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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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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?

Monday 3 August 2026
intelligence services are active in that region for this end. Knowing this, Tehran is trying, through boosting ties with the Taliban, to prevent any security vacuum that will pave the way for Western return to Afghanistan. 
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Iran Executes Two Convicted Mossad Operatives
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Iran Executes Two Convicted Mossad Operatives

Monday 3 August 2026 ،
intelligence unit and convicted of espionage and cooperation with Israel, according to Iranian authorities. Their death sentences were later upheld by the Supreme Court before being carried out.
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
Analysis

Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
intelligence research group, warned in a recent report that leaving the interior and defense posts unfilled undermines the government’s capacity to make strategic national security decisions. Prime Minister al-Zaydi is pushing to complete his cabinet and resolve the resistance groups' wea ...
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Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated
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Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
intelligence, espionage networks, and recruited operatives, were completely thwarted. President Masoud Pezeshkian credited Iran’s current stability and security to the guidance of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. He praised the Iranian people&rsquo ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
intelligence, and diplomatic tools, but the actual execution of this policy must ultimately rest with Iraqi institutions. That is the crucial distinction between external pressure for disarmament and genuine internal capacity to carry it out. If the al-Zayidi government moves in this direction, it ...
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
intelligence operations has become increasingly important.
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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 ،
intelligence estimates about Iran's missile strength. Trump more than once has alleged he has roughly eliminated Iran's missile power. But a Reuters report in March said that the US at that time had only managed to confirm with confidence destroying one-third of Iranian missile stockpile. I ...
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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 ،
intelligence sources, reported that US spy agencies secretly swapped out Trump’s plane mid-trip, diverting him onto a military aircraft over an alleged Iranian assassination threat, rather than letting him fly home on Air Force One. According to the report, the presidential jet, which was car ...
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?
Analysis

Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
intelligence management connects to budget management. Publishing big figures about the human and material damage in this framework can prove to be an instrument of persuasion of the Congress. The logic is straightforward: If existing installations are being hit at significant cost, Washington mus ...
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
intelligence indicates that the three pilots, Javad Salehi, Abdol Majid Dashtian, and Omran Behrusheyan, were taken alive by Qatari forces. Yet despite all diplomatic efforts and follow-ups, the Qatari government has so far refused to allow visits, interviews, or any contact between the captives and ...

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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.