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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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Are Lebanon-Israel Talks a Lebanese Civil War Trigger?
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Are Lebanon-Israel Talks a Lebanese Civil War Trigger?

Thursday 16 April 2026
normalization of relations with the enemy. Therefore, in the current climate of rising public anger towards Israel, normalizing relations would essentially legitimize Tel Aviv’s crimes in Lebanon. This would not only fail to compel the enemy to retreat but would embolden them further to contin ...
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
normalization project hinges on demonstrating a firm resolve to defend the UAE in wartime. They also need to address serious concerns among other Arab states, particularly Saudi Arabia, about whether Washington and its allies can truly protect them from the risks inherent to normalization. That is p ...
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Israel Conducts New Illegal Raid on Civilian Aid Ships in International Waters
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Israel Conducts New Illegal Raid on Civilian Aid Ships in International Waters

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
normalization of maritime terrorism. The hijacking is part of Israel's broader policy to enforce the total blockade of Gaza, restricting aid to less than ten percent of survival requirements. The author concludes that such brutality only strengthens international resolve to break the siege.
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
normalization push. As Trump reiterated on Tuesday, Israel would have been blown off the face of the earth if not for the US and him.  On the other hand, Trump, who is keen to preserve his regional deals, knows full well that an expanded Lebanon war could jeopardize any potential agreement wit ...
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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 ،
normalization with Arab states. Today, however, the expanding occupation in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and even Jordan effectively reverses that logic. The regime now pursues normalization not by giving up land, but by expanding regional hegemony and sustaining a permanent threat to hostile states and ne ...
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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 ،
normalization with the regime, opposing American-Israeli plans to redraw the region's historic geopolitical boundaries, and backing Iran's peaceful uranium enrichment program. Pakistan, meanwhile, is no stranger to security headaches as it grapples with threats on its eastern and northern b ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
normalization, without making a single concession. Article 2 of the agreement states that Israel and Lebanon recognize each other's right to exist in peace as two sovereign states. Article 6 frames the accord's mechanisms as paving the way for a lasting, peaceful relationship between the two ...
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
normalization deals with neighboring states; on the other, reinforcing its security posture by building influence along the geopolitical periphery of the Islamic Republic, which it views as the single greatest existential threat. Within that framework, Israeli regime has trained its sights on Centra ...
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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s Vision of Palestine as the Heart of the Resistance
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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s Vision of Palestine as the Heart of the Resistance

Monday 6 July 2026 ،
normalization with the Zionist entity as a betrayal that weakened the Palestinian cause. Ayatollah Khamenei also promoted a political solution based on a referendum involving all original Palestinian inhabitants, including displaced Muslims, Christians, and Jews. He maintained that the Zionist enti ...
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
normalization process with the Israeli regime. Militarily and intelligence-wise, the Israeli regime suffered an irreparable blow in Al-Aqsa Storm. The influence of the martyred leader's stance on Palestine and resistance is also evident in the assessments of other Palestinian leaders. Sheikh Hu ...

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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.