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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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Signs Show Netanyahu Coordinated Attacks on Iran with the US
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Signs Show Netanyahu Coordinated Attacks on Iran with the US

Monday 8 June 2026
airstrikes on parts of Iran, signs are emerging about Israeli coordination with the US in its attacks. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Baghaee announced that the US is directly responsible for recent violation of the ceasefire. We cannot separate the Israeli actions from Washington' ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
Analysis

Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
air chief described the visit as a step toward stronger military relations. This trend points to Pakistan weaving a web of security partnerships across the Persian Gulf, a network that could, in the future, boost Islamabad’s political and military clout throughout the Arab world. One of the ...
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf
Report

Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf

Thursday 11 June 2026 ،
air defense and radar systems, but Iranian authorities reported that the missiles hit civilian infrastructure, including two water supply reservoirs in Sirik. As CENTCOM launched its operation against Iran, Trump weighed in, saying: “I think responding is very important. They shot down a heli ...
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12-Day War Anniversary: Precious Lessons Used in 40-Day War
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12-Day War Anniversary: Precious Lessons Used in 40-Day War

Wednesday 17 June 2026 ،
air defense network, striking the entries and support centers of the missile forces, attacking nuclear and uranium enrichment centers, assassinating senior military commanders and political officials, launching cyber attacks on banks and vital service institutions, using mercenary networks to operat ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
air-defense systems, and cutting-edge intelligence gear, all supplied without restriction for use against its adversaries. Even the famed Iron Dome, long touted as a symbol of Israeli defensive prowess, was developed with billions in US funding. White House officials have repeatedly acknowledged th ...
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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 ،
defense border in the Israeli security mindset. It is a region that, in the eyes of military and political leaders, not a temporary buffer zone but an inseparable part of the long-term security architecture of this regime. Retired Major General Uzi Dayan in a recent article titled Defensible Border ...
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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power
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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
air-defense missiles that can cost tens of times more. That imbalance has pushed many militaries to a stark conclusion: drones can upend the very calculus of warfare. Analysts call this the economics of war, which means inflicting crippling costs on the enemy with bargain-price equipment and weapon ...
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf
Analysis

Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
airbase, and Israel later targeted a Hamas leadership meeting on Qatari soil with missiles. That is precisely the bind many Arab states find themselves in. In Qatar's case, the US lacked the air defense capacity to fully repel Iran's attack. And when it came to the Israeli strike, reports su ...
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
airbase used by the American military. On the opposite side, CENTCOM announced it had hit Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense positions, drone depots, and naval mining capabilities. Strategic significance of clashes The location of the ships targeted i ...
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
airport road, which cuts through the southern suburbs and neighborhoods where Hezbollah enjoys overwhelming support, has in recent years become a recurring flashpoint for political showdowns and symbolic protests. For anti-Hezbollah factions, this move is seen as a long-overdue reassertion of state ...

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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.