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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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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026
leadership, is not just a political humiliation, but a structural catastrophe that risks breakdown of all of the right-wing camp. Each seat Smortrich and his backers lose is a precious one that, in close rivalry with the rival camp, can mean loss of power at the right-wing camp. Here, too, the supp ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
leaders of the three countries in Mecca, the pact rests on the principle of collective defense, meaning that an attack on one is an attack on all. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said that the structure of this pact technically resembles the article 5 of NATO: An attack on one member will be co ...
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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 ،
leaders who stand their ground in times of crisis, using the moment to re-litigate what strength and courage really mean when the threat is not a slogan, but a bullet. Why has this become a media success for Iran? Whether the alleged threat against Trump was ever real is almost beside the point. T ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
leaders, has never been more reliant on far-right parties and pro-settlement factions that draw a substantial share of their political and electoral support from the settler population. Over the past four years, with extremists at the helm, settlement expansion has not only continued unabated, but ...
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
leadership says it will continue standing against Washington and its allies ALWAGHT- Iran’s military leadership says it will continue standing against Washington and its allies, emphasizing national demands and the defense of Iran’s rights. Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces ...
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
leaders convince themselves that a short but sweeping offensive can fundamentally reset the balance. In that event, a tactical move in Hudaydah, Aden, or the Red Sea could trigger a chain reaction and turn today's fragile equilibrium into a wider conflict. Conclusion  Yemen's crisis h ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
leadership’s firm resolve to deepen cooperation further, including in the energy and transport sectors. They also voiced hope that the establishment of a joint working group and agreed mechanisms would translate the memorandums of understanding into action, especially in energy and transportat ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
leaders into stopping the aggression, Lebanon's government still pins its hopes on US-mediated negotiations, rather than coordinate with domestic forces and resistance elements that might actually shift the balance. Costs paid by citizens According to reports, the Israeli strikes have not only ...
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement should be seen as one of the signs of a shifting approach of the US government to the Palestinian resistance. The meeting shows that just contrary to the stated policy for elimination of Hamas from the Gaza political future, Washington now finds no way ...
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Martyred Leader’s Vision Fuels Iran’s Rising Defense Power
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Martyred Leader’s Vision Fuels Iran’s Rising Defense Power

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
leadership, considering it essential to trust in the country's youth, scientists, and experts while rejecting dependence on foreign sources for defense needs. The statement further emphasized that a significant portion of Iran's defense progress was achieved under the martyred Leader's ...

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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.