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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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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026
resistance groups' weapons case within the next two months. But the issue remains tangled in political and security obstacles. With some factions refusing to hand over arms, citing continued US hawkish policies and escalating regional tensions, back-channel talks among Shiite leaders have intens ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
Report

Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
resistance against the US, reported Al Jazeera. The outlet also noted that the appointment of Major General Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council reflects an effort to shore up domestic cohesion and tap into the experience of a seasoned military figure. Reuters: Genera ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
resistance, not extinguish it. But if they are, Iraq could finally move beyond the era of multiple armed power centers and toward a concentration of state authority. In such conditions, the 2026 and 2027 will not be the period of implementation of a merely security plan, but starting point for rede ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
resistance groups and even the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). What over the past years came as election campaign rhetoric and a political principle now has entered the execution stage. Al-Zaydi made it clear that the government should hold the monopoly of use of arms. In a op-ed he published on ...
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
resistance established by the generation of the Islamic Revolution. It said younger generations have continued this legacy by confronting powerful foreign armies. The statement came amid ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States. Iranian military leaders portrayed the recent confrontation ...
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
resistance movement that has been holding the capital Sana'a and much of the north since 2014 can undo the economic and political gains of the recent years. On the other side, Ansarullah has shown it does not necessarily favor a lengthy ground war, but tries to maintain its capability to impose ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
Report

Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
resistance elements that might actually shift the balance. Costs paid by citizens According to reports, the Israeli strikes have not only exacted a heavy human toll but have also wreaked widespread destruction on homes, infrastructure, farmland, and service centers. A Financial Times investigation ...
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
resistance movement should be seen as one of the signs of a shifting approach of the US government to the Palestinian resistance. The meeting shows that just contrary to the stated policy for elimination of Hamas from the Gaza political future, Washington now finds no way but to directly engage in t ...
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Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Iran-Iraq Ties Strengthened Against Foreign Interference
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Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Iran-Iraq Ties Strengthened Against Foreign Interference

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
resistance capabilities. Ghalibaf said his visit reflects a new regional approach centered on cooperation among neighboring countries without foreign interference. He emphasized the deep-rooted ties between Iran and Iraq, describing their relationship as based on shared history, brotherhood, and a ...
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
resistance, and Tel Aviv will not allow him to grow comfortable on Syrian soil. At the same time, the strike carried an unmistakable message for the new Syrian government under Ahmed al-Sharaa: Damascus cannot rely solely on Turkish support to rebuild its army and military infrastructure. From Tel ...

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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.