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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Palestine at the Heart of Islamic World’s Concerns, Says Pezeshkian
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Palestine at the Heart of Islamic World’s Concerns, Says Pezeshkian

Wednesday 5 August 2026
militarily. The Hamas official also criticized Israel’s role in regional instability and praised Iran’s resistance against threats, saying Tehran had helped create new regional dynamics. He expressed hope for stronger cooperation between Iran and Palestinian groups in the future.
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
militarily in Lebanon. Even al-Sharaa, while not denying deep differences with Hezbollah, has refused to rule out dialogue altogether.  In a televised interview in June, asked whether he would sit at the same table with Hezbollah, he replied: “If it serves Lebanon and guarantees Syria&rs ...
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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 ،
militarily important; they also are politically. In any talks about security future of the southern Lebanon, borders, depth of forces deployment, freedom of action of Lebanese army, Hezbollah status, and security arrangements in the border regions will be linked to one another. From this perspectiv ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
The Syrian Kurds have dissolved their key militant structure, but their future remains a question. Alwaght- After months of clashes, talks, and inconclusive agreements between Syrian government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the two sides finally struck a deal on the ...
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
militarily if its oil exports were blocked through a naval blockade. Describing a blockade as a serious act of war, he said Iran would take necessary action and reiterated Tehran’s position that preventing Iran from exporting oil through the Persian Gulf would mean preventing others from doing ...
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Iran Security Chief: US To Suffer Economic Defeat Just as It Did Militarily
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Iran Security Chief: US To Suffer Economic Defeat Just as It Did Militarily

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
militarily and would also fail in its economic campaign. He added that Iran would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz through threats or pressure, saying it would only do so after Washington accepts Tehran’s conditions for ending the war and lifting sanctions and blockades.
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
militarily, it cannot determine the fate of a region in opposition to the will of nations and popular resistance. American pullout of Iraq marks a stark defeat of an imperialist project and start of a new era in which free nations of the region and Axis of Resistance with their resistance and sacri ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
militarily. This assessment itself also influences their caution about entering this fray. And the third point is that the Americans, in early 2025, experienced a war with the Yemenis that lasted more than 50 days, and in the end, the Americans withdrew unilaterally from this conflict. The American ...
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Tehran Summit Changes Regional View of American Role: Expert
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Tehran Summit Changes Regional View of American Role: Expert

Thursday 29 October 2026 ،
militarily capable and powerful actor that, if they adopted the right policies, was prepared to welcome cooperation with a constructive approach and open arms. Mutual economic needs are another important factor. Cooperation within the OPEC framework, interaction in the oil and gas market, and lever ...
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
militarily on the battlefield, has resorted to dirty war to halt the advance of Sana'a's forces and break their will. On one hand, it floats baseless claims about Ansarallah attacks on Saudi holy sites, offering no evidence whatsoever, to wage a propaganda campaign aimed at turning the Isla ...

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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.