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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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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences
Analysis

Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences

Monday 15 June 2026
occupation of the West Bank in 1967 has been one of the core factors of the Israeli national security doctrine. The Jordan Valley accounts for about one-third of the West Bank’s territory and is viewed by most political and security factions within the Israeli regime as the regime’s &ld ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
occupation and takfiri terrorism. Their real capital is not merely missile and drone capabilities; it is the religious legitimacy derived from a supreme clerical edict, deep popular credibility, and an unbreakable bond with Iraqi national identity. Any rumored willingness by some factions to decoupl ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
Analysis

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

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
occupation. What this adds up to is Lebanon operating under two protective umbrellas aimed at safeguarding territorial integrity, securing Israel's withdrawal, and enabling reconstruction and the return of displaced people to their lands. The first is the domestic umbrella of the Hezbollah' ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
Analysis

How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
occupation regime is no independent actor, but one of US’s most vital strategic tools in West Asia region, whose survival carries major geopolitical weight for Washington. Beyond financial and military aid, Tel Aviv has long enjoyed Washington’s protective umbrella in international bodi ...
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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 ،
occupation and aggression of the Israeli regime, as well as against takfiri groups like ISIS. In the current period too, while Arab and Islamic countries have sat on their hands in the face of Israel regime aggression and atrocities in Lebanon, Tehran has tied its agreement with the US to a ceasefi ...
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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 ،
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 neighbors. Interestingly, the definition of hostile among the re ...
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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 ،
occupation. In some areas, however, tazieh, or mourning rituals and dramatic reenactments commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein were canceled over security concerns. India India boasts some of the oldest Shiite mourning traditions in the world, with ceremonies held this year in Lucknow, Hyde ...
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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 ،
occupation and likely to bring civil war to Lebanon. Alwaght- After five rounds of Israeli-Lebanese talks in Washington, the two finally struck a deal on Friday. The agreement was fast to cause outrage in Lebanon, with the people, especially the Shiite citizens, going furious at the government for i ...
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza
Analysis

Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
occupation by Hamas.  For some observers, the timing of this mass funeral, coinciding with the protest call, sent a clear signal, telling the enemies of Hamas that significant swath of Gaza's population still prefers to channel their grievances through the resistance factions, Hamas includ ...
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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 ،
occupation while Tel Aviv not obliged to withdraw from the occupied Lebanese territories. Israeli officials have only reinforced that reading, making clear the ceasefire agreement imposes no binding timeline on Tel Aviv for withdrawing its forces. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly stated tha ...

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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.