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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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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026
disputes, it' is now engulfing countries that simply refuse to normalize ties. Here a question presents itself: Is there a larger design behind this security belt push? More importantly, does seizing more territory actually produce lasting security for the regime, or will this policy become its ...
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
dispute, it will lose a major part of this diplomatic credit.  In addition to close ties to Iran, Oman has major security, economic, and political ties with the US, Britain, and the Persian Gulf monarchies. So, it tries to walk a tight role between the two sides.  3. Difference in exerci ...
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
dispute is merely a symptom of a much deeper fracture: a yawning divide over what post-war Lebanon's priorities should even be. One camp insists on cementing state sovereignty and rolling back regional actors' influence as the top order of business. The other argues that until shattered neig ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
disputes of the two countries. But only a few weeks after inking the deal, the military developments and Washington’s political decisions have shown that there is a long distance between the words and actions of the US. One of the key terms of the deal was freedom of navigation in the Strait ...
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
dispute between the two. Alwaght- The US-Iran disputes were to be settled within a 60-day period following the agreement, and the initial deal that was signed on June 17 was planned to turn into a final one. But the field reality has put another path ahead of these adversaries. Just against the expe ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
disputes, is turning into a more attractive destination for international investment. On the eve of the visit, the PM's office spokesman Haider al-Aboudi said: “The agreements to be signed will include several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in oil and gas, as Iraq is gearing up to draw ...
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
dispute. In reality, it sent a direct message to global energy markets. Iran signaled to traders, insurers, and shipping companies that security in the Strait remains unthinkable without Tehran's involvement, and that no country, not even the US, can reopen that strategic waterway without Iran& ...
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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 ،
dispute of leaders on Iran, Gaza, and the future of regional security order is no longer merely tactical, rather, it is a gap over strategic priorities of the two sides, a gap whose one of first signs is postponing Netanyahu’s planned visit to Washington. With the crucial congressional electi ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
disputes between Turkey and the West in a decade. Turkish motivation to buy S-400 system Turkey signed the contract for the S‑400 system with Russia on April 11, 2017, and the first shipments touched down in Ankara in July 2019. But the decision was never just about hardware. It was part of a broa ...
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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 ،
disputes from spiraling into a full-blown security 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 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.