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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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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US

Saturday 25 October 2025
Russia (2,500 tons), Madagascar (2,000 tons), and Vietnam (300 tons) round out the list of the world's primary producers. Rare metals, China's lever in Trump-Xi talks  Tensions between the US and China have flared up once again, with experts saying President Donald Trump’s admin ...
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Nuclear Tests Resumption: Trump’s Struggle to Cover Up US Decline
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Nuclear Tests Resumption: Trump’s Struggle to Cover Up US Decline

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
Russia. This order, coming shortly after renaming Department of Defense to Department of War, indicates a resolute decision by the White House to embark on a more aggressive foreign policy. At first glance, these two decisions appear to be a show of force. But a closer look reveals they are merely ...
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
Russia over Ukraine, Trump ordered U.S. nuclear submarines to be deployed off the Russian coast. The order to resume nuclear testing followed an announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week that Moscow had tested its Poseidon nuclear torpedo, which he called a major success. Although ...
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Trump Misreads Nuclear Strategy as Rivals Modernize
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Trump Misreads Nuclear Strategy as Rivals Modernize

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
Russia and China were already conducting such tests. His remarks drew criticism from officials and experts, who said he misinterpreted nuclear strategy and the current activities of rival powers. There is no verified evidence that Russia or China have resumed full-yield nuclear detonations. Instead ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Russian foothold in Iraq's oil and gas  Sawaya’s Iraq presence does not have only political and security aspects, but also it has an economic dimension. Given the remarks of Trump at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit last month who said Iraq has so much oil. They don't know what to do w ...
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Russia and Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, the Sudan conflict has become a forgotten war. But after the recent genocide in Al-Fashir, regional and international condemnations against the Rapid Support Forces have intensified. Even US senators have called for the RSF to be designated as a terroris ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Russia, and the US. Ultimately, the type of relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan plays a decisive role not only in regional security and economic fortunes but also in shaping the wider geopolitical order of South Asia. First part: Rise of Taliban and Pakistan's told from 1990 to 2001 ...
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Mystery of Gaza ’Peace Council’: An Ambiguous Mission with Dangerous Objectives
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Mystery of Gaza ’Peace Council’: An Ambiguous Mission with Dangerous Objectives

Thursday 20 November 2025 ،
Russia abstaining. The motion is meant to form an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza to ensure that Israel-Hamas ceasefire will be long-term. The idea for formation of such force dates back to Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza that proposed Washington in association with the Ara ...
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying

Sunday 30 November 2025 ،
Russian football without independent legal probes under European and US pressures These contradictions have driven other countries to question FIFA’s principle of neutrality and justice. Now the US case gives the world football body an opportunity to prove to the world that justice is not sel ...
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Iran’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions
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Iran’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Russia, and India are forerunners in this class of ships. Iran now ranks among the world’s advanced naval producers, thanks to its ability to design and build, or upgrade, light to medium destroyers such as the Mowj-class and projects like the upgraded Sahand, as well as its work on designing ...

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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.