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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 and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026
operation and on the other hand faces structural obstacles and geopolitical competition. Now a question presents itself: How can these neighbors unlock these potentials in a short period of time and make their way through sanctions and insecurity to a trade volume of $10 billion. Obstacles and chal ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
operation with China. In the latest sign, the Chinese and Emirati air forces are set to take part in a joint exercise, Falcon Shield 2026, slated for late August in China. The drill signals that military relations between the two countries have moved beyond political dialogue and equipment purchase ...
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Israeli Forces Torch Houses in Houla, Destroy Structures in al-Mansouri
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Israeli Forces Torch Houses in Houla, Destroy Structures in al-Mansouri

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
operations in Haddatha. The attacks are described as continued violations of the ceasefire, involving artillery, airstrikes, drones, demolitions, and the burning of agricultural land and homes. A local correspondent said the attacks aim to displace residents from southern Lebanon. Lebanon's He ...
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Iranian Forces Strike US Base in UAE Following Attack on Larak Island
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Iranian Forces Strike US Base in UAE Following Attack on Larak Island

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
operations as part of a broader strategy to impose costs on US military infrastructure across the region. Iranian officials have emphasized Larak Island’s strategic importance, citing its proximity to major shipping routes and maritime surveillance facilities.
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
operations in the Sulaymaniyah and Erbil areas, aimed at dismantling CIA and Mossad spy networks on the ground. Other facilities and equipment: They did not escape unscathed either. Sources report damage to radar arrays, fixed electronic eavesdropping stations, satellite communications gear, data-p ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
operation was. The initial landing of several heavy military transport planes in Erbil looked like a coalition buildup, but their real mission was to kick off one of the swiftest Western military equipment pullouts from the Kurdistan Region: over three days, key US and British defense systems were r ...
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Resistance Foils Israeli Special Forces Operation in Gaza City After Detecting Infiltration
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Resistance Foils Israeli Special Forces Operation in Gaza City After Detecting Infiltration

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
operation targeting a Resistance commander but was detected before completing its mission. Clashes erupted, with several Israeli troops reportedly killed, prompting Israel to deploy more than 10 warplanes for intense airstrikes. The Israeli bombardment killed several Palestinians and wounded others ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
operation against the aggressors. In a combined missile-and-drone strike, code-named ‘O Muhammad ibn Abdullah,’ they obliterated technical and maintenance infrastructure as well as enemy fighter-jet positions at two US air bases in Jordan, King Hussein and Al-Azraq, inflicting heavy dama ...
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IRGC Strikes US Command Headquarters at Kuwait Military Base in Retaliatory Attack
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IRGC Strikes US Command Headquarters at Kuwait Military Base in Retaliatory Attack

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
operation was carried out alongside attacks on US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Erbil. It claimed several US personnel were killed at Ali Al Salem and said a drone hangar and staging platform were set on fire, while several drones were destroyed. The IRGC also addressed Kuwait’s population, c ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
operations or those of its allies. This week, that grim pattern was repeated when an American airstrike hit a home hosting a wedding in Kuhestak, a mountainous area in Sirik County of Iran's Hormozgan Province. The strike killed at least five civilians people and wounded dozens more. Among the ...

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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.