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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025
South Corridor and the East-West Corridor can increase Iran's transit revenues, and by developing infrastructure and increasing the transportation of goods, Iran can become a trade hub in the region. Having in mind that Iran and the Eurasian countries are the only regions located along the Nort ...
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power

Sunday 16 March 2025 ،
South Africa, Oman, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Qatar, Iraq, the UAE and Sri Lanka are participating as observers. According to a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Defense, the exercises will include training courses including naval target attack, VBSS (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure), dama ...
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement
Analysis

Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
South, Central Asia has been the focus of major economic and trade projects of economic powers, including China, Russia, India, and Europe in recent years. In this context, the role of Central Asia in advancing the grand Road and Belt Initiative (RBI) of China project is highly significant. However, ...
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
Analysis

Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
South Caucasus and Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. At the 9th summit of these countries held in Nakhchivan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signed the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States on ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials
Analysis

Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials

Monday 28 April 2025 ،
South Caucasus. Just about 200 years ago, it was part of Iranian territory, but it was split following Russo-Persian wars and under the Golestan and Turkmenchay treaties.  Later in the contemporary period, the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic seceded from the Soviet Union in 1991 and decla ...
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority
Analysis

Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
South China Sea, could benefit from Yemen’s defense experience in designing indigenous, non-radar-based anti-drone systems. This trend suggests that Yemen’s successes are not limited to the regional level and could inspire new strategies to curb US air superiority in other regions. Give ...
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BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role
Analysis

BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
South,” the minister maintained. “This requires improving the governance of energy cooperation to make it more inclusive and sustainable. We must coordinate our actions and ensure that the integration of new members strengthens our capabilities and expands our opportunities.” 3. C ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
South Korea, Brazil, and India, these countries have sometime relied in their development course on localization of technology, support for home industries, and limitation of the imports to give chances of growth to their internal capacities. Iran has also taken a similar approach in recent decades, ...
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What’s UAE Looking for in Central Asia?
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What’s UAE Looking for in Central Asia?

Wednesday 30 July 2025 ،
South Asia, yet little attention is given to how this energy-rich Persian Gulf monarchy is establishing itself as a key actor in these regions. The UAE is focused on Eurasia through strategic investments in infrastructure, energy, economy, and security. Abu Dhabi’s focus on Central Asia espec ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
China. Over 1980s and 1990s, Hezbollah's arsenal was expanded. In addition to light weapons, the resistance movement acquired short-range Katyusha rockets, allowing it to respond to the Israeli aggression by attacking northern Israeli settlements. Hezbollah's successful attacks on Israeli ...

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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.