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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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Alarms Sound about Israel’s Malign Influence in Africa
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Alarms Sound about Israel’s Malign Influence in Africa

Tuesday 21 April 2026
softwares like Pegasus to take away the dissent and suppress the journalists, political opponents, and those supporting the Palestinian cause in Africa. The spying even affected South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa. The software can decode even encrypted connections of iPhones and android devices. ...
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
war to unmanageable and polarizing instabilities like Ukraine and Gaza wars. Meanwhile, the war on Iran waged by the US and Israel is also among the factors whose results, the observers argue, will crucially determine the directions of the emerging world order. From this vantage point, one of US&rs ...
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
soft war condition. In a way, the ceasefire that began on April 8 is being violated through a naval blockade and attacks on Iranian ships. Therefore, Iran has the right to react under wartime conditions. If this war ends, the security of shipping will be established under the management of the Islam ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
soft recitations of the Quran. One mourner still wept with longing for her school daughter. Another sat by the grave of his only son. Yet another father had lost both his wife and child in that atrocity. The Minab martyrs’ cemetery told the story of countless sorrows, wounds that remain fresh ...
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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI
Report

Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI

Sunday 21 June 2026 ،
soft, Google, and Oracle have become the backbone of the US war machine while publicly they pose as supporters of the privacy of users and opponents of engagement in military affairs. In its key component, Al Jazeera report has revealed the direct role of the commercial tech heavyweights in the war ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
Analysis

Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
softened its stance toward Israel. From Hezbollah's vantage point, the past years' experience, particularly the November 2024 ceasefire, has shown that Tel Aviv not only fails to honor its commitments but has violated that agreement thousands of times, and has even refused to withdraw from f ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
soft war what he could not get by a hard war. Alwaght- The 60-day US-Iran memorandum of understanding that was supposed to be a pathway to ending the war and resolving outstanding disputes expired Monday without a tangible breakthrough, casting the prospects for a truce deeper into uncertainty. As ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
Paper

What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
softening the target from every direction but boots on the ground. That is why the intensity of strikes on this hill may signal an effort to erode Hezbollah's defensive and intelligence capacities, rather than a definitive decision to occupy and hold the position permanently. In practice, Isra ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
soft power. Anything that erodes trust in that network, over the long haul, diminishes American strength. Decline of soft power The Council on Foreign Relations, citing Gallup data, reported in July 2026 that China has overtaken the US in global favorability ratings. According to the data, America ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
soften public anger and shield his party from mounting political and economic headwinds. But the Venezuela gambit also lays bare a broader reality: on nearly every major foreign policy front, Trump's record remains conspicuously blank. Take Ukraine for example. Trump promised to end the war in ...

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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.