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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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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign
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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign

Monday 11 May 2026
politics and turf wars between Tel Aviv’s security establishments. The military is keen to prevent agencies like Mossad from fully dominating Tel Aviv’s fateful decisions. As a result, army commanders often push back against Mossad’s proposals or come up with alternative plans of t ...
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Start of Netanyahu’s End: What Are the Reasons and Consequences of Knesset Dissolution?
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Start of Netanyahu’s End: What Are the Reasons and Consequences of Knesset Dissolution?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
politics, is finding himself in a trouble anew. As his political allies in the parliament separate ways from him one by one these days, he is feeling the shadow of political death more than any other time upon himself. It started when the Knesset on Wednesday put to vote in early reading a draft bi ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
Analysis

Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
politics.” Morteza Karamouzian, head of Iran’s Media Basij (Mobilization), stated that the media activists present at the event are pursuing two major narratives: first, the “document of Iran’s victimhood,” centered on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school attack; and second, t ...
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
politics with this mobilization power. The West Asia affairs expert held that the resistance in Iraq will continue against occupation and against the Zionists. The resistance will remain the protector of Iraq’s security, territorial integrity, and its people. It was these very resistance fact ...
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How Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Shaped Generations as a Teacher
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How Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Shaped Generations as a Teacher

Sunday 5 July 2026 ،
politics into faith, learning and personal development.
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Iran Reaffirms Commitment to Defending National Security and Interests
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Iran Reaffirms Commitment to Defending National Security and Interests

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
politics, trade, transport, energy, and coordination through the SCO and BRICS. Both sides agreed to follow up on implementing previous agreements. The two ministers also discussed regional security. Araghchi thanked Russia for condemning US and Israeli military actions against Iran, saying instabi ...
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?
Analysis

Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
politics, one that has watched security dynamics up close, from the inside. The containment doctrine, born in the wake of Iran's 1979 revolution, rested on a single premise that the Islamic Republic, which ousted the corrupt pro-Western monarchy in Iran under Imam Khomeini, posed the gravest th ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
politics and geopolitics. The very fact that Israel, despite turning to Washington and its Arab allies to break Ansarullah's naval blockade, ultimately failed to achieve its goal underscores the limits of conventional power. The reality is that Ansarullah today bear little resemblance to the mo ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
politics, the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait hold serious economic and geopolitical weight for Turkey. A significant portion of its trade with Africa, and its access to areas of influence in the Horn of Africa, flows through this maritime corridor. Continued insecurity along that waterway dire ...
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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 ،
politics While Netanyahu was busy with internal arrangements and organizing a coalition for elections on the right-wing front, he was also busy with another fight that is as much serious: Court. Since 2020, the Israeli prime minister has faced charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust across ...

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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.