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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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Israel Conducts New Illegal Raid on Civilian Aid Ships in International Waters
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Israel Conducts New Illegal Raid on Civilian Aid Ships in International Waters

Tuesday 19 May 2026
Turkey condemning the raid and French and Spanish lawmakers denouncing what they called the normalization of maritime terrorism. The hijacking is part of Israel's broader policy to enforce the total blockade of Gaza, restricting aid to less than ten percent of survival requirements. The author c ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Turkey and Europe transit through Iranian borders, so any insecurity along this route carries major economic consequences. All this has pushed Central Asian countries to seek alternatives, routes that may be longer and costlier but can partly bypass the Persian Gulf crisis and its fallout. Leaders ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Turkey, al-Sharaa’s main ally, has shown itself incapable of achieving this. And if Turkey and Israel ever drift toward more serious tensions down the line, Russia may be better positioned than Western powers to keep Damascus out of regional strife. 3. International aspects: blackmailing the ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Turkey. After months of political wrangling between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the two sides struck a deal in mid-March 2026 and reactivated the northern route. The current goal is to boost its capacity to 770,000 barrels per day, roughly triple current levels. Meanwhile, o ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
Turkey bears sign to this shift of paradigm, suggesting that the White House no longer manages the West Asia crises separately. Rather, it has resorted to a strategic unification and engineering the power structure in the whole region. This visit, coming after Washington-Tehran deal to end the war ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
Turkey to Syria and Iraq, is exactly what Netanyahu has latched onto. In Lebanon, that strategy zeroes in on persuading Hezbollah to accept disarmament in exchange for Washington's nod to its continued existence and political role. Barrack is trying to rebrand a shift from the old US approach of ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
Turkey that now sees itself the main player of the Syrian developments will likely regard the Israeli military foothold a threat to its long-term interests. Over the past few years, Ankara has been working to cement its influence across northern and central Syria to counter the Kurdish threat and Sy ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Turkey and Azerbaijan. By stepping into the mediation file to end the war and help shape a new security architecture for the region, particularly in the Persian Gulf, Islamabad sees a golden opportunity to regain lost ground against India's expanding footprint in the Persian Gulf. The recently s ...
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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power
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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Turkey, with its Bayraktar and Akıncı platforms, has carved out a significant share of the global market. Meanwhile, countries ranging from India, Japan, South Korea, and Australia to numerous European nations are all injecting cash into unmanned systems programs.  Alongside this this path, in ...
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Turkey In Turkey, Shiite and Alawite communities marked Ashura with their own distinct traditions across cities including Istanbul, Ankara, and Iğdır, though the observances of Twelver Ja'fari Shiites and Alawites took noticeably different forms. The main ceremonies were held in Istanbul, Ankar ...

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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.