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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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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026
airstrikes and tightening the sea blockade but none of its actions against Tehran have managed to return the transit in the Strait of Hormuz to normal. So, Trump is facing a reality the US politicians have feared since 1980s: The military superiority does not necessarily mean the power to impose it ...
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
air, cyber and intelligence operations has become increasingly important.
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
air defense missiles, which are hard to replace in a short time. The US munitions: A weak spot for a lengthy war A report by the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that followed the war showed that in the 39 days of missile and airstrikes, in 4 out of 7 key areas, the U ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
airs. This structure, combined with the historical weakness of state institutions, has turned arms into an integral part of power dynamics within some tribal communities. Tribal clashes in recent years, particularly in the southern provinces of Basra and Dhi Qar, have become a serious security head ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
aircraft over an alleged Iranian assassination threat, rather than letting him fly home on Air Force One. According to the report, the presidential jet, which was carrying White House staff and the press corps, was effectively used as a decoy. Trump boarded the old Boeing 747 in Ankara in full view ...
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
aircraft. Other news reports suggesting that heavy damage was inflicted on the American military bases across the region leaked gradually by American media outlets. But leaking these news four months after the 40-day war and weeks after the southern Iran conflict is not accidental and bears the hall ...
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Yemeni Official Cautions Saudi Arabia Against Escalating the War
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Yemeni Official Cautions Saudi Arabia Against Escalating the War

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
airspace and sovereignty in Saada and Hajjah. Saudi Civil Defense said sirens were activated in Jizan following the reported attack. The Jizan refinery, operated by Aramco, has a refining capacity of 400,000 barrels per day and is a major industrial complex that includes power and petrochemical fac ...
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
air superiority and support for Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which fled Sana'a and dweled in Aden in the south, to tilt both the political and military equation in its favor. But the war’s persistence proved that military power alone could not eliminate the powerful ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
airstrikes target southern Lebanon once again, killing at least 11 Lebanese citizens, including three children, and wounding 19 in the latest wave of attacks, Beirut government's response remains largely confined to political condemnation and diplomatic maneuvering. For many observers, that appr ...
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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 ،
air force’s successful strike at American targets in Qatar at the outset of the 40-day war, the fate of the pilots from two fighter jets hit on their return route has entered a new phase.  The Iranian armed forces had previously raised the possibility that all four pilots were missing or ...

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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.