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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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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?

Friday 11 July 2025
2030 plan as it understood the economic and security consequences of continued tensions in the Persian Gulf. However, during this same period, the competition behind the scenes continued in a different form with Saudi interference in the crises in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, where Iran has had deep i ...
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
2030. However, the issue of rare earth metals is only one part of the broader US competition with China in Central Asia. To complete this strategic puzzle, Washington is pursuing diverse programs in the areas of transit, economic influence, and security presence in the region. Although the Central ...
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
2030. Given these financial headwinds, Riyadh's ability to deliver substantial aid, particularly for reconstruction, remains highly questionable. A fundamental contradiction also lies at the heart of Saudi policy: While proposing to equip the Lebanese army to counter threats from Tel Aviv, Riya ...
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
2030, a 58 percent increase from current levels. This ambitious goal will be pursued by drilling 14 new exploration wells in the Mediterranean to tap into its estimated 12 trillion cubic feet of reserves. Tel Aviv using Gaza lever against Cairo The Israeli weaponization of gas against Egypt is dir ...
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda

Thursday 11 December 2025 ،
2030 to 35.5 billion kw/h, a growth providing Iran with a proper opportunity to, beside meeting its internal needs, play a transit bridge role in regional markets. It can transfer Turkmenistan's power to such countries as Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia and so both meet its ow ...
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
2030, has significant potential for joint investment in various sectors of Iran’s economy, including renewable energy, industries, tourism, and services. Increasing bilateral trade volume and facilitating banking and trade relations can help strengthen economic ties and reduce barriers to coop ...
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
2030) emphasizes enhancing Iran's cybersecurity and artificial intelligence infrastructure as essential tools to protect its digital space from destructive attacks by Israel and the US.  In summary, China's approach can be characterized as follows: reinforcing Iran's institutional ...
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
2030 vs. Dubai position  The biggest war ground of the two sides is not the military field but the offices of international and tourism offices.  1. Saudi Vision 2030 vs. Dubai economic dominance: With his ambitious Saudi Vision 2030 plan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is eyeing ...
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
2030 to transform Saudi Arabia into the region’s economic hub. Now, with heightened security risks in the Persian Gulf and capital fleeing the UAE, Riyadh sees an opening, one it could exploit by leaning on its relative stability to accelerate investment inflows and cement its position as West ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
2030. Yet Western sanctions, scarce foreign investment, and unfavorable financing conditions inside Russia have thrown serious obstacles in the path of both the corridor and the development of Caspian Sea port infrastructure. In this climate, the proposed extension of the route toward the Indian Oc ...

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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.