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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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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis
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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis

Tuesday 29 July 2025
Asia is grappling with geopolitical crises stemming from water shortage.  Iran, as a country located in a dry region of the world, has been dealing with water shortage challenges for years. However, the grand project to transfer water from of Sea of Oman and Persian Gulf to the Iranian Plateau ...
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What’s UAE Looking for in Central Asia?
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What’s UAE Looking for in Central Asia?

Wednesday 30 July 2025 ،
Central Asia and competes with other actors for a strong position in this region. Alwaght- There is much discussion about the UAE’s growing influence in Central and South Asia, yet little attention is given to how this energy-rich Persian Gulf monarchy is establishing itself as a key actor in ...
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Iran Seeks Closer Bilateral Ties, Araghchi Says in Meeting with Tajik President
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Iran Seeks Closer Bilateral Ties, Araghchi Says in Meeting with Tajik President

Wednesday 30 July 2025 ،
Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, and West Asia. Araghchi was accompanied by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismaeil Baghaei, who noted on social media that the one-day trip would include meetings with senior Tajik officials to address both bilateral and broader geopolitical issues.
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What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?
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What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
Central Command. While Doha annually spends billions on the US stay in this base, Iranian strikes showed that the US is facing challenges defending its military facilities and forces, let alone helping its allies. 3. Strategic message The US concern about the sharp decline in interceptor missile ...
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Pezeshkian’s Pakistan Visit a New Window to Closer Strategic Ties
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Pezeshkian’s Pakistan Visit a New Window to Closer Strategic Ties

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
Central Asia to Iran and then the Indian subcontinent, could be a launching pad for the development of regional trade if connected to Pakistan’s transit network. In meetings with Pakistani officials, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the im ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
Asia (Middle East). The war demonstrated that regional powers have limits to their hegemony. Israel claimed to want to change or re-arrange the region, but despite inflicting damage on the Axis of Resistance and assassinating Iranian and Hezbollah commanders, it failed to establish strategic deterre ...
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?

Friday 8 August 2025 ،
Asia expert, also told the DW news network that Israel is taking the aids hostage as a tool to pressure the people of Gaza. In his article in the newspaper Le Monde, he stated that air aid and airdrops of aid in war zones are “the least effective way to distribute humanitarian aid.” Hea ...
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Iran Backs Armenia–Azerbaijan Peace, Opposes Foreign Interference
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Iran Backs Armenia–Azerbaijan Peace, Opposes Foreign Interference

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
Central Asia—moves it sees as aimed at dominating smaller states while sidelining Iran and Russia.
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
Central Asia, cutting its influence in the Caucasus, strengthening NATO's presence on northern Iranian borders, hitting Iran's transit revenues, and limiting Iran's access to markets and neighbors. These are damages of the corridor on which many experts agree.  Russia: With the US ...
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Zangezur Corridor Challenges in the Shadow of Geopolitical Competitions
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Zangezur Corridor Challenges in the Shadow of Geopolitical Competitions

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
Central Asian and Caucasian countries on routes managed by China and Russia. From this perspective, Zangezur could be designed as an alternative route for part of the region’s transit, a route that, if strengthened by the Baku-Ankara axis, would push the countries’ economic and political ...

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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.