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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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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026
weaponizing the Armenian genocide file as a geopolitical bargaining chip and a tool for settling regional scores. Though the cabinet greenlit the plan only days ago, and it still needs final Knesset approval to become official policy, the political will to go down this road had been taking shape fo ...
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IRGC Neutralizes Terrorist Group in Northwestern Iran
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IRGC Neutralizes Terrorist Group in Northwestern Iran

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
weapons and other equipment. The military also warned that any attempts to undermine security along Iran's northwestern borders would be met with a decisive response.
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
weapons, backed, indeed, by Iran. On the other, the Lebanese government is scrambling to project that its own move, taking the initiative to engage in trilateral talks in Washington, is what will actually secure Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity. And the messaging war did not stop ...
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
weapons program. For Tehran, both programs remained tied to sovereignty, energy security, and scientific independence. Beyond defense and nuclear sectors, Iran made significant strides in science and innovation. It ranked among the world's top producers of nanotechnology research, expanded its ...
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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 ،
weapons, regional influence, and popular mobilization beside military mobilization, Tehran introduced new equations that shattered the enemy’s push for realizing the strategic objectives of its hybrid warfare and changed the traditional take of deterrence. Redefinition of power factors: From ...
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"

Saturday 11 July 2026 ،
weapons sales agreement, and any diplomatic visit and meeting make part of broader project of redesigning the balance of power in the region, a project whose failure or success will determine the future of the West Asia security order for the years to come. 
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
weaponize that leverage. Back in April, Washington froze dollar shipments to Iraq and suspended security cooperation.  Trump, meanwhile, had openly campaigned against Nouri al-Maliki's previous bid for office, branding him too close to Iran and threatening to cut support if he returned to ...
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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 ،
weapons and military capability, any civilian administration would effectively remain under its sway. He made clear that Israel would only consider the move meaningful if Hamas fully disarms. For its part, the Tel Aviv cabinet stated it not only rejects any return of Hamas to governing Gaza but als ...
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?

Saturday 18 July 2026 ،
weapons on the victims to stage them as insurgents. Some members of the unit also posed for photos with the bodies. The case resulted in several convictions and became one of the most shocking scandals of the Afghanistan war. 6. US drone strikes in Yemen: Since 2002, and particularly after 2009, th ...
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Iran Maintains Missile, Drone Production Amid Active Operations
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Iran Maintains Missile, Drone Production Amid Active Operations

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
weapons and equipment. Iran has spent years expanding its domestic defense industry in response to international sanctions and restrictions on arms imports. The country has increasingly relied on indigenous research, manufacturing, and reverse engineering to produce a wide range of ballistic missil ...

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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.