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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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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects

Thursday 16 July 2026
events on the ground tell a different story: the Israeli war machine has kept grinding on. Strikes on residential areas and displacement camps in Khan Younis and Rafah have continued, with dozens of Palestinians killed by occupation forces in the period since. UN and human rights reports further in ...
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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 ،
events shows that Trump's maximum pressure campaign, waged through infrastructure warfare, has not only failed to force Iran to its knees but has instead deepened the security crisis across the entire region. Tehran's capability to strike vital infrastructure has shifted the deterrence dyna ...
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US President’s Signature Holds No Value
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US President’s Signature Holds No Value

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
events, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei praised the large public turnout, describing it as a reflection of national unity, political awareness, and commitment to Iran's Islamic identity. He said the United States' alleged violation of an agreement with Iran demonstrated that commitments m ...
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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 ،
events in recent months. Still, the history of Beirut-Washington relations shows that such high-level meetings have always taken place at critical security and political junctures, and have frequently come hand-in-hand with US efforts to redraw Lebanon's internal power dynamics. Record of frui ...
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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 ،
events to its own advantage. 
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran

Tuesday 28 July 2026 ،
events, is positioning itself as a defender of international legal principles against unilateral action. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, addressing the gathering, warned that continued American and Israeli strikes against his country, which are targeting educational and medical facilities, ...
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
events. Ob July 23, he died in Beirut at age 78 following an illness. The PFLP announced his death, hailing him as one of their own fighters. What did make Palestinian cause attractive to Okamoto? Okamoto's attraction to the Palestinian cause was driven by personal grounds and factors. Some su ...
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?
Analysis

Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
events have shown otherwise. Based on its stated positions and available intelligence, Iran neither requested direct military intervention from either power nor sought to tie its own deterrence to their military footprint. This should be seen as one of the clearest signs of maturity in the Islamic R ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
events proved that battlefield realities bore little resemblance to Riyadh’s rosy forecasts. Several member states never actually joined the fight on the ground; others limited their role to political backing. Egypt and Pakistan, two major military powers in the Islamic bloc with close ties t ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
events as living proof that the culture of resistance and defiance against oppression endures. And the memory of the martyred leader's million-strong funeral processions in Najaf and Karbala, bearing striking parallels to Arbaeen's own colossal crowds, underscored once again that the religio ...

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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.