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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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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025
partnerships, boosting energy security, and promoting peace through soft power and constructive interactions. Officials have said that this year's meeting had economy, energy, and security as its central themes.  These meetings date back to 2015, when the first gathering of the group was h ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
partnership. Such appointments often mark the start of efforts to destabilize or reshape those nations’ political and security orders, something allowing the US to entrench its influence in key institutions, sideline opposing forces, and redirect domestic policy in line with its own strategic ...
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
partnership. This level of defense cooperation has enabled Pakistan to partially distance itself from exclusive reliance on traditional partners like the United States and even China, thereby broadening its range of strategic choices. In turn, Turkey is building its indigenous missile capability, a ...
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Israel’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests
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Israel’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
partnership offered a chance to diversify their international allies, gain access to Israeli expertise and technology, and establish a unique channel with the US via Tel Aviv. While Israel began cultivating ties with the region in the early 1990s, the process initially moved slowly and remained per ...
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
partnership: From AI to nuclear energy A significant part of the negotiations will likely concentrate on common economic and technological investments, especially in such areas as AI and energy that are the key pillars of Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Vision, a plan aimed at cutting Riyadh’s reli ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Strategic analysis of Pakistan-Taliban relationship Decisive geopolitical factors Pakistan's policy towards Afghanistan during the Taliban's second government has been shaped by a complex mix of geopolitical, security, ethnic, and ideological factors. Islamabad continues to view Afghanist ...
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Araghchi: Caspian Sea as Vital to Iran as Persian Gulf; Russia A “Strategic Partner”
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Araghchi: Caspian Sea as Vital to Iran as Persian Gulf; Russia A “Strategic Partner”

Wednesday 19 November 2025 ،
partnership with Russia, including a recent 20-year cooperation agreement. Araghchi stressed the Caspian region’s importance for energy, trade, and transit, as well as tourism. He noted that Iran’s northern provinces and pilgrimage cities like Mashhad offer opportunities for regional co ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
partnerships with (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council states. From the Saudi perspective, the F-35 equates to a US endorsement of a crucial proposition: that Saudi Arabia has graduated from a regional partner to a global player in Washington's geopolitical calculus. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salm ...
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Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red and Green Zones
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Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red and Green Zones

Monday 24 November 2025 ،
partnerships that exist outside of the security and energy frameworks established by Israel. However, the Israeli regime is attempting to integrate these gas fields into the Eastern Mediterranean energy matrix (Israel–Cyprus–Greece–Europe), thereby preventing any Palestinian energ ...
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Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief
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Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
partnership with Islamabad ALWAGHT- The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council calls for a renewed strategic partnership with Islamabad, drawing on Iran’s experiences with China and Russia. During his visit to Islamabad, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National ...

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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.