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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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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026
operational capability, but also varying political loyalties, meaning each could end up advancing its own faction’s interests. That internal reality is fundamentally at odds with launching large-scale, strategic projects. In the end, Iraq now seems to stand at a historic crossroads. Either it ...
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
operational mission, the return of a permanent military presence in this area carries significant implications. Doron Kadush, a military reporter for Israeli army radio, described the move as highly significant, saying that this move marks a return to the model of security outposts along the border ...
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
The US president reached the conviction that continuing war only distances him away from stated goals regarding Iran. Alwaght- Finally, white smoke rose out of the White House on Sunday, something suggesting that the US government has reached a new deal. The smoke appeared after the US President Don ...
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12-Day War Anniversary: Precious Lessons Used in 40-Day War
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12-Day War Anniversary: Precious Lessons Used in 40-Day War

Wednesday 17 June 2026 ،
operational picture of how they would start the war, their weapons of use, targets of attacks, and the tactics were not fully clear to Tehran.  The 12-day war removed this ambiguity to a large degree, showing that the main strategy of the enemies focuses on bombing the economic and military in ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
operation between Washington and Tel Aviv is at its height level, the shift in public opinion, diminished influence of the pro-Tel Aviv lobbies in the US, and the fallout of Gaza and Iran wars have left the pillars of this alliance in critical conditions. The magazine reports that despite unprecede ...
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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 ،
operational standing of the Public Mobilization Forces (PMF) and the resistance factions is not merely about degrading their military capability. It is a project to sever the social, political, and ideological roots of resistance and to cripple its wings inside Iraq. Yet Washington would do well to ...
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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI
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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI

Sunday 21 June 2026 ،
operations. Alwaght- The recent Israeli-American war of aggression against Iran witnessed for the first time deployment of AI-guided targeting systems against an independent country and this conflict was practically used as a testing ground for the use of AI in the wars. The use of AI against Iran i ...
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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 ،
operations. Iran and Oman will also hold talks on the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz, in accordance with applicable international law and the sovereign rights of the littoral states, and will consult with other Persian Gulf coastal states. But while the initial ...
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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 ،
operation with other regional players like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Egypt. No ceasefire with Barrack's political lever So, Netanyahu is pushing for continuing the military operation inside Lebanon in any way and even possibly, to avoid tensions with Trump, will tie exit from Lebanon territo ...
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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 ،
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 belts, designed to change official borders and to impose new security order on West Asia. The Israeli army now occupies 800 squ ...

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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.