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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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Palestine at the Heart of Islamic World’s Concerns, Says Pezeshkian
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Palestine at the Heart of Islamic World’s Concerns, Says Pezeshkian

Wednesday 5 August 2026
policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone call with newly appointed Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khalil al-Hayya, emphasized that Palestine remains the foremost issue of the Islamic world and a central pillar of Iran’s foreign policy. He congratul ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
policy, any tensions between Hezbollah and Syrian government can play into the hands of Washington. So, Hezbollah’s political flexibility is more about closing the way of abuse by the foreign players than about a shift in the movement's principles. At the same time, these signals carry an ...
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Yemen Targets Saudi Military Site, Signals New Equation
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Yemen Targets Saudi Military Site, Signals New Equation

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
policy of responding to any Saudi mobilization aimed at maintaining the blockade, warning of immediate and severe retaliation. He also urged Yemenis serving in Saudi camps to leave and return home, warning them against becoming tools of foreign powers.
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
policy on the ground. For Saudi Arabia, Yemen is about the security of its southern border, and the missile and drone threats from Ansarullah are a matter of existential concern. The war in Yemen is directly tied to the kingdom's national security, and Riyadh has devoted a huge share of its reg ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
policy, and Haim Katz, the housing minister, a longtime Netanyahu loyalist with deep party connections. In Netanyahu's inner circle, the name Deddi Shmachi, a former security official and Netanyahu confidant, has surfaced as a potential recipient of a guaranteed slot. That means sitting Knesset ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
policy must ultimately rest with Iraqi institutions. That is the crucial distinction between external pressure for disarmament and genuine internal capacity to carry it out. If the al-Zayidi government moves in this direction, it will likely first try to co-opt some armed groups by integrating them ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
policy and defense and security policy of Tehran will grow more offensive, and it will pursue its national interests with even a stronger resolve. Alwaght: Iran's New conditions were met by Washington’s negative response. Is now Trump in a position that finds it unavoidable to accept Iran ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
policy in recent years. And Saudi Arabia, despite earlier expectations of normalization, has so far refused to establish official ties with this occupational regime.  In effect, the tripartite defense agreement marks one of the most telling signs yet that the region’s security calculus i ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
Diplomacy seems a bitter and more face-saving option for Washington as Tehran has proven defeat is not a choice. Alwaght- As we draw closer to expiry of the 60-day agreement between the US and Iran, one question presents itself again: If Washington and Tehran fail to strike a final deal before end o ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
policy. MSNBC went further, describing the episode as evidence that Trump has lost control of the narrative, forced to ditch his own official account and slip out under extraordinary security, an emblem of his failing approach to Tehran. On the other hand, Trump-friendly outlets pushed back. Fox N ...

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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.