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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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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026
Mediterranean coast proposed officially by Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, in mid-April 2026. In an interview with Hurriyet, Birol warned that “the vase has already been broken,” making it hard to fix the Hormuz route again. He called the project not a ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
Mediterranean and neutralize the Strait of Hormuz tool leveraged by Iran, and also to prevent full economic collapse of Syria under the US ally Ahmad al-Sharaa. These projects are shrewdly wiring Iraq's economy to the fate of sanctions against Axis of Resistance. By designing an Eastern Mediter ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
Mediterranean to the Jordan River, strategic depth has always ranked among the top concerns for Israeli military circles. For Tel Aviv's security establishment, the Jordan Valley is not a political bargaining chip, it is a survival imperative. The region's importance becomes even clearer wh ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Mediterranean and global energy markets. Capitals across the region are scrambling to lock in their positions and interests before any deal takes shape, determined not to be passive bystanders in the emerging order. At this historic inflection point, as West Asia transitions to a new security frame ...
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
Mediterranean and the Levant all the way to the South Caucasus. In this new order, even historical grievances are being repurposed as tools in security and political rivalries. Over the decades, the two countries' relationship had seen its share of ups and downs, but never fully ruptured. That ...
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Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"
Analysis

Turkey the Missing Piece of US’s "Geopolitical Containment Belt"

Saturday 11 July 2026 ،
Mediterranean to Caucasus to rearrange balance of power against Iranian favor. Alwaght- If we assume Trump’s Turkey trip came with an array of military sweeteners like F-35 fighter jet sales and demands to ramp up pressure on Hezbollah and the Iran-led Axis of Resistance, we should not read th ...
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
Mediterranean security equations. Analysts at Al-Ahram's Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) see the move as a direct response to a ring of crises closing in. From Sudan's civil war and Libya's chaos to Red Sea turbulence, Eastern Mediterranean energy rivalries, and Sinai ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
Mediterranean. If the sale goes through, it will close the books on one of the costliest and most bitterly contested security disputes between Turkey and the West in a decade. Turkish motivation to buy S-400 system Turkey signed the contract for the S‑400 system with Russia on April 11, 2017, and ...
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
Mediterranean to Europe. The route effectively bypasses Iran while dialing down dependence on China-backed corridors. But war has thrown a wrench into those calculations. Insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz, Yemeni attacks on Red Sea shipping, volatility in the eastern Mediterranean, the suspension o ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
Mediterranean ports, bolstering Tehran's position in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).  In this context, Iraq is not only the gateway for Iranian goods into the Arab world and the Mediterranean; it is also a strategic bridge that could transform Iran into a hub for east-west tran ...

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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.