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- Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief
- Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts
- Three Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza as 15 Palestinian Bodies Are Returned
- Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike
- Peaceful Protest by Alawites Met with Gunfire From HTS
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Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council calls for a renewed strategic partnership with Islamabad
Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts Satellite images reveal Israel maintains and strengthens military positions in southern Lebanon, a year after its ceasefire with Hezbollah
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?
Monday 15 September 2025
Gulf Arab monarchies’ security is at stake and this puts the effectiveness of Peninsula Shield Force to test. Alwaght- Recent Israeli attack on Qatar targeting the Hamas leaders has marked a turning point in West Asia security equations. Until now, many Arab countries were thinking that the range of ...
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Larijani’s Riyadh Visit: Laying the Groundwork for New Regional Security Order
Friday 19 September 2025
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Gulf and within earshot of the US military's most critical overseas base which is also home to CENTCOM headquarters, has sounded a stark alarm for those who had trusted American security guarantees. It demonstrates that Tel Aviv, in a desperate bid to escape the quagmire of the Gaza war, has emb ...
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations
Sunday 21 September 2025
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Gulf.
In response to the current climate, Riyadh is turning towards Pakistan, the Muslim world's sole nuclear power, aiming to guarantee its security against potential threats from Israel by placing itself under that country's nuclear umbrella. This move sends a clear message to Washington: ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
Sunday 28 September 2025
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Gulf, significantly increasing both economic and human costs.
Brookings analysts conclude that the 12-day war sets a pattern for future confrontations: short, precise conflicts with active crisis management, where both sides leverage military, cyber, and media tools to achieve strategic aims while ...
Analysis
Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?
Monday 3 November 2025
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Gulf, Africa, and Europe. Over the past two decades, the UAE has worked to secure its maritime corridors by investing in strategic ports from Aden to Djibouti and Assab in Eritrea.
In Sudan, Abu Dhabi had signed a multi-billion dollar contract to build the new Abu Amama port north of Port Sudan, pr ...
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
Monday 3 November 2025
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Gulf to Europe via a network of highways and railways in Iraq.
A joint project involving Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE is underway to transform Iraq into a major transit hub and provide an alternative to current trade routes. The plan involves constructing a 1,200-kilometer transportation networ ...
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan
Wednesday 5 November 2025
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Gulf of Aden and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, are primary targets of this outreach. Following the Yemen war, reports emerged of Israeli intelligence operations in Eritrea and Djibouti, conducted in coordination with the UAE.
This military cooperation intensified with the onset of the Gaza war. When Ye ...
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges
Tuesday 11 November 2025
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Gulf Cooperation Council. Actually, its nature is more like a networking coalition; unofficial, flexible, and lacking complex institutional structure, while highly pragmatic and based on immediate common interests. This network rests on several core pillars: deep defense cooperation, political align ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
Saturday 22 November 2025
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Gulf, Riyadh's place in US security strategy, and the emerging contours of a new great game across West Asia.
The deal culminates at a critical juncture: behind-the-scenes efforts to normalize Saudi-Israeli ties have quietly resumed, the Gaza war has redrawn regional alliances, rifts with ...
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Muscat Forum, a Path for Understanding and Convergence in Persian Gulf Region
Tuesday 25 November 2025
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Gulf.
Past experience has proven that regional security cannot be guaranteed by relying on foreign powers, particularly the US. The extensive presence of US troops and multiple bases in Arab countries has failed to deter direct threats against them. A clear example was the Israeli attack on Qatar, ...
