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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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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?
Analysis

Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?

Sunday 8 June 2025
Studies, in an article published on February 2 by Channel 12, noted that the crisis within the army, which was revealed by the war, is evident, and many field commanders have been killed or wounded. The Israeli expert spoke of the mass migration of officers with the rank of captain and above, adding ...
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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 ،
Saudi Arabia is to build a sea bridge to Egypt amid heating up corridor competition in the region. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia and Egypt plan to build a sea bridge across the Red Sea to connect the two countries.  Though no official information have been published yet about the railway project, Reut ...
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What’s the Role of Israeli Attacks on Iranian Civilian Sites in Tel Aviv’s Combined War Strategy?
Analysis

What’s the Role of Israeli Attacks on Iranian Civilian Sites in Tel Aviv’s Combined War Strategy?

Tuesday 17 June 2025 ،
Studies Office, announced that the Israeli regime has deliberately and ruthlessly targeted the foreign ministry building near the Institute for Political and International Studies, and especially the institute's library. The library was damaged in this attack. However, the height of the Israeli ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?
Analysis

Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?

Tuesday 24 June 2025 ،
Studies at King’s College London who has worked extensively in the Middle East, is skeptical that airstrikes alone could have the kind of impact Israel is seeking in Iran. “We have learned the lesson that air power alone does not work in other countries. We learned in Iraq and Afghanista ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
Analysis

Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Studies, held that although an agreement between the two sides in Tel Aviv and Damascus is possible, this does not mean an immediate normalization.  I believe that an agreement can be reached between the two sides, but it is important to understand that an agreement does not mean an immediate ...
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?
Report

Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Studies, Afghan refugees potentially constitute one-tenth of Iran’s population, which would put the number at 9 million Afghan refugees. These statistics show the multi-fold growth of Afghan immigrants in Iran, because according to the 2016 Population and Housing Census report published by th ...
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 17 July 2025 ،
Studies, believes that the current tensions in the province did not arise overnight, but rather stem from a 10-year regional rivalry. Al Mahra has witnessed competition between regional forces that has created local alignments. There are various actors in the province, such as the STC, the Al-Mahra ...
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?
Analysis

Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Studies also show that Iran’s record-breaking oil exports to China, reaching nearly1.5 million barrels per day, will make Iran China’s largest seaborne oil supplier in 2024. In 2024, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iraq were the second to fourth largest oil suppliers to China. Interestingly, in ...
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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 ،
Studies in Moscow, also took a similar stance: “Moscow and Tehran should create a common concept for the further development of Iran’s nuclear program. This is important for Russia, because resolving the nuclear issue means that there will be no war in the future.” In the meantime ...
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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis
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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis

Tuesday 29 July 2025 ،
Studies in London, the water crisis in the West Asia has affected the political and security relations of countries more than any other region. Analysts believe that the ultimate fate of the region conflicts may be tied to water. Some of the most important cases include: The Arab-Israeli conflict ...

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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.