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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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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power
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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power

Saturday 27 June 2026
pressure on the enemy. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy identifies three core pillars of Iran's drone strategy: mass production, dispersed manufacturing facilities, and sustained operational capability under combat conditions, a model now being studied closely by militaries worldwi ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
pressure could achieve: shifting the burden of confronting Hezbollah from Israel to Lebanon's own government and military, transforming the Hezbollah case from an issue of foreign occupation into a domestic Lebanese problem. At the same time, Tel Aviv has used this deal to force through de fact ...
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
pressure from the energy markets and stop the surging oil prices that had caused damage to the US economy. However, his plan failed and he had to make concessions to Tehran for reopening the Strait and settling the energy challenges, embarking on Pakistan-mediated peace process.  These encount ...
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
press ahead, declaring: What has taken place in suppressing corruption is only the first phase. The government will continue its anti-corruption drive to recover public funds, and it has a duty to protect the interests of the Iraqi people, with no room for leniency in this responsibility.  Sus ...
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
pressing Baghdad to sustain cooperation in neutralizing any security threats along their shared borders. It is noteworthy that the Iran-Iraq security agreement, which was signed March 2023, and its rollout, aimed at dismantling Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region in nort ...
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
pressing ahead with its plan to exercise sovereign authority over Strait of Hormuz, but Oman has its own reservations. Alwaght- After signing the MoU between Iran and the US, vessel transit in the Strait of Hormuz has taken a rising trend. According to the deal, Tehran commits to cooperate for freed ...
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
pressure lever for Israel against Turkey. It is an issue Ankara has been hypersensitive about for over a century, treating any formal recognition by foreign governments as a hostile act. Turkey's Foreign Ministry fired back swiftly, accusing Israel of using the Armenian genocide recognition to ...
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Hezbollah Official Says US Pressure Won’t Change Iran’s Lebanon Policy
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Hezbollah Official Says US Pressure Won’t Change Iran’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
A Hezbollah Political Council member criticized the framework agreement, calling it a "net gain" for Israel and a disaster for Lebanon ALWAGHT- A Hezbollah Political Council member criticized the framework agreement, calling it a net gain for Israel and a disaster for Lebanon. Hezbollah Political C ...
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
pressure to sever diplomatic relations, keeping those lifelines open to prevent further regional destabilization. This trend began well before any formal U.S. deal; the agreement will only accelerate it. On the security front, Arab states are moving toward what can only be described as strategic di ...
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
pressure. So what is really playing out behind this billboard battle is a far deeper confrontation. And the symbolism cuts especially deep: Beirut's airport road, which cuts through the southern suburbs and neighborhoods where Hezbollah enjoys overwhelming support, has in recent years become a ...

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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.