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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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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026
strategic option is standing firm in Syria. Turkish officials have made clear that cooperation with the Syrian government will continue across security, reconstruction, and military training. In its official statement following the recent Israeli strikes, Ankara reaffirmed that it would keep working ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
strategic success.” Analysts at ING, the Dutch bank, weighed in on market reaction, noting: “The market was barely rattled by Washington’s move. Traders viewed the US effort to push away Iran’s trading partners as more of a sideshow than a game-changer for oil markets. That ...
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Final Tehran-Muscat Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz: US not in Agreement
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Final Tehran-Muscat Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz: US not in Agreement

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
strategic waterways, one that, unlike the US efforts to pressure Tehran, hinges on the role of littoral states and respect for their sovereignty. In effect, Iran and Oman, after weeks of negotiation, have reached an understanding on establishing a temporary joint maritime corridor in the Strait of ...
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Iran Army Chief: Enemy Failed to Achieve Any of Its Goals
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Iran Army Chief: Enemy Failed to Achieve Any of Its Goals

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
strategic and tactical aims ALWAGHT- Iran’s Army chief said Friday that the adversary’s military campaign had fallen short of all its strategic and tactical aims, despite the deployment of significant military resources. Major General Amir Hatami said an aggressor can only claim victory ...
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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 ،
strategic assets.  Yet the Trump administration is falling back on the same old playbook of maximum pressure. Once again, it is trying to force Tehran to its knees. But many analysts and media outlets are skeptical that so-called Economic D-Day sanctions will yield different results this time ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
Analysis

Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
strategic trust. Politically, this mediation effort is the latest twist in a high-wire act. Pakistan is forced to balance competing forces: its strategic alignment with Saudi Arabia, its desire to preserve ties with the US, and the sensitivities of its own domestic audience, including a Shia minori ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
Analysis

Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
strategic one, but it has run into limits in procuring advanced weapons. The differences over Chinese access to sensitive technologies, drones, and communication infrastructure have caused tensions between the UAE and US several times. That is why Emirates moved to buy Chinese equipment. Earlier, i ...
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SCO Leaders Condemn US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran
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SCO Leaders Condemn US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
strategic documents covering security cooperation and the development of ports and logistics centers for 2026–2030.
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
strategic cooperation. India represents a critical energy market and a key player in Iran's transit projects. Pakistan and the Central Asian republics offer further regional trade openings. In short, SCO membership dovetails neatly with Tehran's Look East policy. Geography is another major ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
strategic gambit to tighten the noose on Ankara and curtail its room to maneuver in the eastern Mediterranean. The main root of the escalating tensions lies in the shifting and deepening nature of cooperation among Greece, Cyprus, and Israeli regime. What began largely as energy and economic collab ...

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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.