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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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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026
agreements, and the risk appetite of transit companies. Markets that have caught fire twice in two years, the Red Sea, and now Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb, will set a permanent risk premium on the region for years to come. So, the risk premium in this region may remain elevated well above past levels ...
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?
Analysis

Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
agreement whose some of articles bear resemblance to NATO's, like Article 5 which says attack on one member is an attack on others. For many, the agreement bore the fact that the US influence in the region is eroding and the regional states are rushing to establish a newer and more independent s ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
agreement on this formula or whether it will hold, especially with Kurdish and other concerns among some political forces on the Iraqi scene. Washington has in recent months pressed Baghdad to disarm resistance groups and tighten state control over them, even tying political, and particularly econo ...
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Araghchi Says Oman Agreement Won’t Reopen Strait of Hormuz
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Araghchi Says Oman Agreement Won’t Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
agreement reached with Oman would not automatically result in the Strait of Hormuz being reopened ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says any agreement reached with Oman would not automatically result in the Strait of Hormuz being reopened, as Tehran maintains that the United States mu ...
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
agreement, while stressing Iran remains committed to regional dialogue. Baghaei said a planned meeting of regional foreign ministers in Oman was an opportunity to address safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, but was postponed at the request of some regional countries. He also warned that c ...
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst
Interview

Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
Security Council Resolution 1701 serving as the primary basis for the truce.  Turning to post-ceasefire developments, he stressed that Tel Aviv adhered to neither the spirit nor the content of the ceasefire. The truce was violated more than 10,000 times, and over 500 Lebanese citizens, includi ...
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
agreement to implementation, its role in the emerging multipolar order will take on a more tangible shape. From this lens, the New Delhi summit should be read not as the end of a road but as a waypoint in BRICS' defining test, one where war and the West Asian energy crisis, American economic pr ...
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage
Analysis

Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
agreements with 19 of the bloc's 27 members. So, the military realignment and a trade war over defense industries have become two sides of the same coin. Washington wants Europe to shoulder more of the defense bill while European contractors capture a smaller share of the contracts. Europe, for ...
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
agreements does not necessarily mean delivering on them, and Africa is no exception. If political ties fail to produce increased trade, joint investment, new transport corridors, banking facilitation, and private-sector presence, their impact will likely be limited and short-lived. The African Unio ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
agreement to supply counter-drone and counter-missile systems could close part of that gap, but acquiring a handful of defense systems does not amount to building a full air-defense network. For real deterrence, the Erbil needs an integrated web of radar, surveillance, command and control, and inter ...

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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.