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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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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?

Friday 16 January 2026
resistance movement has been holding the power since 2014. 2. Saudi Arabia regards separatism of southern Yemen as direct threat to its national security. Southern Yemen clashes, while undermining the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and bolstering the position of Ansarullah in Yemen’s p ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
Analysis

What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
resistance groups that can target, as they did in the past, the US interests in Iraq and the region, and at the same time because Iraq hosts US military forces. So, Hussein tries to assure Iran that Iraq will never allow its airspace or territory be a launching pad for anti-Iranian attacks. This tr ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
Analysis

With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
resistance factions, came against the proposal, warning that with this motion, around 35,000 will be released and could pose serious threat to Iraq’s security. However, some opposite factions argued that with ISIS obliteration, these inmates posed no threats to country’s security. Finall ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
Analysis

ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
While each of Kurds and Al-Jolani’s government trade accusations for ISIS prisoners breaking free, some refer to secret motivation that facilitated this escape. Alwaght- Following the recent developments in eastern and Northern Syria, reports suggest that hundreds and even thousands of ISIS prisoner ...
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?

Saturday 24 January 2026 ،
resistance. Canada's pivot to East Though after the WWII the Western countries have pushed to contain Eastern powers and maintain the Western liberal order strong and cohesive, the US's imperialist approaches at present have motivated allies like Canada to pivot to emerging Eastern powers ...
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Ansarullah Warns Of US, Israel Soft War on Middle Eastern Nations
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Ansarullah Warns Of US, Israel Soft War on Middle Eastern Nations

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
resistance movement, warned about US and Israeli efforts to sow division among regional nations through propaganda campaigns and media hypes. Enemies aim to manipulate public perception and influence opinions before any military aggression, with the goal of neutralizing awareness and distorting mor ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
resistance groups in Iraq. Reuters has reported, citing American sources, that the US has issued a stern warning to senior Iraqi political figures regarding the composition of the country's future government. Washington has threatened that if resistance groups participate in the next Iraqi gover ...
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Qassem Expresses His Loyalty to Iran’s Leader and The Nation
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Qassem Expresses His Loyalty to Iran’s Leader and The Nation

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
resistance, with this leadership being described as showing the Right Path. Sheikh Naim Qassem also asserted that threats against Ayatollah Khamenei were threats against millions of people, considering them to be directed at all Muslims. He further stated that Iran remains resilient and thwarts ene ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
resistance against the regime. The continuation of this approach could ultimately steer Afghanistan toward a fully Taliban-centric structure, Bagheri added.  The expert further stated that Pashtuns hold greater privileges not only in the political sphere but also in the economic domain. Throug ...
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The Bear’s Friendship: A Look at Recent Turkish Comments on Iran
Analysis

The Bear’s Friendship: A Look at Recent Turkish Comments on Iran

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
resistance of its neighbor and take it into consideration that in the regional environment, security is a collective concept. True friendship is not preparing for consequences of defeat of a friend, but pushing for collective work to steer clear of a catastrophe that is of no avail to any side.  ...

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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.