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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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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?

Saturday 18 July 2026
policy to force the court to end its inquiry. US crime in Minab The US attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab in southern Iran ranks among the deadliest American strikes during the aggression against Iran and it occurred on the morning of February 28, the very first day of the war. Multip ...
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
policy, Iran’s armed forces launched their first retaliatory strikes against American infrastructure attacks by targeting critical facilities in several Arab countries. On Friday, Kuwaiti officials confirmed that a power plant and a desalination facility had been hit and damaged in Iranian mis ...
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YAF Launches Immediate Maritime Blockade Against Saudi Arabia
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YAF Launches Immediate Maritime Blockade Against Saudi Arabia

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
policy. Saree said Yemen was prepared for all possible scenarios and warned that any further escalation by Saudi Arabia would be met with a stronger response. He also called for continued public mobilization and pledged to pursue efforts to end the blockade imposed on Yemen. Separately, Mohammed A ...
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
policy Donald Trump sets, prioritizing the interests of the American people, not the demands of foreign allies. Political sources say that since June 16 deal between Washington and Tehran, Trump has grown dubious of Netanyahu. Though the Israeli PM backed some terms of the deal, a major part of his ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
policy shows that whenever Lebanese interests have clashed with those of Israel, Washington has sided with its strategic ally. So it is highly unlikely that Aoun's meeting with Trump will produce any fundamental shift in Israel's conduct. The US-Israeli trap of disarming Hezbollah The cent ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
policy, the system is now on the verge of leaving Turkish soil. Following last week’s NATO summit, where Ankara formally signaled its intention to sell the system to a third country, The Wall Street Journal now reports that the likely destination is the United Arab Emirates, a deal that, acco ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
policy without first recalibrating ties with Tehran. Even as the Trump administration and its special envoy Thomas Barrack deploy a mix of political pressure, security leverage, and economic inducements to curb Iranian influence in Iraq, al-Zaydi’s decision to place Tehran at the top of his f ...
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
policy in the region: that Iran is the primary threat to the Persian Gulf security and must be contained through sanctions, pressure, and the threat of military force.  He asserted that he recent war proved that Iran is not the root cause of regional insecurity, and that four decades of contai ...
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
policy If finalized, the deal can mark, many observers agree, a turning point in the US nuclear policy regarding Saudi Arabia.  President Barrack Obama administration had sought to limit nuclear cooperation with West Asian countries to the gold standard, a model that barred recipient nations ...
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
policy is a hidden competition with Iran in the region which some observers dub Cold War of West Asia. It is a rivalry that is ongoing in the intelligence networks, trade corridors, and economic projects, rather than battlegrounds. Russia and the Central Asian states are responding to this new Isra ...

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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.