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- Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
- Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
- US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity
- Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade
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- Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade Austrian journalist and university lecturer Dieter Reinisch has joined the Handala 2 as a participant
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Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Israeli regime poses the greatest threat to regional stability
Sen. Murphy Declares Trump Has ‘Lost’ Iran War Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says the US president has “lost the war” against Iran
Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated President Masoud Pezeshkian said the enemies had expected to destabilize and ultimately undermine the Islamic Republic
Pezeshkian Says Supreme Leader Is in Good Health Pointing to his recent meeting with the Supreme Leader and highlighting his good health, the President said the Leader is in complete health
Iranian President Meets Leader to Discuss Major National Issues President Masoud Pezeshkian has met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei
Iran’s Army on Full Alert Against Potential Ground Threats The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces warned that any US military ground presence on Iranian soil would be met with a severe response
Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani says the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status
Araghchi Reaffirms Iran’s Commitment to Resistance Amid Pressure Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran remains firmly committed to the path of resistance despite mounting pressure
Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif
Yemen Targets Saudi Military Site, Signals New Equation Yemen’s armed forces said they had targeted a Saudi military gathering center in Sah al-Jinn with a large number of missiles and drones
Agreement with Oman Does Not Entail Reopening Hormuz Ongoing talks in Oman concerning transit through the Strait of Hormuz do not amount to a full reopening of the strategic waterway
Journalists Play Key Role in Strengthening National Unity Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed that journalists and media professionals play a vital role in strengthening national unity
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Saudi Oil Tanker Targeted in Yemen Attack in Red Sea Yemen’s Armed Forces said they struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafa near Yanbu in the northern Red Sea with several ballistic missiles on Wednesday
Iranian, Italian FMs Hold Talks on Hormuz Strait Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani discussed issues of mutual interest
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
Thursday 23 July 2026
Asian economic powers.
Regional matters
Perhaps the most sensitive part of al-Zaydi’s Tehran talks will center on security and regional developments.
The prime minister’s trip comes just days after his meeting with Trump, a clear sign that Iraq’s new government is scrambling to ...
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?
Sunday 26 July 2026
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Center for Strategic Assessment and Forecasting, is the kind of analyst who tracks Central Asian geopolitical shifts with a sharp, unblinking eye. To him and his colleagues at Russian research institutes, the region has morphed into a high-stakes arena for great-power rivalry since the Soviet collap ...
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?
Wednesday 29 July 2026
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Center in the US examined the JRA's embrace of the Palestinian cause, noting that after some members left Japan, they made their way to Lebanon and Jordan, where they received military training in camps linked to the PFLP. The Lod Airport operation, the report found, was a product of that organi ...
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
Wednesday 29 July 2026
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Asian buyers. That makes it a prime target, and Yemen has made clear it will use its long-range missiles and drones to go after precisely such strategic assets.
SATRAP with 460,000-barrel refining capacity is one of the world's most modern refineries, fed by Saudi heavy crude. It is located in ...
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Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?
Wednesday 29 July 2026
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Asia’s most critical security issues have burst into plain view.
Netanyahu is walking into the White House for the eighth time since Trump returned to power, but he no longer commands the sway over Washington’s decisions that he once did. Sources close to the US administration say the p ...
Analysis
Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Sunday 2 August 2026
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Center on Global Energy Policy, China's strategic reserves have given it the cushion to absorb short-term disruptions without panic, framing crises less as energy-security concerns and more through the lens of competition with Washington. This capacity allows Beijing to adopt a wait-and-see stra ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
Tuesday 4 August 2026
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Asian-European trade chains.
Some observers believe the project's vast economic upside could shift Baghdad-Ankara relations away from their traditional pattern of security and border disputes toward a genuine strategic partnership.
That said, serious hurdles remain. They include financing gaps ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
Friday 7 August 2026
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Asia remains mired in security threats, political tensions, and fresh jitters over recent military escalations.
Yet the sheer sea of devotees along the roads to the holy city, paired with Iraq’s smooth rollout of security and service plans, once again cemented Arbaeen as the world’s lar ...
Analysis
Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
Friday 7 August 2026
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Center, this project has progressed around 75 percent. The biggest obstacle is the Rasht-Astara railway in northern Iran having not been completed; a route Russia's Asia Corridor outlet calls the missing ring of the INSTC.
In 2023, Iran and Russia signed a deal to construct this railway between ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Tuesday 11 August 2026
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Asia. On the other hand, the naval blockade also puts pressure on Iran's economy, so the decisive factor here is time, and if we can endure the economic conditions, the Americans will certainly be forced to grant the concessions we seek. Therefore, one of the Americans' leverage points for e ...
