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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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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026
Israeli regime is sinking in a standoff as opposition camp and Netanyahu clash over power. Alwaght- Israeli Knesset election results are coming as this regime after wars of attrition, failure to realize its military goals against Iran, continuation of security crisis, and increase of its internation ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
operations will run into obstacles of its own. Under the USWar Powers Act, prolonged military operations require congressional authorization. But neutralizing a potential presidential veto would take a two-thirds Senate majority, 67 votes, a threshold that makes clear Democrats will have to court s ...
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
operations. Moreover, approving new appropriations to continue military operations may become a contentious issue. In general, this election can be seen as an example of the return of foreign policy consequences to the American domestic political arena. The Iran war was not merely a military or dip ...
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From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms
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From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms

Friday 6 November 2026 ،
operations. Subpoenaing administration officials to testify and demanding documents and information can likewise become instruments of political pressure, and this defeat in the presidential and congressional elections may repeat itself in 2028, with Democrats capitalizing on public discontent with ...
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Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia: A New Camp Meant for Yemen War?
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Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia: A New Camp Meant for Yemen War?

Sunday 8 November 2026 ،
operation. Pakistani leaders described the pact as defensive.  Cooperation with Syria could become another link in Pakistan's strategy to cement its place in the region's new security architecture. Syria holds strategic importance for Islamabad given its geographic position, its adjace ...
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"Iron Gate": The US Failure Story from Hormuz to Caspian
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"Iron Gate": The US Failure Story from Hormuz to Caspian

Monday 9 November 2026 ،
operation from a number of countries and is counting on Russia's backing as well. Yet Moscow, given its close ties to Tehran, has refused to go along with the US on either the naval blockade of southern Iran or previous air and land restrictions. It is therefore unlikely that Russia would bend t ...
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Tehran Lifts Missile Range Cap: What Does it Tell the Enemies about Iran’s Military Deterrence?
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Tehran Lifts Missile Range Cap: What Does it Tell the Enemies about Iran’s Military Deterrence?

Monday 9 November 2026 ،
operations can influence the armed forces' defense and security calculations and broaden the scope of their assessment of external threats. Therefore, the development of missile capability can be seen as carrying a clear message to Western countries, telling them that any country that participa ...
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Why Have UAE-hosted Russian-Ukraine Talks Failed?
Analysis

Why Have UAE-hosted Russian-Ukraine Talks Failed?

Wednesday 11 November 2026 ،
operations. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly called for guarantees akin to Article 5 of the NATO treaty, the clause that treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all. Moscow, for its part, argues that any security arrangements must not focus solely on Ukraine's security but must ...
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Joint Persian Gulf Command Center: Goals, Capacities, and Challenges
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Joint Persian Gulf Command Center: Goals, Capacities, and Challenges

Thursday 12 November 2026 ،
operation Council, said the establishment of an advanced command and the assignment of forces to it fall within a series of decisions aimed at expanding military cooperation among the Persian Gulf states and deepening integration among the armed forces of member countries. He said the moves implemen ...
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What American Bases Outside the Region Are Potential Iranian Targets?
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What American Bases Outside the Region Are Potential Iranian Targets?

Saturday 14 November 2026 ،
operations to cover areas beyond West Asia region. In that connection, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said in his latest interview with Al-Mayadeen: If the Americans do something foolish and launch a new attack, we will not limit ourselves to ...

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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.