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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’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026
Council (STC) were forced to cede parts of their strongholds in Hadhramaut to the Riyadh-backed government, a retreat that amounted to a major setback for Abu Dhabi’s flagship regional project. So neither the UAE nor the STC have any appetite to join the current fight, whose main outcome woul ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
Security Council to react.  Yet the language of the foreign ministry's statements, along with the posture of Iranian military officials, makes clear that Tehran does not view this as a mere bilateral spat. It is seen as a hostile act with far-reaching security implications. In recent mont ...
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran

Tuesday 28 July 2026 ،
UN Charter regarding Iran. The SCO's foreign ministers met Friday in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, with US attacks on Iran emerging as one of the focuses of the talks. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the final communiqué from the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers, u ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Council have grown more fractured under King Salman's reign than ever before, Qanad-Bashi said. The old bonds among(P) GCC members have eroded, and we are now seeing the highest level of divergence among them. Return of Riyadh-Tel Aviv cooperation in Yemen  Given the string of past failur ...
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Analysis

Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
UN Security Council resolution, drafted with Persian Gulf state backing, aimed at compelling Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This is not new behavior. According to a Reuters report from January 2024, during the first Red Sea crisis, when Washington asked Beijing to lean on Iran to contain the H ...
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Iran Warns It Will Use All Means Necessary to Counter US Aggression
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Iran Warns It Will Use All Means Necessary to Counter US Aggression

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
UN Charter. Iran’s Foreign Ministry accused the United States of violating the UN Charter through what it described as a naval blockade and attacks on military, civilian and infrastructure targets. It said the UN Security Council has failed to take action, comparing the situation to its inact ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
Security challenges Security instability in Iraq is one of the biggest threats for the project. Continued regional tensions, militia groups' attacks, and the likely return of ISIS terrorist organization to Iraq dissuade foreign investors from participating in the project. Also, the disputes be ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
Report

Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Security Post,” reported that the Iranian leader’s office not only named Major General Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council but also formally resolved six military appointments. The outlet described Abdollahi as Iran’s joint war commander and noted th ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Interview

Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Security Council. Is this related to the ongoing negotiations? Zarean: No, it does not seem this post change is meaningfully related to the talks. However, picking the battle-tested General Mohsen Rezaei showed that from now on, foreign policy and defense and security policy of Tehran will grow mor ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Analysis

Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Council in some cases prosecuting such acts under anti-terrorism laws, the sheer scale of weaponry in tribal hands underscores a deeper truth: any bid by the state to monopolize the use of force will require confronting deeply entrenched social structures. Peshmerga, the more complex challenge If ...

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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.