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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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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?
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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?

Monday 22 September 2025
coup orchestrated by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army, derailed these efforts and ramped up military tensions. Simultaneously, the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), leveraged their economic dominance over gold mines and alliances with regional powers in a bid to suppla ...
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New Color Revolution? West’s Hands in Georgia Protests
Analysis

New Color Revolution? West’s Hands in Georgia Protests

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
coup or ouster of the current government, but it will build considerable pressure on the government to review its policies and behavior. 
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
Analysis

What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
coup were swift: Egypt declared the MB a terrorist organization, and diplomatic relations with Ankara were suspended. This set the stage for a decade of chilly relations, marked by public disagreements, the recall of ambassadors, and conflicting policies in regional hotspots like Libya and the Easte ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
coupled with limited proxy operations, demonstrated Tehran's capability to inflict costs on Israel without exposing itself to an existential threat. Another critical dimension of Brookings' analysis is the role of diplomacy and international pressure. The US, the EU, and even some Asian pow ...
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Is Iraq Next Israeli Target?
Analysis

Is Iraq Next Israeli Target?

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
coupled with systemic mismanagement and corruption, means Iraqis already face daily electricity cuts. Currently, imported gas and electricity from Iran supply about a third of Iraq's energy requirements. This has left Iraq immediately vulnerable to any volatility originating from neighboring Ira ...
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Hamas’s Post-war Political and Military Future
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Hamas’s Post-war Political and Military Future

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
coupled with the absence of credible guarantees to curb Netanyahu after a hostage release, demonstrates that the resistance's insistence on retaining its weapons is a calculated position, taken with a clear awareness of its strategic red lines. The statements of Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior memb ...
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space
Analysis

Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
coupled with Beijing's declaration that it will counter Western sanctions on companies cooperating with Iran, signals that Western powers are unable to force Tehran back to the negotiating table through maximum pressure to extract concessions. Furthermore, during the recent foreign ministers ...
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Political Coup? Netanyahu’s Struggle to Escape Loss
Analysis

Political Coup? Netanyahu’s Struggle to Escape Loss

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
coup through lowering the threshold for his allies to enter the parliament. 
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Cairo Meeting: Hamas’s Push for Second Stage of Ceasefire
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Cairo Meeting: Hamas’s Push for Second Stage of Ceasefire

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
coupled with the obstruction of humanitarian aid, have effectively rendered the truce meaningless. Drawing on the persistent bad faith demonstrated by the Zionist regime, Palestinian leaders are now demanding concrete guarantees in subsequent phases to prevent a return to hostilities and to secure t ...
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?
Analysis

What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
coups. Venezuela's military command is staffed based on political loyalty, and any officer deemed a threat to the political status quo is swiftly dismissed, imprisoned, or forced into exile. Venezuelan officers are also acutely aware that the penalty for a failed coup includes imprisonment, tort ...

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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.