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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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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026
internal conflict and insecurity. The earlier environment of trust and cooperation, they feared, could give way to a deepening uncertainty about what lies ahead. This concern is mainly driven by the fact that in recent years Iran has been recognized as a relatively reliable transit route and politi ...
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
internal disputes over who can hold arms. In this climate, resistance groups have pushed back against al-Sadr’s statement, calling it a move that plays into the hands of the American occupation. In response, the Awliya Al-Dam Brigades, affiliated with Iraq’s Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, m ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
internal cohesion, manage economic pressure, control public opinion, and sustain military operations over time. And Iran’s readiness comes at a time when the domestic situations in both the US and Israel are more fragile than before. In the US, Donald Trump’s administration is grappling ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
internal developments, and while these countries want Hezbollah disarmed, they also do not see it as in their interest to provide cover for continued Israeli aggression and expansionism in Lebanon. Nor do they look favorably upon Washington's project to use the terrorists under al-Sharaa as an I ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
internal fractures in an already fragile situation. To put it differently, Tel Aviv hopes the agreement's mechanisms will deliver what neither the battlefield nor years of Western political pressure could achieve: shifting the burden of confronting Hezbollah from Israel to Lebanon's own gov ...
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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 ،
internal dynamics. Polls show Republican popularity has tanked, largely due to Trump team's reckless adventurism. The situation is such that this could cost the GOP dearly in the upcoming congressional elections. While Republican and Democratic policies toward Iran and the region are largely ali ...
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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 ،
internal Palestinian rivals have interpreted the move as a victory over the resistance movement, because the resistance's political structure and its military structure are two very different things. Dissolving the government does not mean the end of Hamas as an organization or the collapse of i ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
internal security and stability. That concern has taken on added urgency given Iran’s repeated warnings about the potential US use of Iraqi territory as a staging ground for operations against Iran, joint US-Israeli exploitation of Iraqi airspace, and efforts to foment insecurity through sepa ...
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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 ،
internal insecurity, and competition from other regional transit corridors, all of which rank among the biggest threats to the project's success. The most critical obstacles include: 1. Political challenges From the very start, the Development Road project has faced pushback and skepticism bo ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Analysis

Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
internal security. Article 121 recognizes the region's right to establish and organize internal security forces, including its own guard forces. Kurdish officials, for their part, insist that the Peshmerga are a legitimate and official force, and argue that the federal government should play a ...

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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.