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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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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?
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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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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
events and the presidency does not allow for hiding behind threats. But after what went down in Turkey, the security calculus around him has entered uncharted stage. From now on, Trump may find himself in a bind eerily similar to Benjamin Netanyahu's. Since the International Criminal Court issu ...
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
events the perception, at home, that the threat has ended. On the other, it gives the Pentagon a rationale to continue the fight, bolster defenses, and expand the military footprint, all under the argument that the danger persists. So even the news that appears to be about Iranian missile power can ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
events of 2026 upended that equation. In January, Syrian government forces swept through large swaths of SDF-held territory in a rapid offensive. By January 18, according to a European Union asylum agency report, the SDF had lost roughly 80 percent of the ground it had held at the start of the mont ...

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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.