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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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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
failures suggest that Saudi Arabia's centralized decision-making structure and unilateralist approach have consistently undermined its ability to forge lasting, effective coalitions. He further attributed Riyadh's coalition woes to the governing style of its new rulers.  Even relation ...
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Bombing in Lebanon, Talking in Italy: Why Does Negotiating with Tel Aviv not Work?
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Bombing in Lebanon, Talking in Italy: Why Does Negotiating with Tel Aviv not Work?

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
failure, and endless concessions. He accused Israel of spending the past 15 months pursuing a strategy of gradually destroying the resistance, using every diabolical tool to target their movement. He also addressed the Lebanese officials, warning that with this approach, Lebanon's political lead ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
failure of past military coalitions, Saudi Arabia is eyeing a more limited and more cohesive bloc of three states with various capacities. Saudi Arabia with its financial strength, Pakistani with its military and nuclear capacity, and Turkey with its defense industries and operational capabilities f ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
failure in reopening the strait Meanwhile, the US President is facing a stalemate many observers call a strategic paradox. Since the start of the 40-day war, the US government has gone to great lengths including launching airstrikes and tightening the sea blockade but none of its actions against T ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
failure of Trump's broader strategy in West Asia and Gaza. Washington has been pushing a multi-phase plan aimed at establishing a foothold in the region and locking in a political arrangement on its own terms. But Netanyahu has planted himself squarely in the way of key components of that plan. ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
failure of the American agenda, especially at a time the US public opinion are uninterested in a war against Iran and the midterm elections of November are fast nearing. 
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
failures of security forces is unlikely to surrender their only means of self-defense, even in relatively calm times, unless they are fully convinced that the state can protect them, their family, and their property when crisis strikes. Seen through that lens, the low enrollment in the weapons regi ...
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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 ،
failure, and in another, as grounds for greater investment, a redesigned defense architecture, and a reimagined military presence. Selective publication of information, then, is best understood as part of a broader war of narratives, one in which the Pentagon is pursuing three objectives simultaneo ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
failure of accountability, allowing the attacks to continue. International community turning a blind eye  Alongside the political cover within Israel, the international community's weak reaction has become another key enabler of persistent settler violence. Over recent months, the UN and ...
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
failure of Saudi war strategies. In the war’s early years, Saudi Arabia tried to leverage air superiority and support for Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which fled Sana'a and dweled in Aden in the south, to tilt both the political and military equation in its favor. ...

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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.