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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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Western Outlets Report US-Israeli Conflict with Iran as A Conclusive Military Loss
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Western Outlets Report US-Israeli Conflict with Iran as A Conclusive Military Loss

Monday 27 April 2026
flights for citizens. The war's impact on Iran's resilience and strategic leverage has been highlighted by various media outlets. The Islamic Republic continues to control the Strait of Hormuz, making full US control impossible. In some respects, Trump's naval blockade has strengthened ...
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
flight and liquidity crisis: War has produced uncertainty, leading to flight of foreign capital from the Emirates economy. At a time the investor trust is nose diving, Abu Dhabi is sinking in a liquidity crisis.  2. Traditional and Strait of Hormuz routes closed: As conflict escalates and Stra ...
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Strait of Hormuz Instability and Its Cascading Impact on Airline Operations
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Strait of Hormuz Instability and Its Cascading Impact on Airline Operations

Sunday 3 May 2026 ،
flight reductions, and job losses among carriers worldwide. Spirit Airlines became the first major victim of the crisis as military tensions in the Strait of Hormuz disrupted one of the world's most critical oil export chokepoints. Fears of reduced oil supply sent energy prices soaring, trigger ...
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Israel Short on Troops and Ammunition for Long-term War
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Israel Short on Troops and Ammunition for Long-term War

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
flight hours and aircraft lifespan, having flown more maneuvers in a single month than in an entire year of normal warfare. The regime's ammunition depletion is staggering: according to Hebrew reports, Israel entered the war with 15,000 munitions but has used 150,000, turning American resupply ...
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
flight, relocation of big companies, loss of tourism revenues, and halt of oil revenues. Add to these the crisis in the home and foreign policy.  On the domestic political front, the recent war has ripped open an old wound, threatening the federation’s cohesion as old rivalries among the ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
flight path and ability to change course in the terminal phase make them hard to detect and intercept, posing a serious risk to any military force operating near the waterway. Thousands of these missiles are stored in Iran’s “missile cities” scattered along the coast, enabling the ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
flight and heavy war costs. So Lebanon's resistance movement has concluded that Tel Aviv's weakest point is not just its military installations, but it is the fragility of Israeli society and its acute sensitivity to security and economic stability. That said, this shift does not mean scra ...
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
flights to regional countries—including the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain—alongside arms deals exceeding $14 billion since the ceasefire. He concluded that after reaching a dead end in direct confrontation with Iran, Washington is now seeking to use these countries as tools, adopting t ...
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WSJ and NYT Fact-Check Trump’s Claims on Delaying Strikes Against Iran
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WSJ and NYT Fact-Check Trump’s Claims on Delaying Strikes Against Iran

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
flight patterns and defend against predictable American tactics. International analysts view Trump's reliance on such pretexts as a strategic sign of Iran's successful deterrence. West Asian affairs expert Danny Citrinowicz noted that Trump's retreat under the guise of regional countrie ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
flight endurance. Harop drone, produced by Israel Aerospace Industries, is one of the first successful suicide drones. The system is mainly designed to destroy radars and air defenses.  The Harop’s cost is far higher than the Shahed-136’s. Many analysts believe Iran took a differe ...

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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.