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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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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
Paper

What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026
softening the target from every direction but boots on the ground. That is why the intensity of strikes on this hill may signal an effort to erode Hezbollah's defensive and intelligence capacities, rather than a definitive decision to occupy and hold the position permanently. In practice, Isra ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
Report

Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
soft power. Anything that erodes trust in that network, over the long haul, diminishes American strength. Decline of soft power The Council on Foreign Relations, citing Gallup data, reported in July 2026 that China has overtaken the US in global favorability ratings. According to the data, America ...
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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 ،
soften public anger and shield his party from mounting political and economic headwinds. But the Venezuela gambit also lays bare a broader reality: on nearly every major foreign policy front, Trump's record remains conspicuously blank. Take Ukraine for example. Trump promised to end the war in ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
softer formulations such as weapons regulation, weapons management, and placing the use of weapons under the authority of the commander in chief of the armed forces.  According to a report by Shafaq News, this formula could allow groups to preserve their organizational structures while conditi ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
Report

Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
softened, US access to information about the institution's structure and activities may become easier. If new organizing and oversight mechanisms are created, state bodies would hold more data on personnel, logistical capacity, headquarters locations, communications, the command network and oper ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
Analysis

Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
soft-power front to Yemen, and in that sense the Mecca incident is a golden opportunity to recoup that loss and damage Ansarullah's image. In its foreign ministry statement, Saudi Arabia even spoke of repeated patterns of targeting holy sites and inflaming the feelings of Muslims everywhere. I ...
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
Paper

Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
soft power. That experience carries a clear message for Iran as well: if Tehran wants to build lasting influence, it must not let military tools crowd out every other instrument of diplomacy. The same holds true for the US. Washington's continued defense cooperation with countries like Botswan ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
Analysis

From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
software and parts of the manufacturing equipment chain, while China commands a massive home market, expanding production capacity and sprawling state investment. That mutual dependence has turned chips into one of the most powerful bargaining chips in the relationship. Emerging AI technologies hav ...
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
soft power and global persuasion, and now commands more of the world's attention than ever before. Iran's logic: War for defense not violence Under these circumstances, Iran has sought to offer global publics a logic they can grasp, one that signals both a readiness to safeguard its own se ...
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
Analysis

Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
soften the tone and calm public opinion by announcing it would seek an exemption in talks with Washington, a softer stance than its initial response to the US sanctions move. The reality is that Tehran-Baghdad relations cannot be defined merely through the framework of formal government ties. Relig ...

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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.