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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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Stark Double Standards: Nuclear Technology Good for Australia, Bad for Iran
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Stark Double Standards: Nuclear Technology Good for Australia, Bad for Iran

Thursday 23 October 2025
arms to Australia will not bring peace and security. On the contrary, it could trigger new crises similar to that of Ukraine, but this time with the risk of nuclear conflict. Consequently, the intensified military and arms race resulting from this agreement threatens regional stability and increases ...
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
arms race in the 21st century. This move is like a stone falling in the still-waters of the international relations, with its waves affecting the whole world. Trump has instructed the Pentagon to begin this process on an equal footing with other nations immediately. Striking a threatening tone, he ...
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Trump Misreads Nuclear Strategy as Rivals Modernize
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Trump Misreads Nuclear Strategy as Rivals Modernize

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
arms control, encouraging US rivals to restart their own tests, and escalating a dangerous new arms race. They caution that even rhetoric about testing erodes international norms and damages US deterrence.
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
arms deal between a global power and a key regional player. In reality, it sends stark signals, both overt and covert, about the future balance of power in the Persian Gulf, Riyadh's place in US security strategy, and the emerging contours of a new great game across West Asia.  The deal cu ...
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
arms between the US and Russia, the world is on the eve of entry to a period that can be regarded the most dangerous in the international nuclear order since the Cold War. Signed between the two nuclear powers in April 2010, the agreement is the last binding nuclear deal between the two countries to ...
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
arms companies. Alwaght- While the world is grappling with a wave of geopolitical instabilities, a familiar model in the US foreign policy is repeating itself. This model regards the regional crises not as security challenges, but opportunities to reproduce economic and industrial power, especially ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
arms supplies that target Russia’s critical infrastructure could trigger a catastrophic response, one far beyond the bounds of proportionate retaliation. The missile was also used in Russia’s nuclear drills last week, signaling that Moscow is fully prepared for any scenario with the West ...
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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI
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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI

Sunday 21 June 2026 ،
arms race, and lower the threshold for war by making military decision-making faster and cheaper than ever before. Dangerous use of AI in Iran war Some experts point to what they call one of the most consequential uses of AI in the recent conflict, the one that later surfaced in operations targeti ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
arms race. AIPAC's electoral losses in 2026 have forced strategy review. The organization is now weighing plans to ramp up donor engagement, recruit more candidates, and push back against the spread of anti-AIPAC sentiment.  But the data suggests this is more than a temporary setback. AIP ...
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SCO Leaders Condemn US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran
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SCO Leaders Condemn US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
arms race in outer space and pledged to preserve the historical record of World War II. The summit marked the SCO’s 25th anniversary and brought together leaders including Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Masoud Pezeshkian. Alongside the Bishkek Declaration, members signed 27 strategic documen ...

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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.