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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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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?

Monday 29 December 2025
European countries.  So, Russia have taken a different way: Expanding influence in Libya's depth. Here is where southern Libya with its remote geography, limited international watch, and natural bonds with Sahel Region turns into an ideal choice.  Airbases, the backbone of the new st ...
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?

Saturday 24 January 2026 ،
Eastern powers and maintain the Western liberal order strong and cohesive, the US's imperialist approaches at present have motivated allies like Canada to pivot to emerging Eastern powers who are playing as Washington’s serious rivals globally.  In this relation, the Canadian PM anno ...
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
Eastern powers and coalesce with emerge economies. In the latest development, senior European officials on Tuesday unveiled a major economic agreement with India, one that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed as “historic,” while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
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Why Do Trump’s Critics and Opponents Welcome His War with Iran?
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Why Do Trump’s Critics and Opponents Welcome His War with Iran?

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
Eastern Europe, where Beijing and Moscow are actively seeking to expand their influence. A US bogged down in a difficult war would have fewer resources to check China's rise or counter Russia's advances. Furthermore, the further erosion of US prestige and power directly aids these actors' ...
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
Europe and West Asia. The Military Aviation Watch, a collective of around 30 open-source analysts, has reported tracking over 85 tanker aircraft and more than 170 cargo planes heading toward the region since mid-February. In a separate development, speculation from Forces News suggests that at lea ...
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Iran Throttles Energy Flow amid War: Why’s Trump Calling for Help?
Analysis

Iran Throttles Energy Flow amid War: Why’s Trump Calling for Help?

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
Eastern and Western actors rejecting his call for help in reopening the key energy lifeline, Trump feels extremely desperate and finds himself alone in his struggle to get of this humiliating situation. Trump’s pleading request for countries to send forces to the Strait of Hormuz comes despit ...
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Iran War Sounding NATO Death Knell
Analysis

Iran War Sounding NATO Death Knell

Thursday 19 March 2026 ،
Eastern bloc in the early 1990s, this dynamic faded. Gradually, as the political and economic power of the US diminished, new powers like China emerged, which, unlike the Soviets, had no interest in direct confrontation with the US. Instead, they focused their efforts on infrastructure development a ...
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Why’s not NATO Standing by US in Iran War?
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Why’s not NATO Standing by US in Iran War?

Wednesday 15 April 2026 ،
Eastern Bloc led by the Soviet Union. Beyond its functions in training, joint exercises, military technology exchange, and other cooperation, NATO rested on a clear principle: an attack on one member was considered an attack on all, obligating every member to participate in that country’s defe ...
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Europe, or pass through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait into the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean toward East Asia. Saudi Arabia claims the pipeline can carry around 7 million barrels per day. But the International Energy Agency estimates the real figure is far lower—somewhere between 3.5 and 5.5 m ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Europe transit through Iranian borders, so any insecurity along this route carries major economic consequences. All this has pushed Central Asian countries to seek alternatives, routes that may be longer and costlier but can partly bypass the Persian Gulf crisis and its fallout. Leaders in these na ...

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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.