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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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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
rhetoric and threats, along with his loss of credibility among the American public, even his own supporters and some fellow Republicans, laid bare the full scale of the disaster. In the end, Trump did not come to the negotiating table by choice, but out of compulsion and necessity, and on Iran&rsquo ...
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A Kiss of Guillotine of Time on Netanyahu’s Neck
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A Kiss of Guillotine of Time on Netanyahu’s Neck

Saturday 6 June 2026 ،
rhetoric with the grim reality. It finds no trace of a single fulfilled claim within Netanyahu’s circle of promises. Meanwhile, Israeli society has lost everything it had for a normal life and now struggles in the misery Netanyahu has built. This is the predicament he has brought upon this soc ...
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
rhetoric of some of his associates, as well as by Israeli media and officials. When Iran refused to take those threats seriously, he followed through on them, aiming to project a credible threat. His goal was to turn that threat into a bargaining tool for critical moments and salvage his damaged ima ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
rhetoric and reality could not be more glaring. Al Khalifa's long record of crackdown on Shiites The clampdown on the Shiites of Bahrain is nothing new and since the eruption of the protests in 2011, tens of political leaders, clerics, and civil activists of Shiite majority have been detained ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
rhetoric of Defense Minister Israel Katz, who has made it crystal clear that the regime would not just push Hezbollah fighters north of the Litani River, it intends to dismantle the entire support environment along the border strip. According to Israeli military reports, the plan entails razing ever ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
rhetoric and on-the-ground action, in the view of many observers, now stands as the biggest obstacle to building confidence between Tehran and Washington. Iran will not yield to pressure The experience of past years has shown that the maximum pressure strategy of Trump administration against Iran ...
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
rhetorical flourish or decorative phrase, they were the true engine of the Islamic movement, the anti-colonial struggle, and the fight against imperialism. He forged a deep, emotional bond with the masses, and his influence over them came from multiple directions. On one level, it was religious. He ...
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
rhetoric, has not satisfied the regime's demands, and it has merely taken one stated condition off the table. Why have Israeli not felt victorious? In political terms, dissolution of Gaza government can be seen as a gesture of good will to a peace process followed by the Arab and Islamic count ...
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
rhetoric Financial markets react above all to credibility. For oil traders, the real metrics matter: tanker traffic volumes, insurance premiums, shipping delays, the status of naval deployments, and international agencies' risk assessments for maritime transit. All of these indicators still po ...

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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.