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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence

Sunday 14 September 2025
weapons. Nearly half of Israel's arms exports since 2014 have gone to India. Between 2001 and 2021, New Delhi purchased over $4.2 billion in weapons from Tel Aviv. The Barak 8 missile defense system—a joint product of Israel Aerospace Industries and India’s DRDO—now plays a maj ...
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
weapons and defense systems are built in the West, and using them effectively without Washington's support would be virtually impossible. This creates a fundamental conflict, as the US is a staunch strategic partner of the Israeli regime. It is highly unlikely that Washington would ever permit i ...
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Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Southern Lebanon in Violation of Ceasefire
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Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Southern Lebanon in Violation of Ceasefire

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
weapons production. The attack followed Friday’s Israeli airstrikes in the village of Aitaroun, which killed another Hezbollah member, Hussein Khalil Mansour, and injured two others. These incidents come against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, which began in ...
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Iran Vows to Maintain Its NPT Rights, Says Nuclear Chief
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Iran Vows to Maintain Its NPT Rights, Says Nuclear Chief

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
weapons development, and warned against Western attempts to misuse mechanisms like the JCPOA snapback provisions. Iran has submitted a draft resolution to strengthen the IAEA’s mandate and safeguard integrity, urging the international community to condemn Israeli attacks and restore the agenc ...
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
weapons purchases and hosting US military bases offer no guarantee of genuine support from Washington in the time of crisis.  Within this framework, the security agreement with Pakistan represents a strategic shift in Riyadh's defense policy. By aligning itself with Islamabad, Saudi Arabia ...
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Iran’s Obtaining of Israeli Nuclear and Military Intelligence: 7 Strategic Impacts
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Iran’s Obtaining of Israeli Nuclear and Military Intelligence: 7 Strategic Impacts

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
weapons depots that sever logistical supply lines, can rapidly shift the battlefield equation. The deployment of such intelligence archives could redefine mutual deterrence and the strategic calculations of both sides in future scenarios. In this context, and although there has been no official com ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
weapons-grade levels, the US intelligence community has assessed for decades that Iran was not building a bomb and still required further weapons-related research. The analysis now suggests that Iran has likely altered this calculus and will actively pursue a nuclear weapon. The Israeli attacks and ...
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
The US and its European allies reinstated Iran sanctions, but China, Russia and Global South called the move illegitimate. Alwaght- The recent developments related to the West activating the snapback mechanism which means return of all of the UN sanctions against Iran have once again disclosed the f ...
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
weapons buyback and rehabilitation program. Furthermore, the United States, in cooperation with Arab and international partners, will form an International Stability Force (ISF) for immediate deployment in Gaza. This force will support trained Palestinian police and, in consultation with Egypt and J ...
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Israelis Truely Worried about an Attack Bigger Than That of Oct. 7
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Israelis Truely Worried about an Attack Bigger Than That of Oct. 7

Wednesday 1 October 2025 ،
weapons that constantly attack us. The Yemenis are examining our defensive capabilities and are striving to challenge and expand their own abilities to overcome them. Israel's Channel 12 admitted last month that the Yemenis are very stubborn and robust, and Israel's ability to force them to ...

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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.