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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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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025
Russian security interests, it is likely that Chechens and Dagestanis who have fought in Syria for years may now return to their homeland or use Syrian soil as a launching pad for attacks on Russian interests in West Asia region. For the Kremlin, this represents a strategic concern.  The US ma ...
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Russian president’s frequent meetings with Iranian officials have become an indicator of the development of relations and closer ties between Moscow and Tehran in the course of implementing the Strategic Cooperation Agreement and good neighborly relations, the visits of officials and the conte ...
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
Russian President Putin brokered a ceasefire in 2020 and has been periodically bringing together the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia. But Putin’s influence over the conflict has waned as Russia has turned its attention to a full-scale war with Ukraine in 2022. Also in 2023, Russian military ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Russian officials, he has now embarked on a tour of Iraq and Lebanon. This trip takes on added significance as it coincides with escalating US and allied actions against resistance groups in the region.  A visit to reinforce the western gate  In his Iraq trip, Larijani had a busy working ...
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Putin And Trump Wrap Up ‘productive’ Talks at Alaska Summit
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Putin And Trump Wrap Up ‘productive’ Talks at Alaska Summit

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their high-profile summit in Alaska, describing the talks as constructive and highly productive. Both sides highlighted a positive atmosphere, with officials stressing the importance of addressing pressing global issues, particularly the war in Ukraine and ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, and Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. He also held a short talk with the Chinese President Xi Jinping. During their talks with Iranian officials, Russia and China condemned Israeli attacks on Iranian soil and nuclear faciliti ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
Russian military activities and Chinese infrastructural projects under Belt and Road Initiative (RBI).  5. A means for power balance with Russia and Iran  The US could have used Bagram to monitor Russia's influence in Central Asia and Iran's activities to its west. Both Moscow an ...
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New Color Revolution? West’s Hands in Georgia Protests
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New Color Revolution? West’s Hands in Georgia Protests

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Russian camp, so pressure on government to review it’s policies is on agenda. Alwaght- Only two weeks to the local elections in Georgia, the country is hit by a new wave of protests, making the small Caucasian nation the focus of geopolitical developments. Roots of the current protests in Georgia r ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Russian-made MiG-29 fighters operated by the Egyptian air Fmforce, combat-effective Chinese J-10C fighter jets also participated in the drills. For Cairo, these drills coincided with tensions between Cairo, Washington, and Tel Aviv, as Israel increased pressure on the residents of the Gaza Strip fo ...
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Russian and Chinese officials have repeatedly argued that European powers lost their legal authority to reimpose sanctions. They contend that the US withdrawal from the accord, followed by Europe's failure to uphold its commitments, voided the original obligations, rendering the snapback mechani ...

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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.