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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
New node

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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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China’s Strategy towards US Adventures in West Asia
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China’s Strategy towards US Adventures in West Asia

Thursday 8 February 2024
North Africa, but this American warmongering costs Washington more than it does Beijing.  India, as a rival to China that focused more on this project, is now disappointed with the implementation of Washington’s plan, and the visit of the Indian foreign minister to Iran to develop econom ...
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Tension in the Red Sea; America’s leverage in the gas competition with Qatar
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Tension in the Red Sea; America’s leverage in the gas competition with Qatar

Friday 16 February 2024 ،
North Field Expansion project, the world's largest natural gas reservoir, spanning from the Persian Gulf to Iran's coastal waters and comprising roughly 10% of the world's known natural gas reserves. There exists no viable path for promptly halting hostilities to facilitate LNG vessel p ...
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US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses
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US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses

Wednesday 20 March 2024 ،
North Africa in its security observation circle.  Immediately after coup, the White House issued a statement condemning any attempt to take power in the country using force and warning that power grab will lead to Washington cutting off cooperation with this country. The statement also called ...
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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?
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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?

Thursday 4 July 2024 ،
project under which Iraq will transform into a transit bridge connecting Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean and Europe. This project, which was a key discussion topic during Erdogan’s Baghdad visit later in April, made ground for an agreement for expansion of security cooperation to reduce poss ...
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Iran-Russia Gas Deal, a Revolution in Regional Energy Outlook
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Iran-Russia Gas Deal, a Revolution in Regional Energy Outlook

Monday 15 July 2024 ،
North Pars gas fields worth $10 billion aiming to produce more than 10 million cubic meters of gas per day from these fields.  Second, Gazprom's assistance to a $15 billion project to increase gas production in South Pars gas field on the Iranian-Qatari gas border.  Third, Gazprom ...
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What Are Messages of Hezbollah Deputy Leader’s Speech?
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What Are Messages of Hezbollah Deputy Leader’s Speech?

Wednesday 2 October 2024 ،
project may stumble a little, but it will quickly recover from stagnation and crisis, and Hezbollah is a good example of this resilience.  After the assassination of Secretary-General of Hezbollah Sayyed Abbas al-Musawi in 1992, the Israelis thought that the movement was destroyed and could no ...
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

Wednesday 11 December 2024 ،
project  The neo-Ottoman plan Erdogan has drawn for territorial expansion in Iraq and Syria using the conflicts of armed groups is still on the table of the Turkish leader, and perhaps the instability in Syria will once again push Ankara leaders to its enforcement.  The joy of Turkish na ...
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
project Economic relations is one of the key agendas of the visit to Iraq. Increasing the bilateral trade volume to about $20 billion by the end of 2024, Iraq and Turkey are seeking to develop their economic relations even further.  One of the important projects is the development road projec ...
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
North-South Corridor and the East-West Corridor can increase Iran's transit revenues, and by developing infrastructure and increasing the transportation of goods, Iran can become a trade hub in the region. Having in mind that Iran and the Eurasian countries are the only regions located along th ...
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
projects aimed at early improvement of the situation in the war-ravaged country. The participants in the meeting called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria to facilitate reconstruction and to strengthen economic cooperation and investment, especially in the fields of energy and transport. They a ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution