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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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What’s behind Trump-Netanyahu Disagreement in the Light of Iran Deal?
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What’s behind Trump-Netanyahu Disagreement in the Light of Iran Deal?

Tuesday 16 June 2026
win, and Netanyahu finds himself in a position where escalating tensions with Washington could weaken his standing both at home and across the region. However, the lack of hard evidence about behind-the-doors agreements, combined with the persistent strategic divides between the two on Iran, makes ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
window set for finalizing the broader deal will be just as critical. Netanyahu could well resort to every possible pretext to damage that process, making it extremely difficult to keep Israel in check during this period. Still, Trump does have leverages in dealing with Netanyahu.  Reports sug ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
wings inside Iraq. Yet Washington would do well to remember a historical fact: the Hashd, born from a supreme religious edict, is the backbone of Iraq's security in the fight against takfiri terrorism. Any structural weakening will do nothing but create a security vacuum and pave the way for the ...
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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War
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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War

Sunday 21 June 2026 ،
win. Vice President J.D. Vance echoed that sentiment, saying: I have no reason to think the Strait of Hormuz is closed. I expect the 14-point Washington-Iran agreement to be implemented and freedom of navigation to be preserved. The American narrative hinges on the idea that the deal restores unres ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
wins into strategic gains. In recent years, this trend has entered a new phase. Iran and the Resistance groups' expanding missile and drone arsenals have put the Israeli regime under greater threat than ever before. Cities once far from the front lines are now part of the conflict zone, raising ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
wing cabinet, the interpretation has shifted. To guarantee permanent security for Israeli settlements and towns along Gaza (and even the Rafah border with Egypt), southern Lebanon, and southern Syria, they say, these areas must be fully decoupled through buffer zones, or security belts, carved insid ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
wind since Geneva makes one thing clear: regional and extra-regional powers know full well that the outcome would not be confined to Tehran-Washington relations. It could reshape geopolitical equations from the Persian Gulf and the South Caucasus to the Eastern Mediterranean and global energy market ...
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
wing their oath of loyalty to the current leader of the Islamic Revolution. In the capital Islamabad and neighboring Rawalpindi, lovers of Imam Hussein also held Ashura rituals with tearful eyes and chants of Labbaik ya Hussein. Security was exceptionally tight across Pakistan for this year's As ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
win for Beirut, arguing that it forces the Israeli regime to exit from two pilot zones, which are it said the prelude to full exit from the whole territories it has occupied since 2023. However, the critics, referring to the unimplementable and divisive conditions imposed on the Lebanese government ...
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
winner of war. Alwaght- The trade of fire in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and Sunday should not be regarded as transient developments caused by violation of the ceasefire deal Between Washington and Tehran. They should be seen as part of a full-scale confrontation to establish a ...

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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.