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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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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026
economic and trade ties with the Israeli regime and closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft. In recent months, the Turkish leader and his AK Party officials have repeatedly framed Zionist ideology as a threat to Turkey's national security. Erdoğan even declared that the fight against Zionism is ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
economic pressure on Tehran. The Department of Treasury has announced revocation of the license it gave two weeks ago for Iran oil and petrochemicals sales under the deal. Tehran described the move a clear violation of Washington's commitments and a blatant departure from the agreement's te ...
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message

Monday 13 July 2026 ،
economic and security interests. In such conditions, it seems that repeated visits of the Iranian FM to Muscat have so far failed to remove the ambiguities of the Omani side, though they have kept the channel of dialogue open. The Omani foreign ministry announced the aim of the talks with the Irani ...
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Iran Warns It Will Retaliate Against Any Aggressive Acts
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Iran Warns It Will Retaliate Against Any Aggressive Acts

Friday 24 July 2026 ،
economic cooperation, trade and transport links. He also condemned Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the humanitarian situation in Gaza, urging an immediate end to military operations against civilians and greater humanitarian assistance.
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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 ،
economic sanctions into a permanent cudgel against Tehran. In short, the Iranian threat was not just a security assessment, it was the very backbone of the American-designed order in the Persian Gulf. Today, however, the region's realities have drifted far from that narrative, and Persian Gulf ...
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
economic assets to entrench its influence across the south. But a few months ago, under political and on-the-ground pressure from Saudi Arabia, forces tied to separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) were forced to cede parts of their strongholds in Hadhramaut to the Riyadh-backed government, ...
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
economic calculations. According to reports, the Saudi ruler warned Trump that any US escalation against Iran could sink the whole region into a comprehensive war. Persian Gulf Arab states, fearing that a full-scale US strike would turn their own territory, home to American military bases and critic ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
economic cooperation, all of which bind their futures together. No government in Lebanon, regardless of its political stripe, can afford to ignore that geopolitical reality. And Hezbollah knows full well that stability in Lebanon is unthinkable without at least a baseline level of coordination with ...
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Araghchi: Iran War Has Reshaped Regional Security Equations
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Araghchi: Iran War Has Reshaped Regional Security Equations

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
economic cooperation. Araghchi said Iran’s post-war foreign policy would be fundamentally different, claiming the conflict had replaced perceptions of a weak Iran with an image of a resilient and capable country. He also praised Iran’s diplomatic efforts and public diplomacy during the ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
economic, abs military instruments to increase Tel Aviv's costs of actions and at the same time steer clear of controlled clash. This can be described, according to Modern Diplomacy, policy of deterrence without immediate entry into war. Tensions between Turkey and Israel have escalated sharpl ...

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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.