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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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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026
pressure its partners, Beijing implicitly expects the same in return, no outside meddling in its own internal affairs, from Taiwan to Xinjiang. It is an informal understanding that underpins every cautious Chinese statement. This is the same pattern that explains China’s hands-off approach to ...
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
Analysis

Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Economic costs of war The prolonged confrontation has already sent oil prices soaring and rattled global markets, and any further escalation near the Strait of Hormuz threatens to disrupt energy exports, costly prospect for the US economy and its allies alike. According to Axios, Saudi officials ha ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
Economically, the plan is geared toward expanding bilateral trade. Iraq is banking on transit revenues, job creation, and foreign investment to wean its economy off oil exports, and the Development Road could go a long way toward turning those ambitions into reality. Ankara, for its part, is pushin ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
Analysis

Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
pressure, striking a relatively measured and farsighted posture on wading into such a quagmire, and insisting it will not intervene militarily in Lebanon. Even al-Sharaa, while not denying deep differences with Hezbollah, has refused to rule out dialogue altogether.  In a televised interview i ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
pressures, its own ties with Iran, economic constraints, and a deep reluctance to wade directly into regional conflicts, chose to sit out any active military role. Can Turkey fill Pakistan's place? This is the question now looming in the front of Riyadh. Just contrary to Pakistan, Turkey has s ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
Analysis

Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Economically, al-Zaydi’s government faces a hard outlook. Recent regional tensions, damage to energy infrastructure, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has slashed Iraqi oil production and exports, have piled new pressure on the state budget. Given Iraq’s deep dependence on ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Economics Committee chairman, known as a dissenting voice in Likud and unafraid to criticize government policy, and Haim Katz, the housing minister, a longtime Netanyahu loyalist with deep party connections. In Netanyahu's inner circle, the name Deddi Shmachi, a former security official and Net ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
pressure Washington, but just needs to create the perception that transit is not entirely safe. The US, in turn, has realized that military supremacy alone can not substitute for political and legal arrangements, nor can it impose a new legal regime on the waterway. Perhaps that is why the Strait o ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
pressure will be a significant accelerant for disarmament, but it is no guarantee of success. Washington can supply Baghdad with financial, intelligence, and diplomatic tools, but the actual execution of this policy must ultimately rest with Iraqi institutions. That is the crucial distinction betwee ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
pressure Iran through naval blockades and other leverage tools, including economic sanctions, we, too, will use our leverage of controlling the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic advantage that can secure our interests in this confrontation, creating a balance with our American-Zionist enemy. Currently ...

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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.