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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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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025
bases abroad—run as high as billions. However, both Pentagon officials and Trump himself have sought to downplay these financial concerns. The congressional opposition is significant because it has the potential to thwart Trump's action. Despite the president issuing an executive order, c ...
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
bases, yet Washington's inability or unwillingness to prevent an attack carried out by its own strategic ally has raised serious doubts about the credibility of US security guarantees. Arab monarchies, under the assumption that the presence of American bases would ensure their security in times ...
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
bases offer no guarantee of genuine support from Washington in the time of crisis.  Within this framework, the security agreement with Pakistan represents a strategic shift in Riyadh's defense policy. By aligning itself with Islamabad, Saudi Arabia is signaling that it no longer views Isra ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
bases, featuring a massive, reinforced concrete and steel runway. At 11,800 feet in length, the runway is capable of handling heavy cargo planes and strategic bombers. Bagram airbase's unique strategic, military, and geopolitical importance is driving US president's efforts to regain contro ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
bases hosting the American forces and Western coalition and have used pseudonyms or proxy groups to conceal their role. The Department claimed that this action is pursuant to National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 (NSPM-2) issued by Trump, which emphasizes exerting maximum pressure on Iran to ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
bases, facilities, and forces in the Sinai desert. A report by Axios suggested that Tel Aviv claims that Egypt has been building military infrastructure in the Sinai Peninsula that allegedly circumvents the security provisions of the 1979 Camp David Accords, and that American pressure on Cairo to h ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
bases on the Pakistani soil to strike the anti-Pakistani militants hiding in Afghanistan.  Why has the alliance collapsed?  An array of simultaneous and cascading factors drove the relationship's rapid descent from close alliance to possible rivals :  TTP safe haven and activit ...
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?

Thursday 16 October 2025 ،
bases in Syria and to discuss the fate of the ousted President Bashar al-Assad. The visit comes despite the postponement of a planned Arab-Russian summit, where al-Sharaa was initially slated to meet Putin. His decision to proceed with the Moscow trip alone underscores the pressing political and se ...
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“Iran’s Missile Arsenal Untouched After 12-day War,” says Top Commander
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“Iran’s Missile Arsenal Untouched After 12-day War,” says Top Commander

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
bases, satellites, and daily drone patrols over the Persian Gulf. Despite this, Iran’s defenses successfully downed over 140 hostile drones, including 43 advanced Israeli ones. Naqdi concluded that Iran’s domestically developed air defense systems outperformed imported models like the S ...
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US Military Transport Loaded with Weapons Lands at Airbase in Northeastern Syria
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US Military Transport Loaded with Weapons Lands at Airbase in Northeastern Syria

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
bases in the country. A US cargo plane accompanied by an attack helicopter landed at Kharab al-Jir Airport near Rmelan on Monday, delivering electronic equipment, heavy and other types of ammunition, and additional personnel, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The monitoring grou ...

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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.