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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Venezuela Enlists Over 5,600 New Soldiers as Tensions with US Rise
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Venezuela Enlists Over 5,600 New Soldiers as Tensions with US Rise

Monday 8 December 2025
control Venezuela's oil. The United States has significantly increased its military presence in the Caribbean, deploying warships, aircraft carriers, and thousands of personnel under the stated goal of combating drug trafficking. Washington has formally accused Maduro of leading a narcoterroris ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
controlled crises and avoid damage to Eastern Mediterranean by security cooperation with Athens. In West Asia, the US supplied F-35 fighter jets to key ally Israel and is set to deliver also to Saudi Arabia. While this move strengthens Washington’s security network in the region, it also carr ...
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Deep Rift in Israeli Army Leadership
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Deep Rift in Israeli Army Leadership

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
control ALWAGHT- A dispute between Israel's security minister and top general has escalated into a significant confrontation over postwar authority and military control. The dispute between Israeli Security Minister Israel Katz and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has escalated into a major public cri ...
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
control  Though Hamas has said that it will cooperate with the international board in Gaza conditionally, it still strongly rejects the disarming as an Israeli condition for withdrawal from the coastal enclave. On the other hand, New York Times, citing a former official of the Israeli Shin Be ...
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The Military Power of The Iranian Armed Forces Has Increased
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The Military Power of The Iranian Armed Forces Has Increased

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
control the conflict's momentum. As a result, he noted, the armed forces have since remedied past deficiencies and are now in a state of significantly heightened readiness.
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
control regime's. Yet hollowing out institutional frameworks shrinks the US soft-power reach and leaves room for China and Russia to shape the emerging global order. West Asia, the management of crisis instead of engineering the order  In Trump's doctrine, West Asia, or Middle East as ...
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
control, and steering the vessel and its crew toward US shores. The tanker Skipper was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2022 over alleged links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanese Hezbollah. However, the seizure of this Venezuelan tanker must be viewed within the context ...
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Israeli Forces Launch Fresh Incursion into Rural Quneitra, Syria
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Israeli Forces Launch Fresh Incursion into Rural Quneitra, Syria

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
control of the buffer zone in violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement. Analysts say the lack of resistance from Syria’s current rulers and signs of normalization with Israel have emboldened Tel Aviv to deepen its territorial presence and escalate military actions inside Syria.
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
control of these provinces has now elevated the STC to a unrivaled actor in southern Yemen. These forces have already gained security control of the port city of Aden, as the de facto capital of the fugitive government that has the Arab support and is recognized by the UN, as well as Socotra archipe ...
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Tehran Meeting Further Step to Address Afghanistan Challenges
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Tehran Meeting Further Step to Address Afghanistan Challenges

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
control the flow of migration. Integrating Afghanistan into regional trade Trade was one of the main discussion points of Tehran summit to contribute to settling Afghanistan challenges and raise the country’s share from regional trade. Araghchi highlighted Afghanistan’s geoeconomic po ...

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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.