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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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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role

Wednesday 28 May 2025
transit hub in West Asia that will both strengthen domestic interests and enhance the country’s regional position. Iraq seeks to consolidate its role as a vital corridor connecting East to West and linking Turkey to the Persian Gulf. Located in the geopolitical center of West Asia, the countr ...
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Haifa Port Blockade, Yemen’s Blow to Major Israeli Trade Artery
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Haifa Port Blockade, Yemen’s Blow to Major Israeli Trade Artery

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
transit time and millions of dollars in fuel costs per trip.  From another aspect, the maritime blockade has so far managed to deal a major blow to Israel. About 60 percent of the Israeli GDP comes from trade and 99.6 percent from maritime trade. The blockade imposed by Yemen on Israel has red ...
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Iran and Belarus Explore Strengthening Military Cooperation
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Iran and Belarus Explore Strengthening Military Cooperation

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
training exercises, sharing military technology and intelligence, and facilitating the exchange of tactical and operational expertise. These efforts are aimed at boosting interoperability and mutual readiness between their armed forces. This meeting builds on recent developments, such as the March ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West

Thursday 22 May 2025 ،
training and support to enhance the capabilities of the Saudi armed forces, including upgrading the country’s military academies and military medical services, ” announced the White House. The deal is part of a larger package worth $600 billion. From air defenses to boosting naval power ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
transit, and indicates Pakistan’s desire to diversify its partners in a situation where the region’s geopolitics are rapidly changing. Will this visit open a new chapter in Iran-Pakistan relations? The future will answer, but what is clear is that both countries need convergence more tha ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
transitional government or a joint military structure. The ultimate goal of Tehran and Moscow is to block the influence of the West, Turkey or extremist groups in the future order of Syria, and these common interests will lead the two sides to further partnership over Syria. In general, through Mos ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s Secret Deals with Tel Aviv?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s Secret Deals with Tel Aviv?

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
transitioning Syria and for new arrangements in West Asia and they do not want to lose the chance provided to them by the rise to power of al-Jolani’s government or allow the resistance forces or aligned groups to tip the scales of power against their interests. So, their under-implementation ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
transition. Can concerted sanctions be imposed on Israel?  Although Israeli war on Palestine is historically and dynamically distinctive from the South Africa apartheid, many Israeli actions against the Palestinians both in Gaza and the West Bank are way more inhumane that those of apartheid ...
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
transition management, and from supporting informal armed institutions to conditional coordination with the nascent interim regime. Syrian economy challenged by political instability  Economy has a major weight in the new period of the Syrian-American ties. Last week, Syrian government sighed ...
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Nuclear Iran: US Fear of Rise of New Power in New Energies Market
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Nuclear Iran: US Fear of Rise of New Power in New Energies Market

Tuesday 3 June 2025 ،
transitioning away from fossil fuels, nuclear energy can play a decisive role. If Iran can gain a share of this emerging market, then its influence and power will be enhanced not only in the region, but also internationally. Finally, it should be added that what worries the US is not the number of ...

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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.