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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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Why’s Tel Aviv Afraid of Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Afraid of Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire?

Saturday 8 March 2025
Walla news website, has admitted recently that Tel Aviv does not commit to the ceasefire. He said that the second stage was supposed to start on the 16th day of implementing the deal, but after over 40 days, it has not begun yet. What do the Israelis say about the ceasefire?  Despite Netanyah ...
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power

Sunday 16 March 2025 ،
Wall Street Journal, the US president seems to be cozying up to Russia with the aim of breaking the Beijing-Moscow-Tehran axis. Trump apparently hopes to use geopolitical fault lines and change the global power dynamics in Washington’s favor. Given this issue, holding the naval exercises by t ...
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Israel Planning ‘Large-scale Offensive’ In Gaza to Seize Vast Areas of Land
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Israel Planning ‘Large-scale Offensive’ In Gaza to Seize Vast Areas of Land

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
Wall Street Journal report. While Tel Aviv insists on Hamas' destruction, many experts and even Israeli officials acknowledge that eliminating the group is unlikely due to its deep-rooted presence and widespread support among Palestinians and regional allies. Former Israeli military spokesman Da ...
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Renewed Gaza Offensive: What Are the Israeli Occupational Aims?
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Renewed Gaza Offensive: What Are the Israeli Occupational Aims?

Wednesday 9 April 2025 ،
Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir wants to decisively destroy Hamas with a massive ground offensive before making any decisions on a political solution. He is prepared to deploy enough forces to occupy the Strip indefinitely ...
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen
Analysis

Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Wall Street Journal reported that Yemeni elements aligned with the UAE are preparing for a large-scale ground attack against Ansarallah forces. According to the report, the attack is taking place in the wake of recent US airstrikes against Yemen. The Wall Street Journal added that UAE operatives in ...
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Trial or Infighting? How Are Netanyahu Cases Polarizing Israel?
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Trial or Infighting? How Are Netanyahu Cases Polarizing Israel?

Saturday 26 April 2025 ،
Walla news website, which is affiliated with Bezeq Group.  Netanyahu's confrontation with judicial system  Netanyahu has consistently labeled the charges a political conspiracy and a witch hunt and claimed innocence. He has used several strategies to fight the trial: 1. Delaying the ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
Analysis

Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Wall Street and Silicon Valley giants, such as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Palantir CEO Alex Karp, and the CEOs of Citigroup, IBM, Qualcomm, Alphabet, Franklin Templeton, and David Sachs, an expert on AI and digital currencies at the White House. The summit is very important for advancing the ambitiou ...
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
The recent elections have once again asserted that Hezbollah holds its firm position at home despite opponents’ pressure. Alwaght- The Fourth round of Lebanon municipal and mayoral elections were held at a time the country's political atmosphere is heavily influenced by regional developments and ...
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White House Orders US Agencies to Halt New Sanctions on Iran
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White House Orders US Agencies to Halt New Sanctions on Iran

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Wall Street Journal report revealed that the White House, through a directive from Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, instructed US agencies to pause all new sanctions against Iran. The unusual move—coming directly from the press secretary rather than traditional policy bodies like the NSC or T ...
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Walla news website published a picture of the Dimona power plant and wrote that the released documents contain extremely sensitive information about Israel’s nuclear projects. The scope and quality of the documents indicate a great influence on Israel and it is expected that their review will ...

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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.