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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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Israel-US Want Partition of Turkey, Erdogan Govt. Should Stand with Iran: Turkish Party Chief
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Israel-US Want Partition of Turkey, Erdogan Govt. Should Stand with Iran: Turkish Party Chief

Wednesday 8 July 2026
regional relations unavoidable.  In such conditions, examination of the view of Turkey's parties and political figures to the recent developments contributes to a clearer picture of the opportunities and challenges ahead of the relations between Tehran and Ankara and also the Turkish elite ...
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Iran Vows Immediate Response to Any Adventurism
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Iran Vows Immediate Response to Any Adventurism

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
regional tensions, Ali Akbar Velayati, senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader on international affairs, delivered a sharp warning ALWAGHT- Amid escalating regional tensions, Ali Akbar Velayati, senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader on international affairs, delivered a sharp warning on Wedn ...
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Will the Iran-US War Resume? Three Scenarios That Could Shape What Comes Next
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Will the Iran-US War Resume? Three Scenarios That Could Shape What Comes Next

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
regional crisis. The analysis argues that the confrontation is evolving beyond isolated military exchanges into a struggle over the future security architecture of West Asia and global energy routes. The report contends that Washington's strategy of using military pressure to secure political g ...
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Iran Says Regional Support for US Will Have Consequences
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Iran Says Regional Support for US Will Have Consequences

Monday 13 July 2026 ،
regional instability. Brigadier General Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, accused the United States of endangering the Strait of Hormuz, regional security and international trade through repeated interference. He said Iran would not tolerate any ...
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
regional influence of Iran were the cases of dispute between Tehran and Washington, but now all these cases are buried under the shadow of the Strait of Hormuz. All eyes are now on a waterway that is seen as the main artery of the world's energy. The ongoing war between Iran and the US is not f ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
regional economic hub.” Details of the contracts al-Zaydi has taken with himself for proposing to the US investors are yet to be announced officially, but according to the news reports of the Iraqi media, the agreement on expanding Bin Umar and Sindbad oilfields and increase of gas production ...
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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 ،
regional balance of power. Greece has spent recent years bolstering its air force, acquiring French Rafale jets, pushing to secure its own F‑35s and expanding defense ties with Washington, all of which has only sharpened Turkish anxieties about losing its aerial edge and regional deterrence. The Is ...
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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 ،
regional dynamics, which make it unavoidable to recalibrate ties with Iran. Alwaght- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi’s trip to Tehran today is far more than a routine diplomatic visit between neighbors. Scheduled in the first months of Baghdad’s new government, in line with Iraqi polit ...
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Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?
Analysis

Have Arab Rulers Finally Woken Up from Deep Sleep to Reality?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
regional insecurity, and that four decades of containing Tehran have not only failed to bring stability, but also they have actively fueled the very crises they were meant to prevent. His words carry weight because they come from a senior official of a country that has long played the mediator and t ...
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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 ،
regional and trans-regional powers alike, and Tel Aviv, resting on its peripheral strategy, is set to play a far more prominent role than it ever has before. 

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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.