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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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Iranian Unity in World Cup Match Neutralized Planned Controversy
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Iranian Unity in World Cup Match Neutralized Planned Controversy

Wednesday 17 June 2026
fighting spirit for praise. After the final whistle, several players made a point of steering the narrative back to football in their interviews with reporters. They underscored the importance of fan support, team cohesion, and staying focused on pushing deeper into the tournament. The only gripes ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
fighting across all fronts, including Lebanon, Trump now sees Netanyahu's Lebanon campaign as directly at odds with his own interests. Can Trump curb Netanyahu? Analysts say Trump's sharp criticism of Netanyahu over the strikes on Dahieh in southern Beirut is likely to keep escalating, and ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
fighting, while simultaneously seeking an alternative way to advance the same goal: weakening or containing Hezbollah. In other words, Trump and Netanyahu do not disagree on strategic objectives for Lebanon, the White House just wants to achieve them at a lower cost to its own Iran deal. Trump&rsqu ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
fighting occupation and takfiri terrorism. Their real capital is not merely missile and drone capabilities; it is the religious legitimacy derived from a supreme clerical edict, deep popular credibility, and an unbreakable bond with Iraqi national identity. Any rumored willingness by some factions t ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
fighting and pull back from Lebanon, then Iran has effectively tied the Lebanon case into a neat knot, and inside Lebanon itself, Hezbollah will be crowned the war's victor. The US, for its part, is trying to push a political track toward Hezbollah's disarmament through back-channel talks be ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
fighting on multiple fronts and maintaining military superiority without reliance on others. But the recent years developments, especially the indirect and then direct confrontation with Iran have shown that security and survival of this regime rests not on the domestic capabilities but on the polit ...
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
fighting hunger and displacement, and also criticizing Hamas’s performance. Reports suggest that a major number of those producing content for the movement are living outside Gaza, mainly in the European or Arab countries. Among the figures associated with the movement, we can point to Abdul ...
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
fighting occupation, and that this support would continue because he viewed Palestine's victory as beneficial to the entire Muslim ummah.  In October 2014, during a meeting with Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, the former secretary-general of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the martyred Imam stated: T ...
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"

Saturday 11 July 2026 ،
fighting a full-scale war. Seen this way, files like the Caucasus, transit corridors, and northern Syria are no longer separate issues, bit they are pieces of a single map. That said, the biggest wildcard in this strategy is Turkey itself. Unlike most American allies, Ankara is not looking to play ...
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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 ،
fighting to preserve its deterrent leverage over the energy market equations. Strait of Hormuz has now become the most important area of test of their political will, and therefore the competition's result will determine the path of negotiations on other key matters. If one side can impose its ...

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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.