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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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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026
independent actor, but one of US’s most vital strategic tools in West Asia region, whose survival carries major geopolitical weight for Washington. Beyond financial and military aid, Tel Aviv has long enjoyed Washington’s protective umbrella in international bodies. Dozens of anti-Israe ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
Paper

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

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
independent Palestinian state without Israeli control over the Jordan Valley would pose a direct threat to Israel's security. The new security belt doctrine, therefore, has effectively become a tool to block any full Palestinian sovereignty over the West Bank's eastern borders. In this vein ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
Analysis

Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
independent, cooperative models free from extra-regional meddling. In a telling move, President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran chose Islamabad as his first foreign destination after the 40-day war— a symbolic choice. In a post on X, he declared that the two neighbors share profound commonalities i ...
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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 ،
independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Netanyahu-led hardline cabinet is determined to erase even the faintest trace of that blueprint. And one of the most effective ways to entrench that erasure is to secure international legitimacy for moving Israel's capital fro ...
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
independent allies, not as executive tools. The Islamic Republic provided support, aid, and counsel, but political and military decisions remained firmly in the hands of the groups themselves, Hamdam held.  These remarks serve as a clear rebuttal to the recurring Israeli claims about Palestini ...
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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 ،
independent executive committee, tasked with reconstruction, the full reopening of the Rafah crossing, and the gradual restoration of normal life to the strip. In this connection, Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, stressed: “Hamas is not seeking to rule. Our priority is ...
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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 ،
independent Palestinian state is established along the lines of UN resolutions. The condition missing in text of the agreement The biggest open question hanging over the deal is a condition that Trump introduced after the signing. With the full text still unpublished, it remains unclear whether no ...
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Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?
Analysis

Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
independently of Israeli demands, a shift that has pushed the personal and political ties between the two leaders into uncharted territory. CNN has uncovered another telling indicator of Netanyahu’s diminished standing at the White House. He had wanted to travel to Washington last week, the n ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
independent mechanisms of their own to protect security. In fact, Ankara, Islamabad, and Riyadh have decided to define part of their security within the framework of a defense pact outside the American frame. According to the new framework, any military attack on one member of the new bloc will be ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
independent security arrangements. Analysts read the agreement as a reflection of eroding trust among regional powers in US security guarantees. Failure of Trump's normalization plan Israeli media have not dismissed the Mecca pact as just another defense agreement; they view it as a factor tha ...

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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.