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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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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview

Wednesday 8 July 2026
three decades of regional upheaval, has remained remarkably consistent. This account lays bare the centrality of Palestine in the martyred Imam's strategic thinking. Iran's relationship with Hamas was never ad hoc; it was built on a long-term strategy. That is precisely why, even through pe ...
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Revenge for Martyred Leader Makes A New Pillar of Asymmetrical Deterrence
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Revenge for Martyred Leader Makes A New Pillar of Asymmetrical Deterrence

Saturday 11 July 2026 ،
three distinct levels, geopolitical (the Strait and the oil weapon), grassroots-military street mobilization), and regional war represented by the unity of fronts policy.  By blocking or threatening to block the strait, Iran targeted the world's vital energy artery. This move not only sent ...
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
three-year relative peace does not mean just failure of the diplomacy between Riyadh and Sana'a but rise of a new balance of power among the Persian Gulf Arab states, disclosing more than any other time the gap of interests between the former allies.  Thinking that the geopolitical tumult ...
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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 ،
three shifts to security and intelligence pressure. At this stage, the government would try to map out the command structures, weapons caches, communication networks, and human resources of armed groups. Intelligence cooperation with the US could become relevant here, but operations should be carrie ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
three countries in Mecca, the pact rests on the principle of collective defense, meaning that an attack on one is an attack on all. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said that the structure of this pact technically resembles the article 5 of NATO: An attack on one member will be considered am att ...
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
three military “equations” in response to what Sanaa describes as Saudi escalation: “blockade for blockade,” targeting Saudi military buildups, and defending Yemen’s sovereignty against territorial violations. The forces said they have targeted eight Saudi oil vessels ...
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Saudi ScanEagle Drone Shot Down Over Yemen’s Hajjah
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Saudi ScanEagle Drone Shot Down Over Yemen’s Hajjah

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
three new military “equations” in response to Saudi escalation: “blockade for blockade,” strikes on Saudi military buildups, and defending Yemen’s sovereignty against foreign incursions. Tensions between Sanaa and Riyadh have intensified following a Saudi strike on San ...
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
three years of political pressure, massive military campaigns, and a crippling siege on Gaza, Palestinians refuse to bend to the Israeli regime's demand to sideline Hamas from governing the Strip. These talks make clear that Palestinian factions, and nearly the entire Palestinian public, regard ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
three actors could tip the regional balance of power decisively against it. In its latest response, the Turkish government went so far as to liken the Greek Cypriot administration to a protectorate of Israel. Some analysts suggest that the Israeli-Greek air defense network is being assembled specif ...
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Netanyahu Escapes Foward in Lebanon, Time and Equations in Favor of Axis of Resistance: Expert
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Netanyahu Escapes Foward in Lebanon, Time and Equations in Favor of Axis of Resistance: Expert

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
three key factors: first, the regime's string of setbacks against Iran; second, growing Israeli anxiety over how the Axis of Resistance might retaliate; and third, the looming parliamentary elections, that is now just 40 to 50 days away. Netanyahu in political predicament Current circumstances ...

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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.