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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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Trial or Infighting? How Are Netanyahu Cases Polarizing Israel?
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Trial or Infighting? How Are Netanyahu Cases Polarizing Israel?

Saturday 26 April 2025
propaganda and creating doubt in public opinion Netanyahu has used pro-government media to accuse the judicial system of political bias and has tried to mobilize public opinion against the judges. Why not jailed yet?  The PM and his defense team have resorted to various tricks to delay the t ...
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What Crises Are Plaguing Israeli Army as War Continues?
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What Crises Are Plaguing Israeli Army as War Continues?

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
propaganda and the battleground reality. Continuation of this situation can build home pressures on Netanyahu and question Tel Aviv’s military strategies.  Need for urgent security amid enormous economic damage The severe shortage of manpower has not only affected the military, but also ...
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Failed Mission: Tel Aviv Running into Impasse on Yemen
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Failed Mission: Tel Aviv Running into Impasse on Yemen

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
propaganda in the American media, and some claimed that Yemen had stopped its missile operations. However, the Friday evening missile attack showed that operations by Yemen will continue and, contrary to some claims, the cessation of Yemeni missile attacks will not include a cessation of attacks on ...
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
propaganda aimed at misleading the people and emphasized that the Taliban would not allow a foreign military presence in Afghanistan, saying: “There is no need for such a presence at this time.” Bagram's strategic importance  Located in Parwan province and just 40 kilometers n ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
propaganda tools to achieve this goal. The petrodollars of the Arab monarchies played a key role in turning Syria into a major hot spot and and safe haven for terrorists, and revolutionary Yemen led by Ansarallah was also attacked by the Saudi-Emirati coalition during this period. However, the Saudi ...
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Tehran Dialogue Forum: Promoting Iran as Hub of Anti-imperialist Diplomacy
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Tehran Dialogue Forum: Promoting Iran as Hub of Anti-imperialist Diplomacy

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
propaganda. And the international community recognizes Iran not as a threat, but as a “bastion of stability” and a platform for discourse in the region. In this connection, West Asia affairs expert Hassan Hanizadeh in an interview with Alwaght commented on Tehran event that is being hel ...
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Biblical Military Namings in Gaza War and Their Hidden Aims
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Biblical Military Namings in Gaza War and Their Hidden Aims

Tuesday 20 May 2025 ،
propaganda instrument to justify military violence and advance political objectives of the far-right. Symbolic bonds of religion and war in naming the military operations In the Israeli army, there is a specialized unit for naming military operations that carefully selects names based on religious ...
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Iran’s Firm Stance in Nuclear Talks Disallows Another Libya Scenario
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Iran’s Firm Stance in Nuclear Talks Disallows Another Libya Scenario

Saturday 24 May 2025 ،
propaganda, they raised fear about the consequences of not reaching an agreement. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy for West Asia, who also heads the negotiating team with Tehran, claimed in his latest statements: “President Trump is looking for a diplomatic solution and has even sen ...
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?

Saturday 24 May 2025 ،
propaganda impact on the Soviet Union was enormous. Analysts believe that these psychological and economic pressures caused the Soviet Union to devote enormous resources to military competition, which ultimately led to its economic and ideological collapse— an issue that now seems to be on the ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
propaganda, made massive effort to induce a decline in the popularity of Hezbollah. These efforts particularly focused on disarming Hezbollah and separating it from its social context. However, the results of the municipal elections showed that the resistance still enjoys broad popular support and t ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity