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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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Hezbollah Drones Inflict Heavy Damage on IOF in Southern Lebanon
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Hezbollah Drones Inflict Heavy Damage on IOF in Southern Lebanon

Saturday 23 May 2026
used loitering drones to directly hit an IOF Namer armored personnel carrier in Debel and a swarm of drones to strike military concentrations near Naqoura, Rishaf, Hadata, and Tayr Harfa. Artillery positions in Rishaf, Aita al-Shaab, and Bint Jbeil were also successfully targeted. The drone threat ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
use of the Oreshnik in the war against Ukraine as “a political intimidation tactic” and a “nuclear gamble.” France and other European nations have also called the move escalatory. End of West's technological monopoly Given these unique capabilities, the launch of the Or ...
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
used Israeli forces of acts falling under “conflict-related sexual violence”, including rape, gang rape, forced nudity, sexual torture, genital violence, humiliating body searches, and threats of rape against Palestinian detainees from Gaza and the West Bank. Key UN reports about Israel ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
used on the battlegrounds in some cases before, including the attack on Saudi Aramco oil facilities by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement in 2019. But what drew attention of the world to this new Iranian technology is its massive use in Ukraine and regional wars. The Shahed-136 falls into the catego ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
uses to transport weapons and military equipment in the region. According to WSJ, these vessels are managed through a network of companies tied to the Russian government and are being used to bypass restrictions currently blocking Russian military ships from passing through the Black Sea. For much ...
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Baku Denies Hosting Israeli Forces During Iran War: Why is Tehran Concerned?
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Baku Denies Hosting Israeli Forces During Iran War: Why is Tehran Concerned?

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
used for operations against third countries.” Separately, on Friday, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry dismissed as “completely baseless” international media reports saying that Israeli military and intelligence forces had used its territory for operations during the ongoing con ...
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026 ،
used its attacks on the northern areas, precisely the Achilles’ heel of Tel Aviv’s security cabinet. As a result, insecurity in the northern occupied territories has now worsened, and fears over the future of those areas have grown. In the aftermath, Ben Gurion Airport shut down again a ...
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf

Thursday 11 June 2026 ،
used by the terrorist US military for residents in the south of the country, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military has launched a wave of drone strikes, hitting American bases and radar systems of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, Iran’s military public relations office stated.  Mea ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
used the same old tactic: First making a big threat and then walking back from it. In his TruthSocial site, Trump claimed progress in talks with Iran, adding that since all of the regional parties have agreed to the framework of the deal, he canceled the so-called planned attacks on Iran. He also sa ...
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
use, since the signing of the “Wadi Araba” peace treaty between Israel and Jordan in 1994, the area had been largely devoid of any organized, permanent Israeli military presence, with most previous active bases closed down. But now, Tel Aviv appears to be returning to a model it had aban ...

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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.