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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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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026
new UN move to label Israel a sexual violence commiter during war once again highlights the gap between the legal principles and the political realities, where the international organizations can document crimes but the justice remains tied to the balance of power on the international stage. 
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
Analysis

Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
new mechanism to manage maritime security and regulate ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials have repeatedly stressed that, after the recent upheavals and conflicts, the region’s equations would not revert to the pre-war era, and that security arrangements in the Persian ...
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Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"
Analysis

Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
new internal rift within Iraq’s Shiite political sphere, especially among groups that define themselves through the lens of resistance ideology. Of course, competition for a stronger foothold in the cabinet and parliament is nothing new. But it should be kept in mind that the deep ideological ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
new wave of missile strikes came just as the enemy, over the past few weeks, had been working hard to sell the narrative that Iran’s missile and drone power had been crippled by the recent war of attrition. But the scale and quality of the latest operations, especially with Israeli sources adm ...
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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War
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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War

Sunday 21 June 2026 ،
new mechanisms should interfere with the core principle of navigational freedom. Pro-administration media have likewise framed the clause as the end of the war-driven energy crisis and the restoration of normal global trade flows. Iran's different narrative The Iranian account has an important ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
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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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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
new lessons. Alwaght- Since the start of Gaza war on October 7, 2023, the Israeli regime not only expanded scope of its military operations to the whole region, but also it is establishing a new geopolitical reality on the common borders with neighboring countries; one Tel Aviv leaders call security ...
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
new American attack will trigger a painful response. 3. Expansion of clashes on Sunday: A fresh wave of clashes erupted early Sunday. This time, Iran struck not only the Bahrain-based American naval base but also Kuwait's Ali Al Salem airbase used by the American military. On the opposite side, ...
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
news website. They made it clear that any move that undermines internal security within Palestinian society, or any collaboration with the Israeli occupiers, must be met with firm legal action. Anyone proven to be cooperating with the enemy or participating in destructive activities, they warned, wi ...
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
new security arrangements in the Strait. According to the new arrangements, Iran will receive tolls from the vessels in return to provided security and navigation services. Iran-Oman cooperation: Unavoidable necessity Any security mechanism in the Strait of Hormuz will be difficult to implement wi ...

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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.