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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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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026
future of Strait of Hormuz management, said that the Sultanate of Oman is a fully influential player in regional developments. The country has maintained a relatively consistent policy toward regional and international affairs. Over the years, Oman has genuinely worked to bridge the gap and bring Ir ...
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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 ،
future of Gaza administration and that it is ready to hand over executive management to a mechanism approved of by all Palestinian groups. This approach aligns with the frameworks floated at the Sharm el-Sheikh talks for forming an executive committee or technocratic government, and could potential ...
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
future of energy security still hinges on Iran's behavior, and they can not afford to bank solely on the US political promises. In general, it should be said that the IEA's latest warning is not just about the risk of supply disruptions. It is a signal that the balance of power in the globa ...
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
future of regional security order is no longer merely tactical, rather, it is a gap over strategic priorities of the two sides, a gap whose one of first signs is postponing Netanyahu’s planned visit to Washington. With the crucial congressional elections drawing closer, Trump is chasing a for ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
future. If the trip becomes a vehicle for pressuring Hezbollah and advancing US-Israeli security plots, it will not only fail to resolve the crisis in southern Lebanon, but also will set the stage for fresh turmoil. Experience of past four decades suggests that agreements not built on a genuine bala ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
future of Turkey’s air defense has run headlong into a new set of uncertainties. Ankara is shelving the system at a moment when its surrounding security environment has grown more volatile than ever. In the eastern Mediterranean, Greece, France, Cyprus and Israel are deepening their military ...
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
future of these transit networks. Any instability inside Iran, disruption of transportation, or increased risk of investment directly hits the efficiency of the corridors China and Russia recognize as the backbone of the emerging economic order. The US,on the opposite side, has been busy drafting i ...
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
future of the resistance in Gaza. According to the movement's statute, every four years it holds an internal election to pick a new leader. After assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar the election was postponed due to war conditions, with the movement forming an interim leadership co ...
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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 ،
future of Gulf security now hinges, more than ever, on a fundamental reassessment of four decades' worth of assumptions. What is changing is not merely a political alignment, but is the unraveling of the notion that security can be built on foreign power while remaining insulated from the blowba ...
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
future into a dark path. As a result, two competing narratives now frame this agreement. Washington’s version ties the nuclear deal directly to normalizing ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv. Saudi officials, however, insist on a very different story: no normalization with Israel unless a indep ...

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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.