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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, the Field Determining the War of Wills
Analysis

Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills

Tuesday 12 May 2026
enemy destroyers.” American news agencies described the attack as highly intense. CBS reported that the USS Truxtun and USS Mason were hit hard by Iran — describing the assault as more severe and sustained than the attacks targeting these vessels just days earlier. New positions from I ...
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IRGC: Another Strike on Iran Will Expand War Beyond Region
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IRGC: Another Strike on Iran Will Expand War Beyond Region

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
enemy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the US and Israel have ignored repeated strategic defeats and are resorting once again to threats. The IRGC noted that during the previous attack, Iran did not deploy all its capacities. If aggression is repeated, the Corps warned, the regional war t ...
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As Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Aggression, He Faces Three Risks
Analysis

As Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Aggression, He Faces Three Risks

Saturday 30 May 2026 ،
enemy to retreat is the fighting force on the ground, not political promises or agreements that Tel Aviv has never honored. So Hezbollah, paying no heed to political threats or pledges, has thrown its full weight behind countering advances and the regime’s latest military escalation, seeing i ...
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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 ،
enemy territory. The Israelis contend that a direct military footprint in these zones improves surveillance of enemy movements, enables faster response times, raises the cost of any attack on Israel, and thus provides tangible security guarantees for Jews living in kibbutzim.  This security re ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
enemy. Here a question presents itself: Why do the Israelis call it a good deal despite the emphasis by the senior Israeli officials and on top of them Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on continuing military presence on the Lebanese soil? What is making the Lebanese government happy about the deal ...
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
enemy nor a full partner for Arab states, but rather an inescapable reality, one that should be contained, managed, and, in certain areas, engaged with cooperatively. This is precisely where a new regional order is taking shape, not one built on eliminating players, but on recalibrating the relation ...
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral the Biggest Display of Democracy, Iran Turned War into Opportunity: Lebanese Author
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral the Biggest Display of Democracy, Iran Turned War into Opportunity: Lebanese Author

Thursday 9 July 2026 ،
enemy's primary objective—the overthrow of the system, and even turned this confrontation into an opportunity to strengthen its own position. Additionally, this ceremony conveyed to the world that the people of Iran are united and are moving behind the new leadership, and that the Islamic ...
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Revenge for Martyred Leader Makes A New Pillar of Asymmetrical Deterrence
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Revenge for Martyred Leader Makes A New Pillar of Asymmetrical Deterrence

Saturday 11 July 2026 ،
enemy’s push for realizing the strategic objectives of its hybrid warfare and changed the traditional take of deterrence. Redefinition of power factors: From nuclear bomb to Strait of Hormuz as weapon Deterrence, as one of the oldest concepts in military and diplomatic doctrine, has always h ...
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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 ،
enemy and the hosts of its bases in the region should know that crossing red lines and attacking civilian infrastructure will carry a devastating and crippling price. They have vowed that if the enemy persists, even more crushing responses are on the way, responses that will leave a lasting mark on ...
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
enemy positions. The point was driven home when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged before a Senate hearing that Iran still possesses the military wherewithal to carry out attacks on American interests in the region. The Telegraph wrote that the attacks have once again underscored the threa ...

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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.