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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Iran Shifts Battlefield Equation Despite Enemy’s Technological Edge
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Iran Shifts Battlefield Equation Despite Enemy’s Technological Edge

Wednesday 22 July 2026
powers with their technical expertise and rapid innovation.
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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 ،
power across the Eastern Mediterranean. If the sale goes through, it will close the books on one of the costliest and most bitterly contested security disputes between Turkey and the West in a decade. Turkish motivation to buy S-400 system Turkey signed the contract for the S‑400 system with Russi ...
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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 ،
power in West Asia region, but in its lower layers, this war can be considered as part of a competition over redefining the international economic and political geography whose main scene is not West Asia skies or Persian Gulf waters, but the network of transportation, ports, railways, and trade cor ...
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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 ،
powers, and international actors.” That approach, in effect, continues Baghdad’s yearslong effort to prevent Iraq from becoming an arena for great-power confrontation. Economy, the main element of bilateral relations But the significance of al-Zaydi’s Tehran visit does not stop a ...
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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 ،
powers for decision-making is coming in a period of time that is described as the most complex one in the history of this Palestinian movement. With this election, the movement fills the vacuum existed since the martyrdom of Sinwar amid complicated regional and political circumstances. Additionally, ...
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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 ،
power. But the latest war, regardless of how different capitals spin its outcome, made one thing unmistakably clear: Iran still retains the capacity to shape the region's security calculus. This reality raises a question: If after decades of sanctions and American military presence in the regio ...
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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 ،
power. Imran Bayoumi, a fellow at the Atlantic Council and a former Pentagon adviser, argues that the agreement builds the very infrastructure and know-how that could one day smooth Riyadh’s path to a more advanced nuclear capability. In the view of analysts, even if Saudi Arabia never pursu ...
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?
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Dim Outlook of Israeli Influence in Central Asia: What Does Russian Analyst Say?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
power rivalry since the Soviet collapse in the early 1990s. As a traditional heavyweight, Russia has always treated Central Asia as its strategic backyard, and any outside incursion as a direct threat to national security. But the war in Ukraine has drained Moscow’s military and financial mus ...
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
power among the Persian Gulf Arab states, disclosing more than any other time the gap of interests between the former allies.  Thinking that the geopolitical tumult in the region has opened a new window to transform the equations in Yemen, Riyadh has once again embarked on military option, exp ...

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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.