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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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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026
land in southern Lebanon defines many aspects of war for whoever controls it. Alwaght- In today's wars, seizure of heights necessarily does not mean ultimately winning the conflict. But its significance becomes clear when the location is used to establish intelligence superiority, control milita ...
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics
Analysis

Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
land can be fully realized. They also underscored the urgency of taking serious steps to organize the Palestinian internal situation on a basis of national and democratic partnership, craft a comprehensive national strategy to confront current challenges, and establish mechanisms to achieve the leg ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
land routes as conduits that allow Iran to move oil and money. But that very focus by Washington underscores a stubborn reality: these channels still exist, and they are not easily erased. In Iran’s trade, the dollar is hardly the only medium of exchange. National currencies, barter arrangeme ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
land. The 2024 election also saw the Million Muslim Votes campaign mobilize more than 1.08 million registered Muslim voters. So, the most consequential shift this cycle is the gradual movement of Muslims from influential voting bloc to candidates and decision-makers in their own right. With Zohran ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
landmark agreement,” he said. The deal, he claimed, would more than double US oil reserves, dramatically boost domestic supply, and drive down gasoline prices for Americans over the long term, while also helping steer Venezuela toward what he called “extraordinary success and massive pr ...
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Israeli Forces Torch Houses in Houla, Destroy Structures in al-Mansouri
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Israeli Forces Torch Houses in Houla, Destroy Structures in al-Mansouri

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
land and homes. A local correspondent said the attacks aim to displace residents from southern Lebanon. Lebanon's Health Ministry said 4,352 people have been killed and 12,318 wounded since the latest escalation began on March 2. The ministry said civilians continue to be killed and injured ami ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
landing of several heavy military transport planes in Erbil looked like a coalition buildup, but their real mission was to kick off one of the swiftest Western military equipment pullouts from the Kurdistan Region: over three days, key US and British defense systems were removed, and the Western mil ...
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
land-based depth, coastal defense systems, surveillance networks, missiles, and drones to raise the cost of any American attempt to move back in. That is why, if Tehran’s goal is to break the blockade, it does not have to destroy it all at once. It only has to push it back, step by step. In ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
landing with American voters. A report released in late August by the Center for American Progress estimated that the war with Iran has already added $1,200 to the average household’s costs, driven by higher fuel expenses and the inflationary fallout. The latest official data, from early Sep ...
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
landscape in the Persian Gulf, and Seoul's own calculation of the risks and repercussions of presence in the strategically-significant Strait of Hormuz. 

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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.