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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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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall
Analysis

Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall

Friday 12 December 2025
Western backing, violence within Syria has intensified and divisions have deepened. In March, a four-day massacre by Syrian government forces and other armed factions, primarily targeting Alawite civilians along the Syrian coast, besieged this religious minority. The killings continued. Then, in Ju ...
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Troubled Louvre Museum Faces Some Grave Scenarios
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Troubled Louvre Museum Faces Some Grave Scenarios

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
Western officials have presented the Louvre Museum as a symbol of advanced security. In official reports, the museum has been described as one of the most secure cultural sites in the world. Its security systems have been portrayed as a virtually impenetrable combination of cutting-edge technology, ...
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance
Analysis

Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance

Thursday 18 December 2025 ،
Western sanctions and threats. Alwaght- On January 17, 2025, President Vladimir Putin of Russian and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran signed Tehran-Moscow Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation. The aim is to boost bilateral ties for the next 20 years at all levels. The treaty is welcomed ...
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region
Analysis

Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Western and anti-French movements, delivering the power to General Assimi Goita. In the first week of his rule, Goita expelled French soldiers from the country as he led anti-imperialist reforms in Mali. On September 30, 2022, a similar coup took place in Burkina Faso, giving rise to young General ...
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground

Friday 26 December 2025 ،
influence is growing at the expense of weakening of other sides. At this stage, the US does not want the SDF to be integrated into the Syrian army or other Syrian military institutions, or, at the very least, is not yet prepared to accept such an integration. Washington does not trust al-Jolani, an ...
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy
Analysis

FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy

Saturday 27 December 2025 ،
Western structures through NATO, and the academic language of international relations, has enabled him to grasp the logic of the field while mastering the narrative logic of diplomacy. Actually, he can convert a threat into an operational case and, simultaneously, frame it within a legitimizing, per ...
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only  Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse
Analysis

Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Western, and Israeli agenda but also threaten the national security of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. This is because the UAE supports separatist movements and actively works towards the fragmentation of Yemen, which would in turn endanger the territorial integrity of its neighbors, Saudi Arabia and ...
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, Asia, and Africa. Regarding the Western Hemisphere, the document stresses a revival of the Monroe Doctrine, aiming to reassert American dominance in the continent. Threats in this region are concentrated around three main axes: combating drug traffickin ...
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?
Analysis

How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Western analysts have expected Moscow to embark on a strategic retreat after losing its key military bases in Russia, field evidence and security reports suggest that Russia, along with minimally reestablishing itself in Syria, is working in a targeted way to build an alternative strategic and suppl ...
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Assassinating Afghan Figures in Iran: What’s the Goal?
Analysis

Assassinating Afghan Figures in Iran: What’s the Goal?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Western government, some former commanders, such as General Yasin Zia and General Abdul Ghani Alipur (commonly known as Qumandan Shamshir), took up armed struggle against the Taliban. In contrast, reports indicate that Ashraf Ghani's government, in its final months, not only failed to mount orga ...

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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.