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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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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Sunday 7 September 2025
Economic and financial messages of the summit  One of the outstanding features of the summit was the decision by member states to ramp up economic and financial cooperation within the SCO. The launch of an SCO development bank and China’s unveiling of aid and credit packages showed that ...
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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 ،
Cooperation Organization (SCO) have attracted the Global South and set of the alarm bells to Washington about the shifting global power equation. In such situation, Trump, amid shrinking political, economic, and military hegemony wants to tell the rivals he is not afraid of war and will rely on log ...
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence
Analysis

Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Organization (PLO) as the laleading anti-occupation force of Palestine. Even in 1975, India endorsed a UN Security Council resolution that labeled Zionism as racism.  But the end of the Cold War and the geopolitical changes of the 1990s turned the tide. In 1999 and during Kargill War with Paki ...
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?
Analysis

Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
Cooperation Council, established in 1984. Its primary objectives were to provide collective defense for the Council's members against external threats and to ensure internal security in the event of unrest. The force's command headquarters is located in Saudi Arabia, and its troops are compo ...
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Araghchi: ECO Pivotal in Forging New Regional Economic Order
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Araghchi: ECO Pivotal in Forging New Regional Economic Order

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) should take on a “leading” and “effective” role in establishing a new regional economic order in West Asia ALWAGHT- Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, emphasized that the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) should take on a “leading&rdquo ...
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Iran’s Obtaining of Israeli Nuclear and Military Intelligence: 7 Strategic Impacts
Analysis

Iran’s Obtaining of Israeli Nuclear and Military Intelligence: 7 Strategic Impacts

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Economic and technological fallouts The leak of names of the experts, scientific centers, and even private companies linked to the Israeli defense and nuclear programs can bring about high costs for Tel Aviv. On the one hand the Israeli regime has to up its cyber security and physical protection bu ...
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Israelis Truely Worried about an Attack Bigger Than That of Oct. 7
Analysis

Israelis Truely Worried about an Attack Bigger Than That of Oct. 7

Wednesday 1 October 2025 ،
Economic and logistical aspects are of great significance to Tel Aviv since trade and supply of basic goods make up the pillars of Israeli economic stability. By dominating the sea routes and carrying out attacks on Israeli ships, Ansarullah have not only disrupted trade of the Israelis, but have al ...
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Iran-Russia Pact Seen as Turning Point in Relations: Foreign Ministry
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Iran-Russia Pact Seen as Turning Point in Relations: Foreign Ministry

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
Cooperation Organization (SCO) to address common challenges and advance mutual interests.
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
Economic losses of separating business way from Iran  Turkey's economy is experiencing a fragile state, grappling with inflation soaring above 30 percent and intense fiscal pressures. Its previous policy of rapprochement with the West, particularly during the Trump era, yielded no signific ...
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Nobel: A Political Reward or Peace Prize?
Analysis

Nobel: A Political Reward or Peace Prize?

Sunday 12 October 2025 ،
Economics was established later.) In his will, he explicitly decreed that the Peace Prize should be awarded by a five-member committee, chosen by the Norwegian Parliament, to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of st ...

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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.