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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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Mystery of Gaza ’Peace Council’: An Ambiguous Mission with Dangerous Objectives
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Mystery of Gaza ’Peace Council’: An Ambiguous Mission with Dangerous Objectives

Thursday 20 November 2025
regional stability, demonstrating that the resolution's humanitarian and political goals face severe, perhaps insurmountable, obstacles in practice. The gaps between international views and those of the Israeli and American leaders about the nature, goals, and missions of the so-called peace mi ...
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
regional analysts now broadly agree that the region is once again being steered toward a major confrontation, a conflict for which Tel Aviv bears full responsibility, having chosen the path of assassination and aggression over respecting the ceasefire. Hezbollah, the commander-making space  O ...
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Muscat Forum, a Path for Understanding and Convergence in Persian Gulf Region
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Muscat Forum, a Path for Understanding and Convergence in Persian Gulf Region

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
regional countries that they and Tehran need to establish a common security mechanism in the face of emerging Israeli threat. Alwaght- As international tensions and regional crises escalated in recent years, the world more than any other time has faced interwoven challenges that are not limited to s ...
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Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike
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Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
regional allies. Officials claim drug cartels are engaged in armed conflict with partner nations’ security forces, funded by cocaine trafficking. A classified Justice Department memo argues that targeting cocaine shipments makes any deaths either combatant losses or collateral damage, not unl ...
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Ankara and Tehran: From Economic Partnership to Anti-Israeli Alliance
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Ankara and Tehran: From Economic Partnership to Anti-Israeli Alliance

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
regional nations can be seen in the latest visit to Iran of the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, a visit in which the two sides discussed issues of interest in trade and security areas where the two countries are set to follow common interests. Frim Syria to Israeli regime For Turkey and Ira ...
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
regional countries will perceive it as a threat. 2. Lebanon’s weakness makes it dependent on foreign support, which he deemed essential for internal stability. 3. The country’s mosaic-like structure and the central government’s weakness, by creating a “balance of fear,&rdqu ...
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Threaten Critical Ceasefire
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Threaten Critical Ceasefire

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
regional struggle against Israeli and Western influence. The US continues to navigate a delicate balance, publicly backing Israel’s security while urging restraint and a return to negotiations. Parallel to the violence in Gaza, tensions are mounting in the West Bank. Incidents such as the att ...
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
regional stability and the security of critical energy transit routes. Bolivarian resistance to Washington Despite recurrent threats by Trump and other American officials about possibility of a lightning attack to overthrow Maduro, decades-long experience has shown that Caracas does not yield to W ...
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
regional actors. The Council, once established to unify the anti-Ansarallah front and manage a political transition, now appears to have become a major source of instability and division in its own right. A deep rift between separatist and pro-unity members has effectively paralyzed the body, turnin ...
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
regional and international landscape. Developing political relations based on mutual respect and common interests can help build greater trust and stabilize ties. Continued political consultations will not only foster more durable relations and broader cooperation but also contribute to enhancing r ...

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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.