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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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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025
Union of Muslim Scholars.  Given this complex backdrop, we can now understand why the Afghan Taliban's approach to Islamabad's demands, including crackdown on and severing ties with the TTP, has been so hesitant and calculated. Border tensions: New Taliban is different from the jihadi ...
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President Reiterates Iran’s Commitment to Global Economic Collaboration
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President Reiterates Iran’s Commitment to Global Economic Collaboration

Wednesday 15 October 2025 ،
Union (EAEU) as well as regional partners including Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey. He emphasized that new mechanisms have been introduced to facilitate these interactions, allowing traders and business leaders to fully leverage emerging opportunities. Pezeshkian also reaffirmed his commit ...
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Union has doubled down on its uncompromising position. In a new statement, it announced that several non-EU countries, including Albania, Norway, Serbia, and Ukraine, have aligned with the European Council's decision to restore nuclear-related sanctions against Iran via the snapback mechanism. I ...
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
Union or ASEAN. According to data from 2023-2024, the ECO region's share of global trade stands at approximately $1.016 trillion, equivalent to 4-5 percent of world trade. Of this, intra-regional trade accounts for only about $110 billion, roughly 8-9 percent of total trade among member states. ...
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
Union and the US have raised possibility of sanctioning UAE companies assisting the RSF. So, internationally and regionally, a notion is growing: Abu Dhabi is a destabilizing actor. 2. Regional instability: The longer war in Sudan is, the weaker will be the security in the Red Sea and Horn of Afric ...
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Ghalibaf’s Islamabad Visit: New Step to Strengthening Alliance
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Ghalibaf’s Islamabad Visit: New Step to Strengthening Alliance

Thursday 6 November 2025 ،
Trade and economic objectives While economic agreements traditionally fall under the purview of governments and executive branches, parliaments are now playing an increasingly pivotal role in shaping policy and ratifying international deals to bolster foreign trade. This shift was evident during Gh ...
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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 ،
Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization Russia has entrenched its economic and military presence in this region and will prevent full influence of the West.  Second, relying on infrastructural investment, development loans, and mining projects, China has built substantial economi ...
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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 ،
Union or the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council. Actually, its nature is more like a networking coalition; unofficial, flexible, and lacking complex institutional structure, while highly pragmatic and based on immediate common interests. This network rests on several core pillars: deep defense coope ...
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Union, too, has condemned the rebels' ethnic violence in Sudan. Amid the growing international pressure to end the war in Sudan, the country's Security and Defense Council led by Abdul Fattah al-Burhan held a meeting to discuss the US-proposed plan for humanitarian truce. Simultaneously, TV ...
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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 ،
Union, Central Asia has become a scene for competition of foreign actors. In recent years, with the increase in the geopolitical rivalry among regional and international powers over a broader role in the global trade, energy, and transit, the capacities of former soviet republic have gained signific ...

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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.