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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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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?

Sunday 19 July 2026
crisis across the entire region. Tehran's capability to strike vital infrastructure has shifted the deterrence dynamics in West Asia, leaving the US allies in the region face to face with the potential painful consequences of Washington-Tehran confrontation. Now the Arab rulers in the region s ...
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
crisis becomes increasingly difficult to manage and the costs keep climbing. Why's Jordan grown important? In the current conditions, the main question is that why such a small country as Jordan has become the key US operations base.  The answer should be sought in a change of military f ...
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As Hormuz Crisis Re-erupts, Food Security Alarm Rings in Persian Gulf
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As Hormuz Crisis Re-erupts, Food Security Alarm Rings in Persian Gulf

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
crisis in the supply chain, sea trade, and the good security of the Persian Gulf Arab states. If oil price spikes used to be the top concern in the past, experts now warn of disruptions to essential goods, food supplies, agricultural inputs, and industrial raw materials, a threat that could trigger ...
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
crisis management. The sharpest critique came from American Vice President J.D. Vance. In an interview with the Joe Rogan podcast, he alleged that Tel Aviv is running a broad campaign inside the US aimed at prolonging the war with Iran and undermining negotiations. According to Vance, Israeli offic ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
crisis in southern Lebanon, but also will set the stage for fresh turmoil. Experience of past four decades suggests that agreements not built on a genuine balance of power rarely endure. Finally, what determines southern Lebanon’s fate is not a photo at the White House with Trump but the real ...
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
crisis. This war is ongoing at the heart of a broader competition that will determine the future of world trade routes, Eurasia geoeconomic order, and the balance of power among the US, China, and Russia. 
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
crisis. Therefore, Iran can provide a reliable path to al-Zaydi’s government to evade a trap the US government has set for it to bring it face to face with the home resistance groups through raising the idea of disarming. The resistance groups want the end of the American occupation and inte ...
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?
Analysis

Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
crisis. Washington's security pledges, they now realize, are nowhere near as ironclad or cost-free as four decades of messaging had led them to believe. The second blow is the containment doctrine flat-out failed in practice. The whole strategy assumed that ramping up political, economic, and m ...
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
crisis before birth  What followed the deal after 24 hours pushed even some American media outlets to the notion that the nuclear deal suffered a crisis before its official implementation. In a report for CNN, Kevin Liptak and Kristen Holmes wrote that the deal, rushed into existence, hit roa ...
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
crisis, but also are part of a broader competition of the two monarchies to secure a better place in the future of the Persian Gulf. In the final analysis, the UAE's silence on Yemen's upheaval is neither indifference nor retreat. It is a strategic calculation according to which Abu Dhabi i ...

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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.