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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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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran
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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran

Friday 6 February 2026
deterrence equation against Israel and a legitimate path toward liberating the historically oppressed Palestinian nation. This perspective represents a critical form of soft power and strategic capital for the Axis of Resistance, a reservoir of grassroots credibility that is set to play a major rol ...
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
deterrence is so high that even military interventions by the US and Israeli regime have failed to bring Ansarullah to its knees, let alone Saudi Arabia that has already sustained heavy defeats from Sana’a. In contrast, Saudi Arabia’s pressure tools, including its reliance on STC in Yem ...
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
deterrence with a new missile and war can backfire. Alwaght- Though American sources insist that the US came to the negotiating table with Iran at the request of the Arab countries and leaders of West Asia, signs show that what pushed Washington to the talks was not the Arab lobbying but the Iranian ...
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
deterrence provoked a countermove from the other, a cycle that produced no lasting advantage, only novel threats and crushing military costs. The signing of the first treaty limiting nuclear arms in 1972 marked a pivotal moment in breaking this cycle. Since then, strategic arms control has led to a ...
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
deterrence capabilities: Iran does not rely primarily on conventional, head-to-head warfare. Instead, it has built a deterrence strategy centered on ballistic and cruise missiles, creating an asymmetric balance against the US. Iran’s drone capabilities and its asymmetric naval power in the Per ...
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution: Nearly Half a Century of Independence and Progress
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution: Nearly Half a Century of Independence and Progress

Wednesday 11 February 2026 ،
deterrence capabilities. The celebrations also highlight Iran’s scientific, technological and strategic advances, underscoring how adherence to revolutionary principles has steered the country past threats and shaped it into an independent and influential power. Forty-seven years on, the Isla ...
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Europe Weighing Up Moves for Post-American World Order
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Europe Weighing Up Moves for Post-American World Order

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
deterrence with the French President Emmanuel Macron, something that can transform the European security structure. The German leader talked about the deep division with the US, adding that it is not limited to defense issues and includes economic and values-based issues.  In addition to Europ ...
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Iran Pursues Talks, Rejects Threats: Security Chief
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Iran Pursues Talks, Rejects Threats: Security Chief

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
deterrence against any act of aggression ALWAGHT- Iran’s security chief says Tehran is pursuing negotiations while maintaining deterrence against any act of aggression. Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran is not seeking war but will not yield ...
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
deterrence at the very point where the global economy is most vulnerable.  From the Persian Gulf to Geneva: Field supports diplomacy  The Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz drills cannot be analyzed in isolation from the current diplomatic climate and ongoing negotiations. Past experi ...
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Global Media Attention on Iranian Leader’s New Statements amid New Talks with the US
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Global Media Attention on Iranian Leader’s New Statements amid New Talks with the US

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
deterrence aspect A significant portion of regional and international media focused their coverage squarely on the military dimension of the Leader's remarks. Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported that Ayatollah Khamenei warned American warships stationed in the Persian Gulf could end up at the ...

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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.