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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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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026
new equation, with Netanyahu personally emerging as the deal's double loser. So now the dynamic comes down to two conflicting calculations: Trump's versus Netanyahu's. The former wants to end the war to lock in his midterm odds. The latter wants to keep it going to hold onto his prime m ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
Analysis

Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
new and since the eruption of the protests in 2011, tens of political leaders, clerics, and civil activists of Shiite majority have been detained or handed heavy judicial rulings.  One of the controversial cases was dissolving the political and religious societies of Shiites, closing of critic ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
new phase of consultations, coalition-building, and international coordination over West Asia’s future security architecture. The diplomatic whirlwind since Geneva makes one thing clear: regional and extra-regional powers know full well that the outcome would not be confined to Tehran-Washing ...
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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power
Report

World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
new generation of combat drones, fighter-carried drones, and unmanned naval systems. China has firmly cemented its position as one of the world's largest producers and exporters of military drones. Turkey, with its Bayraktar and Akıncı platforms, has carved out a significant share of the global ...
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
newed their pledge of allegiance to the late leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Reports suggested that from north to south, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Skardu, Gilgit, and Hyderabad, millions of mourners turned out i ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
Paper

A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
new security equation while maintaining the buffer zone that stretches from Upper Nabatieh and East Zotar to the Ali Al-Taher heights and other regions 1 kilometers deep into the south. 
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation
Analysis

Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
new stage. So, it is not just for a meeting with the Iraqi officials, and it is part of a diplomatic effort to consolidate the political and security gains of Tehran after the war, boost the regional cooperation, and manage the developments after the ceasefire.  Hailing Iraq's support to I ...
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
new banners in their place. They read Lebanon first and Lebanon unites us. While with these billboards the government is trying to feign achievements from the recently signed deal with the Israeli regime, the agreement was categorically rejected by Hezbollah and Amal Movement due to making concessi ...
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Israel-US Want Partition of Turkey, Erdogan Govt. Should Stand with Iran: Turkish Party Chief
Interview

Israel-US Want Partition of Turkey, Erdogan Govt. Should Stand with Iran: Turkish Party Chief

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
new power composition in the region. In this connection, Alwaght has talked to Özgür Bursalı, the secretary-general of the Patriotic Party (Vatan Partisi) of Turkey. Alwaght: First I want to ask you about the view of the Turkish nation to the martyred Leader as we are in the days of his f ...
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Iran Threatens Harsher Retaliation for Any New US Aggression
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Iran Threatens Harsher Retaliation for Any New US Aggression

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
new military and strategic doctrine, reaffirming that it will not relinquish control over the Strait of Hormuz and is prepared to defend its management of the strategic waterway. According to the source, any future attack on Iranian territory or interests would trigger an immediate response under t ...

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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.