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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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Haifa Port Blockade, Yemen’s Blow to Major Israeli Trade Artery
Report

Haifa Port Blockade, Yemen’s Blow to Major Israeli Trade Artery

Wednesday 21 May 2025
Asia, was crippled by Yemeni missile attacks and officially declared bankruptcy in the Knesset. At present, ships have chosen an 11,000-nautical-mile detour around Africa, which pushes the insurance premiums 900 percent higher. Currently, the major pressure of maritime trade is on Haifa port in the ...
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?
Report

From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
Asia region and Iraq is one of the main scenes of implementation of this scenario.  In recent years, the signing of gas contracts between American companies and the Kurdistan region has become one of the main drivers of tensions in the energy sector of West Asia. These contracts are ostensibly ...
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IRGC Warns It’s Ready to Launch Severe Retaliation Against Enemies
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IRGC Warns It’s Ready to Launch Severe Retaliation Against Enemies

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
Asia. Echoing this stance, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned in March that any malicious act against Iran would provoke a fierce retaliatory strike.
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert
Interview

Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Asia affairs expert Mohammad Reza Sadeghi.  Alwaght: Media labeled the recent elections as the most challenging in recent years. Why were local elections these important?  Sadeghi: After the developments that took place in the region, Hezbollah was under a lot of pressure from inside and ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises
Analysis

Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
South Transport Corridor (INSTC). Although Islamabad has seen Chabahar Port as a serious contender to its maritime transit project at Gwadar Port in recent years, this corridor, which connects Iran to Russia, India, and Central Asian countries, can become a vital trade route for the region by linkin ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Arab League, the African Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and other international organizations with their senior security officials attended the meeting. Meetings of delegations from BRICS, t ...
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors
Analysis

New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Asia. Its technical studies have been completed and its construction cost is estimated at about $4 billion. Connecting Neom city to world markets The Saudi initiative for construction of a railway over the Red Sea is a dramatic development in regional infrastructure, indicating that there are aims ...
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt

Thursday 12 June 2025 ،
Asia and Africa. This strategy not only normalizes the possibility of exploiting militias without accountability and responsibility, but also paves the way for new competitions among regional powers for the use of non-state actors. In other words, if the use of the Gaza Rapid Support Forces” i ...
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Netanyahu Striving to Drag US into War
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Netanyahu Striving to Drag US into War

Saturday 21 June 2025 ،
South Pars Block 14 in Kangan in south of the country. In fact, it was first Tel Aviv that attacked Iranian energy and Tehran responded with similar strikes. Tel Aviv strives to drag Washington into war It seems that the Israeli attacks on Iranian energy facilities are openly aimed at bringing war ...
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Iran’s "Operation Annunciation of Victory": Why’s Trump Announced Ceasefire?
Analysis

Iran’s "Operation Annunciation of Victory": Why’s Trump Announced Ceasefire?

Wednesday 25 June 2025 ،
Asia. The base was constructed in 1996 following a military cooperation pact with the Persian Gulf Arab emirate and has turned into a vital center for the US military presence and capabilities in the region. This airbase is the largest US military facility in the Persian Gulf region and has the cap ...

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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.