- US, Israel Strategy for Lebanon Is Failed State
- Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
- Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief
- Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts
- Three Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza as 15 Palestinian Bodies Are Returned
- Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike
- Peaceful Protest by Alawites Met with Gunfire From HTS
- Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?
- Beirut Assassination: Tel Aviv’s Dangerous Game and Mystery of Hezbollah Response
- Muscat Forum, a Path for Understanding and Convergence in Persian Gulf Region
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Beirut Assassination: Tel Aviv’s Dangerous Game and Mystery of Hezbollah Response Israel is seeking to take Hezbollah into a new confrontation, but the latter has its own calculations and game.
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Gaza Disability Crisis: A Non-healing Wound Thousands of Gazans have suffered organ amputations, making it hard for them to engage in daily life activities.
Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia The Pakistan and India blasts suggest that a new wave of instability is in the making, raising concerns about broader insecurity.
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Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts Satellite images reveal Israel maintains and strengthens military positions in southern Lebanon, a year after its ceasefire with Hezbollah
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Gaza, West Bank Endure Severe Economic Downturn, UNCTAD Reports UNCTAD: Gaza’s economy in historic collapse, West Bank shrinking, recovery could take decades without international aid
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OHCHR: Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Violate UN Charter, Constitute War Crimes A UN human rights expert strongly denounces Israel’s persistent strikes on Lebanon, calling them part of a systematic pattern of illegal violence
Israel Conducts New Attacks on Southern and Eastern Lebanon Israel continues to violate the ceasefire in Lebanon without facing consequences
Araghchi, Omani FM Discuss Regional Issues, Ties, And Iran’s Nuclear File During a visit to Muscat on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi
Medical Staff Say Gaza Hospitals Are Running Out of Supplies as Israeli Airstrikes Persist Severe shortages reported in area hit by Israeli strikes that have left over 50 dead and more than 100 wounded
IAEA Resolution Expected to Create New Complications, Iran Warns Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson cautioned that the IAEA Board of Governors’ recent resolution against Tehran will add further complications
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Iran’s Missile Capabilities Are Advancing and Becoming More Robust Than Ever The senior spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces emphasized that the nation’s missile capabilities continue to progress each day
Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian, Arrest Two in West Bank Raids As Israeli forces intensified their operations throughout the West Bank, they fatally shot a Palestinian man and took two others into custody
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Japan. The Asian heavyweight has actively invested in the Iranian market. China is just unlike Japan which in 2006 cut its investment stake at Iran’s Azadegan oilfield under the US pressure.
Rapid economic development has led to a significant increase in energy demand in China, and Iran, with ...
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Joint Sea-2025 Naval Drills Signal Growing Military Ties Between Russia and China
Sunday 3 August 2025
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Japan, marking a further strengthening of their military cooperation.
Russia and China have launched a three-day naval exercise, Joint Sea-2025, in the waters east of Russia, featuring mock maritime combat, anti-submarine warfare, and missile defense drills. Four Chinese vessels, including guided-m ...
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China to Display Hypersonic Weapons During WWII Anniversary Parade
Wednesday 20 August 2025
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Japan’s WWII surrender, China will hold a large-scale Beijing parade displaying hypersonic missiles, modern aircraft, and advanced military technology ALWAGHT- To mark 80 years since Japan’s WWII surrender, China will hold a large-scale Beijing parade displaying hypersonic missiles, modern air ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
Saturday 30 August 2025
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Japan, and Britain, are all vying to establish and consolidate their maritime influence.
China and India have strategic investments in this region due to their heavy dependence on the Persian Gulf and maritime routes. In 2024, Reuters reported, China imported worth of $57 billion goods from Saudi A ...
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
Sunday 7 September 2025
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Japan in World War II. The spectacle, attended by officials from dozens of countries, was a full-scale show of China’s military muscle and cutting-edge technology.
On display were the latest missiles, air-defense systems, drones, and advanced equipment from the People’s Liberation Army. ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
Sunday 7 September 2025
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Japan to ease or lift sanctions on Syria initially sparked hopes and brought Syrians into the streets in celebration, the move has yet to deliver tangible benefits for the country’s battered economy. Even without sanctions, Syria continues to face deep structural economic challenges that stand ...
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Economic Tsunami of Israeli Attack on Qatar: Three Possible Scenarios
Monday 15 September 2025
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Japan. In 2024 alone, the country shipped out 28.2 billion Qatar rial ($7.7 billion) in refined oil.
The recent airstrikes have ratcheted up tensions in West Asia, a region that holds a third of the world's oil reserves. This immediately played out in the markets: West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
Sunday 21 September 2025
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Japan and the Philippines, both more than 3,000 miles from Xinjiang. In contrast, Bagram is less than 500 miles from the Afghanistan-Xinjiang border and under 1,500 miles from China’s Hami missile facilities. Given China’s ongoing expansion of nuclear infrastructure in its western region ...
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN
Monday 27 October 2025
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Japan, where he will meet new Prime Minister Sanai Takaichi, the country’s first female leader, on Monday. However, the most significant station of his Asian tour will be South Korea, where he is scheduled to travel on Wednesday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
A ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
Saturday 22 November 2025
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Japan, and the Britain, and a few others.
In this context, Riyadh is maneuvering to elevate itself beyond Washington's traditional security partnerships with (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council states. From the Saudi perspective, the F-35 equates to a US endorsement of a crucial propositio ...
