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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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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
Moscow for its nuclear development. So the Trump administration has chosen to lock in the nuclear framework first, and only then bargain over other political demands, including the normalization push with the Israeli regime. However, until the deal text is published and reviewed by the Congress and ...
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
Moscow’s military and financial muscle, opening the door for other players to maneuver. Among them: Israel, which until now had barely registered a presence there. Israel’s push for influence into Central Asia is not just about trade or investment. It fits squarely into what strategists ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
Moscow. One of its primary aims was plainly to hit Iran's maritime trade in the Caspian, a waterway that has taken on growing strategic importance for Tehran as the US tightens a naval blockade in the Persian Gulf, offering Iran a critical breathing space. Caspian Sea's significance in Iran ...
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran

Tuesday 28 July 2026 ،
Moscow's commitment to continued coordination with Tehran in international forums to push back against unilateral actions. Also, Belarus's foreign minister denounced the military aggression against Iran as a violation of state sovereignty and backed the SCO's condemnatory stance. Pakis ...
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
Moscow and Beijing would also weaken Tehran’s deterrent power. Recent developments have seriously upended that assumption. Iran’s resistance, resilience, its battlefield gains and its ability to hold its ground without relying on allies have sent a clear message: its strategic relations ...
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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 ،
Moscow eyes corridor that, along with Iran, gives it advantage over rivals. Alwaght- Russia is mulling construction of a new railway linking it to the Indian Ocean, Tass news agency cited Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin as sayin on Thursday. The new railway is aimed at reducing the ri ...
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CIA Chief Makes Unannounced Visit to Moscow
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CIA Chief Makes Unannounced Visit to Moscow

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
Moscow on Tuesday for a series of meetings, CBS News reported ALWAGHT- CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday for a series of meetings, CBS News reported, citing people familiar with the visit. News of Ratcliffe’s trip surfaced after a US Air Force C-17A transport plane was ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
Moscow to impress upon Kremlin officials the perils of escalation with NATO.  Then there is the trade war with China, a centerpiece of Trump's strategy to rein in Beijing's rising power. But the results have not matched the rhetoric. Despite his boasts of a decisive victory, China rema ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Moscow fed Tehran precise targeting data to home in on high-value American assets. 2. Technological upgrades: That Russia supplied its advanced Kometa-M satellite navigation system, dramatically sharpening the accuracy and electronic warfare resilience of Iran's Shahed-136 drones. The precisio ...

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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.