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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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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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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff
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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
Moscow of the US envoys was for buying time and keep channels open as gap between Russia and Ukraine remains deep. Alwaght- As the Ukraine war moves toward its sixth year, and two years past Donald Trump’s pledge to end it within 24 hours of returning to the White House, two of the president&r ...
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
Moscow has spent two decades building up defense and strategic ties with Tehran. With Russia's military capacity strained by the war in Ukraine, its most consequential contribution to Iran in a crisis now lies less in hard power than in diplomacy: helping break the sanctions siege through trade ...
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
Moscow. Today, Europe's strategic independence is not a tactical choice but a strategic and emergent response to mistrust. 
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Moscow's security cooperation with some African states has shifted in nature. This trend shows that competition in Africa is no longer just about markets and security and the survival of political regimes have become part of the contest as well. Ways to expand Iran's influence and presence ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
Moscow and Beijing a fresh opportunity to consolidate their position in one of Africa's geopolitically most sensitive regions. The significance of Sahel, indeed, is not the same to these Eastern powers. Russia has majorly entered through security cooperation, arms sales, and military partnership ...
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Pezeshkian, Putin Reaffirm Commitment to Deepening Iran-Russia Cooperation
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Pezeshkian, Putin Reaffirm Commitment to Deepening Iran-Russia Cooperation

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
Moscow cooperation under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, saying ties remain strong despite regional developments. He also praised Iran’s steadfastness in the face of what he described as enemy aggression. The Russian president said Moscow supports diplomatic efforts to reduce ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
Moscow Format talks started and so far eight rounds of them were held. One of the important agendas driving these talks in Russia was that Moscow wanted to make sure that the Afghanistan government at the time does not get too much close to the US. In other words, the Kremlin tried to, through thes ...

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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.