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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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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority

Saturday 3 May 2025
Western intelligence reports even emphasize that Ansarallah has succeeded in creating weapons made of Chinese, Russian and Iranian components that are difficult for American systems to detect. Ansarullah also poses a serious threat to US naval forces in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden by using ballist ...
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
Analysis

Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
Western support fit interventionist scenarios or even foundation of new autonomous regions in Syria.  In general, Sweida clashes are an important indicator of deep developments that are happening in post-war Syria. If they continue, these developments not only create further instability in the ...
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire
Analysis

Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
Western and European allies of the US, including German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, rejected Trump's plans to seize control of the Gaza Strip and relocate Palestinians living in this region. After widespread opposition from Arab countries in the region and European countries to the force ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West

Thursday 22 May 2025 ،
Western armies. Trump’s announcement of a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia is not unprecedented. In fact, the $142 billion deal is a sequel to a deal signed during Trump’s first term in office in 2017, when they signed a $110 billion arms package.  In 2017, the White House clai ...
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma
Analysis

Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma

Tuesday 27 May 2025 ،
Western allies since the start of the war. Several European countries, as well as Canada, have recently signed a statement opposing rejuvenated war in Gaza. The US, as Israel's most powerful backer, has not publicly criticized the escalation, but Trump has bypassed Netanyahu by negotiating direc ...
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Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?
Analysis

Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Western powers, will be discussed during the visit. The meeting reaffirms Tehran's continued trust in Oman's role and mutual desire to maintain a stable and effective relationship. Strategic aspect of relations of two sides of the coast  In our look at Iran-Oman relationship, we canno ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
Analysis

Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Western support to Israeli crimes cannot be underestimated. Alwaght- These days Gaza situation has gone beyond a crisis. UNRWA in a statement earlier last month said that the humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave has gone beyond imagination. Olga Cheryuko, a spokesperson for the United Nations ...
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas
Analysis

Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas

Friday 6 June 2025 ،
Westerners executed in Iraq and Syria, where foreign powers supported armed fundamentalist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda to destroy ruling structures and incite internal conflicts. Furthermore, the Israeli regime's support for criminal gangs is a clear violation of international humanitarian ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Western officials that integrating foreign fighters into the army poses fewer security risks than leaving them unmonitored, as doing so could drive them back into the ranks of Al-Qaeda or ISIS.  But behind this argument, other perspectives can also be put forward, especially the view that al-J ...
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
New Syria military forces, comprised of foreign militants, are committing crimes against minorities. Alwaght- Alawites in Syria are still under the pressure of the interim government. Recently published images of a mass grave of the Alawites in Homs suburbs have brought the state of this minority in ...

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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.