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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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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026
Russia. This US power decline culminated in the direct military confrontation with the Iran-led Axis of Resistance. The Americans and Israelis naively thought that 12-day war and then martyrdom of the Iran's Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei in the February 28 war will knock down the Islamic R ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Israeli regime or armed groups. Providing basic needs: As the WSJ reports, Russia still provides Syria with wheat and oil at preferential fees. While the Western sanctions are still in place, this artery is vital for preventing famine and economic collapse. Managing the remnants of previous govern ...
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
Israeli cabinet's recent decision to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923 fits squarely into that playbook. To view this merely as a historical, moral, or human-rights gesture would be naive. The regime's foreign ministry has hailed the move ...
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Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic
Interview

Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic

Monday 6 July 2026 ،
Russia. Among Muslims, over 90 percent were deeply affected by this event, and even that small segment of Sunnis who had previously kept some distance from the Islamic Republic reached out to me afterward, sending messages through tears to offer their condolences. This incident sparked a real shift, ...
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Israel-US Want Partition of Turkey, Erdogan Govt. Should Stand with Iran: Turkish Party Chief
Interview

Israel-US Want Partition of Turkey, Erdogan Govt. Should Stand with Iran: Turkish Party Chief

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
Israeli interests. Alwaght- Following the recent developments and escalation of tensions between the US-Israeli camp and Iran, the Iranian-Turkish relations have once again become one of the most important factors of West Asia dynamics. On the one hand, the recent war and its fallout have shifted th ...
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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 ،
Israeli regime is secured with less reliance on the American military deployment. Viewed through this lens, the Trump-Erdogan meeting is not really about a few fighter jets, and it is not even about Hezbollah. The core issue is Washington's bid to build a geopolitical containment belt stretchin ...
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From Zaporizhzhia to Darkhovin: A Look at IAEA’s Double Standards
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From Zaporizhzhia to Darkhovin: A Look at IAEA’s Double Standards

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
Israeli strikes near the Bushehr nuclear facility and the latest attack on the under-construction Darkhovin plant, the question now looming large in Tehran is: has the IAEA shown the same level of concern when it comes to Iranian nuclear sites? Many political observers believe that although the age ...
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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 ،
Israeli regime, meanwhile, remains the only regional power with an operational F‑35 fleet, giving it a considerable air superiority over other actors in West Asia. And the technology gap between Turkey’s air force and some of its regional rivals is widening by the year. In this climate, walki ...
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
Russia. In their view, Washington's overriding fear is that any American hesitation could push Saudi Arabia toward Beijing or Moscow for its nuclear development. So the Trump administration has chosen to lock in the nuclear framework first, and only then bargain over other political demands, in ...
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
Israeli footprint with a telling mix of wariness, pragmatism, and multi-vector policy. Moscow is watching Israel's moves closely, and sizing them up as part of a broader competition that already includes Turkish and American influence. But Central Asia, led by Kazakhstan, has adopted a delibera ...

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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.