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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 Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences

Monday 15 June 2026
stability and strategic interests.
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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 ،
stability in neighboring relations, free from extra-regional interference. Now in their eightieth decade, Iran-Pakistan ties have remained remarkably steady, with few real bumps along the way. In recent years, both sides have doubled down on steering toward strategic cooperation, a commitment that ...
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
stability. Separate from this stated agenda, the visit should be seen as an effort to discuss the state of future relations between the Persian Gulf Arab monarchies and the US. For decades, these countries have lived in a petrodollar order: They deal their oil for US dollar, advance the major Ameri ...
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Will the Iran-US War Resume? Three Scenarios That Could Shape What Comes Next
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Will the Iran-US War Resume? Three Scenarios That Could Shape What Comes Next

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
stability in energy and trade routes, Russia seeks to avoid direct involvement despite benefiting from pressure on the United States, and Arab Gulf states are attempting to preserve both their security partnerships and their economic interests. At the same time, Washington faces growing constraints ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
World, for disarming all groups operating outside state structures. Coincidentally, that timeline aligns with the withdrawal deadline for US-led foreign military forces from Iraq. That order has already driven a wedge between the resistance factions. Leaders of three groups, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, ...
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?

Wednesday 15 July 2026 ،
stability in the south has grown highly fragile and combustible. For example, after the attack of the now-dissolved UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Hadhramaut in January last year, the Saudis directly bombed these forces, a development practically leading to collapse of the Aden co ...
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
stability in Gaza will remain a distant prospect. 
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As Hormuz Crisis Re-erupts, Food Security Alarm Rings in Persian Gulf
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As Hormuz Crisis Re-erupts, Food Security Alarm Rings in Persian Gulf

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
stability. In such conditions, even the Persian Gulf's wealthiest governments may find themselves facing a challenge that petrodollars alone cannot fix. Because in a supply-chain crisis, the core issue is no longer price; it is access: securing the goods themselves and keeping trade flowing.&nb ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
stability in Iraq.  Echoing that view, Iraqi political analyst Mashaal al-Tamimi said: “Al-Zaydi will underscore his government’s commitment to a policy of geopolitical balance, a strategy aimed at maintaining simultaneous ties with neighbors, regional powers, and international act ...
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
stability, but also they have actively fueled the very crises they were meant to prevent. His words carry weight because they come from a senior official of a country that has long played the mediator and the balanced actor in Persian Gulf politics, one that has watched security dynamics up close, f ...

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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.