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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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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026
Russian and Chinese markets.  Turkmenistan plays an especially critical role here, sharing a direct border with Iran and offering rail links that can channel Central Asian freight into Iran’s broader transport grid. When sea routes are constrained, this overland network can meaningfully ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Russia and China, commercial links with Pakistan, and alternative transportation routes through the Caspian Sea and Eurasia that have reduced its isolation. Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, both guests addressed ongoing negotiations with Oman, with Johnson interpreting US threats toward Oman as conf ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
Russia, and other powers, the cost to Washington of projecting influence climbs steadily higher. Decline is even felt inside the US A national survey conducted by Carnegie Endowment researchers in January 2026 found that a majority of Americans themselves believe the US is declining in global powe ...
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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 ،
Russia since becoming CIA director. The agency has remained involved in US-Russia detainee and prisoner negotiations, including the releases of Ksenia Karelina in 2025 and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan in 2024. Ratcliffe’s reported Moscow visit ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
Russian official, without mentioning Iran, recently said that Russia may turn to cryptocurrencies for cooperation with “friendly countries” that are under Western sanctions. The US is trying to close even that loophole. The new sanctions package now sweeps in digital assets, gold, techn ...
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
Russian opposition. So while the Israeli lobby can try to shape the political climate around the candidates and influence how Western capitals view them, the final decision ultimately hinges on a complex calculus among the five permanent members: the UN, Russia, China, France and Britain. In many w ...
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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 ،
Russia clash. Just last week, Trump dispatched his CIA director to 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 ...
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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 ،
Russia, inflicted billions of dollars in damage on critical CIA facilities and other American spy installations from Riyadh to Sulaymaniyah. The scale of the destruction dwarfs any comparable incident in the agency's history, and it has left officials scrambling over a stark question: just how r ...
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
Russia, India, Iran, and other member states gathered. Many analysts believe the SCO could help Iran cushion the blow of US sanctions. More than a protective shield, the organization may offer Iran an alternative framework, one where trade, energy, transport, investment, and at least some financial ...
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Everyone Opposes the War—Except Those Who Created It
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Everyone Opposes the War—Except Those Who Created It

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Russia and China have reaffirmed their support for Iran and condemned US-Israeli actions. Iran maintains that it remains capable of resisting the campaign with backing from key international partners, while Washington faces mounting military, economic, diplomatic and domestic political pressures.

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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.