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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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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
Paper

Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026
global markets, given its position on the Red Sea coast. Farther south, the Rabigh refinery, north of Jeddah, processes roughly 400,000 barrels a day and is also one of the kingdom's largest petrochemical complexes. Its distance from Sana'a, about 1,050 kilometers, places it squarely within ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
global markets, the country's energy exports dropped to record lows from 3.5 million barrels a day to 260,000. So, Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, as the only overland oil export route active in the current conditions, plays a vital role in Iraqi energy exports.  Despite the recent Turkish-Iraqi d ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
global commerce and Persian Gulf energy exports, and it remains perpetually vulnerable to regional security flare-ups. Moscow, therefore, is pushing to develop an overland alternative, one that would minimize its dependence on these two geopolitical bottlenecks. Obstacles still standing Despite th ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
Report

Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
global media, has been framed by analysts as Riyadh's bid to forge a new security framework with two major powers of the Muslim world. Though official details have yet to be released, the central question remains here: Will Saudi Arabia this time succeed in filling its security vacuum, or will t ...
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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 ،
trade with Israel, and the Turkish Trade Ministry reaffirmed in March 2026 that exports, imports, transit trade, and free-zone operations with Israel remain halted, with bilateral direct trade now at zero. That makes trade and economic channels one of the tools Ankara already wields as a lever agai ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
Paper

Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
global experts argue that the Treasury secretary’s economic warfare trumpet cannot squeeze those lifelines much tighter than they already are. Iran's economy domestic-driven and adapted to sanctions The first hurdle is Iran’s economic structure itself, which has gradually adapted t ...
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US
Report

Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
global crisis with far-reaching economic repercussions. $37.5 billion, the bill of war for the US War has not only imposed human and financial costs on the US. The US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the cost of war until last month was $37.5 billion. By later in April it was arou ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
global oil markets conditions. The deal's architecture tells a story very different from the one Trump is selling. A hefty slice of the economic upside is destined for corporate heavyweights with ties to the president, Chevron, Halliburton, Exxon Mobil, all of which are already circling for exp ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
Analysis

Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
global markets under a Pakistani cover, effectively bypassing naval sanctions. Fifth, tap into the Pakistani diaspora across the Persian Gulf. Leverage the capital and commercial networks of Pakistani expatriates in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait to market and move Iranian exports. Beyond that, ...
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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 ،
trade deal. According to it, for the first time, the Israelis will deliver a full and unified air defense system to another country. The system is, according to the Israeli defense ministry, is meant for countering a wide range of threats including ballistic missiles and drones. Also a supplementar ...

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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.