were allegedly preparing to target public infrastructure and essential services to create insecurity in the province. Security forces also seize ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
members have eroded, and we are now seeing the highest level of divergence among them. Return of Riyadh-Tel Aviv cooperation in Yemen  Given the string of past failures, some analysts now suggest that Saudi Arabia may pivot toward deeper security cooperation with Israel in the Red Sea to bols ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
UN to alleviate humanitarian suffering. The move made clear that Egypt, for all its ties to Saudi Arabia, has preserved its own line to Sanaa as well. Indeed, this does not mean Cairo is Ansarullah's ally or supporter of its policies. In joint statements with Saudi Arabia, Egypt condemned Ansar ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
members. Its role is to adjudicate disputes over the interpretation of Likud's constitution. Its decisions are binding on all party members and can only be appealed to the regime's Supreme Court in rare instances. So what are the fault lines within Likud? Four critical issues hang in the ba ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
members. If a group continues armed operations after political, financial, and intelligence measures have been exhausted, the government can reframe the case, from a political disagreement to a national security threat. At that point, operations would focus on specific individuals, field leader dete ...
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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 ،
members of this agreement would participate in each other's defense have not yet been specified, and no joint defense force has been formed. Moreover, there are other serious obstacles, including the fact that Pakistan and Turkey have considerations regarding regional cases, and Ankara also has ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
membership, could morph into one of the most significant strategic obstacles Tel Aviv faces in West Asia.  In essence, the pact's real significance lies not in naming a specific adversary, but in forging an independent Muslim security bloc outside Washington-led security architectures, a b ...
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US Troops Voice Opposition to Iran War, Question Israel’s Influence
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US Troops Voice Opposition to Iran War, Question Israel’s Influence

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
members perceive the conflict. He concluded that when a war lacks morale, ending it becomes the only meaningful measure of success, particularly if troops view the conflict as unjust. The comments come amid scrutiny of conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and calls from US lawmakers for answer ...
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
members end up in Iranian captivity, Washington could wield the Iranian pilots as bargaining chips, or even for a prisoner exchange. For that reason, Tehran is pressing Doha for full cooperation to resolve the pilots' fate as swiftly as possible. On the other hand, Qatar's handling of the t ...
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Iran Condemns New US Sanctions as Violation of UN Members’ Sovereignty
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Iran Condemns New US Sanctions as Violation of UN Members’ Sovereignty

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
UN member states. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei condemned the latest US economic sanctions on Iran, arguing that they go beyond economic pressure on Tehran and amount to an assertion of extraterritorial authority over other independent UN member states. Baghaei said seconda ...

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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.