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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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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
Analysis

Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026
future and steer it toward falling more into line with Washington, Riyadh, and Abu Dhabi’s policies. What way Oman will choose in the face of these pressures is yet to be clear, but Qatar experience has shown that pressure campaigns do not always yield the result expected by their architects. ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
Analysis

How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
future wars will rest on the drones since these cheap systems can threaten advanced armies, their quantity can outweight the technological complexities, and most importantly the war economy is as important as the technology, and it is exactly this logic that has turned the Shahed-136 drone to one of ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
Analysis

Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
future influence in the South Caucasus and determine how fast Armenia pivots toward the US and Europe. From Moscow’s perspective, Pashinyan’s policies have not just weakened Russia’s standing in Armenia, but they could also set a dangerous precedent for other former Soviet republi ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
future role of key minorities like the Alawites. The initial approach of Al-Sharaa’s government toward the Alawites and Druze was highly coercive and brutal, making it highly unlikely that he will earn the trust of these minorities anytime soon. Meanwhile, thousands of military personnel still ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
Interview

From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
future of this war. Alwaght: What is the nature of these scattered clashes in the Persian Gulf and Lebanon amid the US claims that they are close to an initial deal with Iran and that the ceasefire still holds? Zarean: The Americans and the Israeli regime hold a major plan for the region according ...
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Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"
Analysis

Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
future of the security structure of the country. As regional tensions and active intervention of foreign actors continue, observers suggest that any decision on the issue should be made within the framework of inclusive dialogue among all political currents and with regard of field realities. So, a ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
Paper

Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
future model of combat is no longer dependent on a single center of gravity. Instead, a network of semi-autonomous operational units can spring into action quickly and at high speed. This shift could thoroughly upend the enemy’s assumptions about landing a paralyzing blow to Iran’s milit ...
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
Analysis

Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026 ،
future of those areas have grown. In the aftermath, Ben Gurion Airport shut down again after two months. Schools and educational centers were closed indefinitely, Israeli hospitals went into full emergency and high-alert mode, and millions of people were evacuated to shelters for hours. According t ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
Analysis

Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
future security architecture reaches a climactic point, several Islamic powers are seizing the moment. With a clear-eyed reading of the security vacuums left by wars and political crises, they are taking bold steps to expand their influence. In such atmosphere, Pakistan, leveraging its military mus ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
future of the tensions. Though Tel Aviv has long relied on Washington's strategic backing, recent events showed that the US has little appetite for entering a full-blown regional war. Many observers believe Netanyahu cannot make major military decisions without coordinating with Washington, sin ...

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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.