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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
crisis has proven that military strength is not always a game-changing factor. Alwaght- Over the past few days, a series of diplomatic and military developments have shown that Strait of Hormuz crisis is not a mere regional dispute, rather, it is a scene determining a balance of power among the US, ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
crisis in Iraq's political order itself. So, the most important government tool will very likely be sowing division among integratable and unintegratable factions. The government will work to take in groups that are inclined to accept the legal framework and simultaneously politically isolate g ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
crisis and reduce the strategic reserves of countries around the world, especially in East Asia. On the other hand, the naval blockade also puts pressure on Iran's economy, so the decisive factor here is time, and if we can endure the economic conditions, the Americans will certainly be forced t ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Analysis

Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
crisis is the sheer volume of civilian firearms across Iraq. In July 2024, the interior ministry put the number at roughly 15 million weapons in the hands of citizens. To get a grip on the situation, the ministry has started registering illegal arms while simultaneously clamping down on gun sales. ...
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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 ،
crisis, using the moment to re-litigate what strength and courage really mean when the threat is not a slogan, but a bullet. Why has this become a media success for Iran? Whether the alleged threat against Trump was ever real is almost beside the point. The leak of his covert escape from Turkey ha ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
Report

Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
crisis, this time in the West Bank. This crisis is drawing less attention of the world media, but for the Palestinians of this region, it is no less than Gaza war in terms of its threat, insecurity, and impact on their future. If in the Gaza Strip the Israeli war machine was directly responsible fo ...
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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 ،
crisis from inside Yemen to the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, and the regional trade network. This shift is critical. A war that was initially defined largely within Yemen's borders can now reshape calculations around shipping, insurance, trade routes, and energy security. In this way, Ansarul ...
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Gaza Death Toll Reaches 73,399 Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks
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Gaza Death Toll Reaches 73,399 Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
crisis continues to affect more than 2.15 million displaced people. Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinians and wounded 18 others over 48 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Additional victims remain trapped beneath collapsed buildings and on roads, where rescue ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
Report

Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
crisis, especially if the strikes continue and the Lebanese army remains on the sidelines without any operational response to the Israelis. Earlier, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem took a direct swipe at the government during a speech marking the anniversary of the resistance movement's ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Thursday 20 August 2026 ،
crisis. The AP summed it up starkly, saying that the deadline for ending the war and securing a nuclear agreement has expired, and the two sides are further apart than ever. Washington, the AP reported, faces no good options for extracting itself. Accepting Iran's terms would mean ceding contro ...

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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.