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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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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages

Saturday 30 August 2025
West Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Far East through vital sea lanes—together constituting the backbone of today’s global supply chain. Around two-thirds of the world’s oil shipments, one-third of bulk cargo movements, and two-thirds of global container shipping tonnage ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
West's adversary— has always been challenged by critics. The failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize could have pushed him to rename a military institution more honestly instead of seeking peace. This action once again reminded the world that the countrys hawkish policies, despite decades of ...
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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?
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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
West Asia. The war's ripple effects—including arms smuggling and refugee flows—are undermining the security and economic stability of neighboring nations such as Ethiopia, Chad, and Egypt, and even extending to Arab states in West Asia. Widespread internal displacement across Sudan&# ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
West Asia and North Africa. The roots of the Turkey-Egypt rift go back to the turbulent events of 2013, when the Egyptian army, led by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, ousted President Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). Morsi, first democratically-elected president of Egypt, was a ...
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Western and Arab countries. The broader maritime campaign began about two months ago when European vessels set sail from port of Barcelona and port of Genoa. The fleet's official website lists participants from at least 45 nations across the globe, including: Algeria, New Zealand, Australia, A ...
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Pezeshkian: US, EU Claims on Iran’s Nuclear Program Unfounded
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Pezeshkian: US, EU Claims on Iran’s Nuclear Program Unfounded

Wednesday 8 October 2025 ،
West Asia ALWAGHT- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed the country’s steadfast commitment to peace and security in West Asia, emphasizing that Tehran has never pursued nuclear weapons in line with its core principles and policies. During a meeting with the new Swiss ambassador, Oli ...
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role

Thursday 9 October 2025 ،
Western allies to review their support policies to Tel Aviv, some countries still press ahead in the path of their full support to the occupiers. Italy, under the leadership of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is one of the most important countries that during the Gaza war has backed Israel political ...
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Iranian Naval Chief Says Adversaries Seeking to Exclude Iran from Regional Waterways
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Iranian Naval Chief Says Adversaries Seeking to Exclude Iran from Regional Waterways

Saturday 18 October 2025 ،
West maritime routes have received insufficient attention. He called for stronger emphasis on developing maritime logistics hubs along Iran’s southern coast to enhance trade, regional influence, and economic resilience. “We must anticipate and counter these designs through self-reliance, ...
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Dream for China, Nightmare for US: Yuan Drift Toward Internationalization
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Dream for China, Nightmare for US: Yuan Drift Toward Internationalization

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
West's SWIFT with their CIPS. SWIFT was launched in May 1973 by 239 banks from fifteen countries to create a standardized global system for financial transactions, replacing non-standard and paper-based methods. However, in recent years, it has been leveraged by Western nations as a tool against ...
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Yemen, the Champion of Gaza War and Peace
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Yemen, the Champion of Gaza War and Peace

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
Western allies, it is clear that one of the main factors forcing the enemy's retreat in the Gaza war has been these very operations and the popular support for the Palestinian people. These combined operations, which have grown progressively stronger and more extensive over the past two years, ...

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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.