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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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From Zaporizhzhia to Darkhovin: A Look at IAEA’s Double Standards
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From Zaporizhzhia to Darkhovin: A Look at IAEA’s Double Standards

Wednesday 22 July 2026
global rules are not applied evenly to all nations. From their perspective, if the IAEA's core principle is that no attack should ever threaten nuclear safety, that principle must not be interpreted through a geopolitical lens. The central matter, they say, is the fundamental ban on striking nu ...
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Analysis

Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
affairs, from Taiwan to Xinjiang. It is an informal understanding that underpins every cautious Chinese statement. This is the same pattern that explains China’s hands-off approach to Venezuela. Perhaps, it can be said that in this strategy, the Chinese officials do not want to act like the S ...
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics
Analysis

Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
global observers and analysts to see the outcome of this conflict as highly consequential in tilting the future regional order in favor of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance. Determining role of Hamas in future of Gaza Hamas leaders have repeatedly stressed that liberating occupied lands and restorin ...
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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 ،
global groundswell to fortify their own position, arguing that their views are not fringe perspectives but part of a much broader international realignment. Seen through that lens, the electoral shifts of 2026 cannot be understood in isolation from the global upheaval set in motion by the Gaza war. ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
Both Israel and Turkey are looking at each other with concern as they define own interests in Eastern Mediterranean. Alwaght- As tensions have escalated between Israeli regime and Turkey in recent months, the two sides have intensified their push to cement and expand their influence in various regio ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
global trade. Roughly 12 to 15 percent of all world commerce passes through it, including 12 percent of global oil and 30 percent of containerized goods. About 60 percent of Israel's GDP derives from trade, and 99.6 percent of that trade by weight, 65 percent by volume, moves by sea. Three ports ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
Analysis

From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
global peace, instability, and welfare. A number of senior Chinese companies CEOs, including those of the EV giant BYD and Xiaomi accompany the Chinese leader to the US. Main themes of Xi-Trump talks Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington comes at a time when US–China relations, unlike the ...
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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert
Interview

Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
global markets, could bring about very heavy economic costs and consequences for the US and its allies, and even for the global economy. Alwaght: How do you see the tensions with Iran having influenced the US decision to pull its forces out of Iraq? Zaree: The Americans thought that with deploymen ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
Interview

US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
global hegemony, and toward that end, sought to bring West Asia under its control. The attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq, he added, fit within a new order the Americans were pursuing. After Afghanistan, he noted, the Americans floated extensive discussion about Iran and branded it part of an “a ...
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
global trade and Moscow's ties with regional countries. The need to past political relations to practical cooperation The top Russian diplomat's Tehran visit can be read as part of the two countries' push to consolidate and expand their strategic partnership under mounting American pre ...

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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.