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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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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
East (UNRWA), said that airdropping food is “expensive and ineffective, and may lead to casualties and deaths among refugees.” Lazzarini described the airdrops to Gaza as “an operation to distract public attention from the tragedy in Gaza.” Ciaran Donnelly of the Internation ...
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Zangezur Corridor Challenges in the Shadow of Geopolitical Competitions
Analysis

Zangezur Corridor Challenges in the Shadow of Geopolitical Competitions

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
East-West transit. From Tehran’s perspective, any change in the transportation map of the Caucasus that limits Iran’s connection with Armenia targets its vital interests. If the corridor is formed as a cross-border route , as desired by Baku and Ankara, Iran’s direct connection wi ...
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Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?
Report

Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?

Wednesday 20 August 2025 ،
East project. The US is aware that the Israeli regime will not be able to advance its occupation plans without its direct military and security support. For this reason, at this critical juncture, it is not only unwilling to leave Iraq, but is also trying to redefine its presence in various ways in ...
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) which, in the eyes of Beijing, poses a direct threat to the home security especially in the Muslim-majority province of Xingiang. China is worried that the Taliban would not be able or would not want to fully contain the group and Afghanistan would be a safe ha ...
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
East plan of the US As the time passes by, we can see clearly that the US and Israeli have actually coordinated their West Asian policies and actually the Greater Israel is the same as realization of the US's Greater Middle East plan. This plan establishes Israel as the undisputed regional powe ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
Analysis

Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
East through vital sea lanes—together constituting the backbone of today’s global supply chain. Around two-thirds of the world’s oil shipments, one-third of bulk cargo movements, and two-thirds of global container shipping tonnage pass through these waters. The Indian Ocean Rim (I ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
Report

SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
East policy. This pivot is widely seen as a strategy to counter international isolation, military threats, and to bolster its position against potential aggression. Tehran's focus on deepening ties with major Eastern powers like Russia, China, and India is a top priority. These partnerships are ...
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
Analysis

SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
Eastern and Western powers, the meeting carried meaningful economic and political messages to the world, giving out a clear picture of the shift in the balance of power. SCO's political position upgrade In today’s conditions, with the world shifting toward multipolarity, the statements a ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
Analysis

From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
Eastern bloc led by China, Russia, and Iran that are teeming up to undermine the Western hegemony and American unilateralism and that have managed to establish institutions in this path through founding such organizations as BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have attracted the Global ...
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
East Post-October 7: Israel's Push for Regional Hegemony, Tel Aviv's pressure to expand normalization is characterized as a tool to reshape the regional balance of power. The report argues this push aims to usher in a new post-colonial era, one marked by uncontested Israeli dominance. To ach ...

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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.