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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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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026
foreign policy paradigm. The 2002 Arab Peace Plan was built on land for peace, withdrawal from occupied territories in the West Bank and Gaza in exchange for normalization with Arab states. Today, however, the expanding occupation in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and even Jordan effectively reverses that lo ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
foreign trade. But Pakistan's motivations run far deeper than neighborhood diplomacy or boosting its regional and global standing. They stem from a profound alignment with the Islamic Republic on major strategic issues: defending the Palestinian cause, confronting Israeli aggression against reg ...
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
Analysis

Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
foreign ministry has hailed the move as historic, and Israeli officials are framing it as a stand for historical truth and justice for the victims. But the timing of the decision, the regional upheavals of recent months, and Armenia's notably tepid response all point to a different reality: Tel ...
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
foreign actors. In their view, the government must be the sole decision maker on public space and political imagery, and this decision fits squarely within that mandate. But on the other side, for a significant swath of Hezbollah supporters and residents of Shiite-majority areas, the real question ...
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From National Cohesion to Deterrence: Messages of Colossal Funeral of Iran’s Martyred Leader
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From National Cohesion to Deterrence: Messages of Colossal Funeral of Iran’s Martyred Leader

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
foreign actor assessing Iran's capacity for resistance, such convergence is a critical variable in their security calculations. Media coverage of the event and accounts from foreign journalists and observers confirm that the scale of public participation did not go unnoticed. These reflections, ...
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert
Interview

Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
foreign lackeys. And the enemy is furious. Alwaght: What is the secret of this deep emotional bond of the Iranian nation with the martyred leader. Why does the world just sees such scenes only in the funeral ceremony of the martyred Supreme Leader of Iran?  Zarean: Our martyred Leader was a m ...
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Martyred Leader Was Voice of World’s Muslims: Russian Funeral Participant
Interview

Martyred Leader Was Voice of World’s Muslims: Russian Funeral Participant

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
foreigners who traveled to Iran to mourn the martyred Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei, some were Russian Muslim figures. Some of them arrived in Iran from various cities of Russia despite the long distance for the final farewell with a character who for years was known not only as the leader of the Islam ...
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
foreign debt, grappling with runaway inflation, watching its currency plummet, and staggering under mounting economic pressure, raises questions about budget priorities. Their take is that however vital defense upgrades may be, the staggering price tag on such ventures only piles more pain onto an a ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
foreign policy and that al-Zaydi's government is demanded to convince Trump that it is willing and able to meet several American demands. Take, for example, the Trump administration's agenda in Iraq. It is essentially defined by its broader policy toward Iran. Al-Zaydi's government has ...
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
influence. Within that same context, Israeli analysts and media have acknowledged that the prolonged military campaign has failed to eliminate the the movements overall capacity. These assessments suggest that even inside the Israeli regime, the dissolution of Gaza's government is not being re ...

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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.