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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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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?
Analysis

What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?

Thursday 16 October 2025
NATO and Russia. Any significant return of Russian forces to their bases in Syria would trigger a negative reaction from the West. NATO, having spent years working to diminish Russian influence in Syria, will not permit its rival to re-enter the arena unchallenged. Internally, powerful rebel factio ...
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What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?
Analysis

What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
NATO member and steer clear of Turkish reactions to the American and Israeli security moves and projects in Syria. Setting up a military base in Damascus should be regarded as a new ring in a chain of Israeli occupation's projects aimed at tipping the scales of power in Syria and ensuring the s ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
Paper

Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
NATO membership and widespread military footprint, Riyadh has now played a trump card: US's explicit political endorsement. 3. Influence of F-35 deal on competition within (P) GCC Saudi Arabia is not just rivaling Turkey, in the (P) GCC it struggles to secure the position of an unchallenged le ...
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
NATO and Asian allies, and threatening to dial back U.S. military commitments, has moved to the top of the agenda. But this approach undercuts one of the core pillars of American hegemony: its alliance network, which once spread the burden and mobilized collective power. Lasting hegemony is not mer ...
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?
Analysis

Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?

Saturday 24 January 2026 ،
NATO is the result of what he called the US generosity, and if Washington reduces its support, the military alliance would face survival challenges. These claims have prompted some European leaders to demonstrate that Europe can play a determining role on the world stage and overcome regional crises ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
Analysis

How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
NATO members is removed from Tel Aviv, many factors that have so far ensured survival of Israeli regime will begin to crumble, a prospect that can realize the scenario of the collapse Israel far sooner than predictions made in the Jewish apocalyptic texts. 
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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 ،
NATO ally. It is the hinge linking three critical theaters: the Eastern Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and the Levant. Shift Ankara’s strategic posture, and you ripple across Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, the Caucasus, even energy and transit routes. That is why incentives like the F-35 promise should n ...
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
Interview

US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
NATO meeting in Turkey could be for coordinations among the Western bloc's arrangements for possible assistance to the American operations. So, the situation has grown more dangerous than before. The Americans are pushing to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz and prospectively seize Kharg Isl ...
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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 ،
NATO history, the case has reached its final stage. Once hailed as a symbol of Turkey’s strategic independence from the West and a bold display of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s determination to chart an autonomous foreign policy, the system is now on the verge of leaving Turkish soil. Followin ...

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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.