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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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Trump’s Right, US Navy Are Pirates
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Trump’s Right, US Navy Are Pirates

Sunday 3 May 2026
defines piracy as boarding any ship on the high seas with the intent to commit theft or any other crime, and with the intent or likelihood of using force to carry out the act. In fact, any seizure of ships on the high seas requires a UN resolution. But Trump has been seizing Iranian vessels in inte ...
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Seven Naval Advantages Iran Holds Over The US
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Seven Naval Advantages Iran Holds Over The US

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
defined not by the complete destruction of the enemy, but by imposing costs, limiting options, and establishing effective deterrence—a definition tied less to hard power and more to strategic intelligence.
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
defined and often overlapped. Originally, both Qatar and Bahrain were meant to join the seven emirates in the union, but due to differences in size, population, wealth, and development, the decision was ultimately made to form the United Arab Emirates from just seven: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras ...
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Iran Spokesperson Stresses: Negotiation Is Not About Issuing Orders or Threats
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Iran Spokesperson Stresses: Negotiation Is Not About Issuing Orders or Threats

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
defined by a 2011 ICJ ruling, demands a genuine, good-faith effort to settle disputes—not quarreling, imposing terms, trickery, blackmail, or force. Separately, he confirmed that Tehran is still examining Washington’s latest war-ending proposal and will give its answer through Pakistan.
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
defined unilaterally, imposed from outside, or placed under exclusive US command. Any move to disrupt Iran’s energy exports or tip the balance of maritime traffic against Tehran will be treated as crossing the Islamic Republic’s strategic red line. Accordingly, Iran’s readiness for ...
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
defines rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, and other forms of sexual violence as war crimes and crimes against humanity. Under the statute, if such acts are committed widespread or systematically against a civilian population, they can amount to cr ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
defined to line up with the new realities. Within that framework, the push to expand Iran-Oman cooperation on maritime security has gained more traction than ever, a move that seems to have rattled Washington. The US sees these moves as a sign that new arrangements are taking shape in one of the wo ...
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Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"
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Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
define themselves through the lens of resistance ideology. Of course, competition for a stronger foothold in the cabinet and parliament is nothing new. But it should be kept in mind that the deep ideological and doctrinal ties binding all these factions to the core tenets of armed resistance remain ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
define an entirely new level of military relations. General Munir’s emphasis on broadening cooperation with Lebanon’s armed forces, along with Beirut’s keen reception of the Pakistani military’s capabilities and experience, makes it clear: both sides are moving toward strate ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
defined themselves as an invincible and self-sufficient power in West Asia, capable of fighting on multiple fronts and maintaining military superiority without reliance on others. But the recent years developments, especially the indirect and then direct confrontation with Iran have shown that secur ...

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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.