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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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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
strategic change of this agreement was that the security relation between Iraq and the US within the Western coalition turned into a bilateral security partnership. In the second phase, coalition forces could continue using bases in Iraq through September 2026 to support anti-ISIS operations in nor ...
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
strategic benefits both to Damascus and to its current members, while also introducing political and security complexities that could put the agreement's credibility to the test. For Saudi Arabia, it could prioritize its regional leadership. The signing of the agreement in the holy city of Mecc ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
strategic and tactical planning, troop deployments and equipment movements could also come under greater scrutiny. Fixing the locations of command tiers and restricting their presence inside cities, for instance, would generate significant intelligence about these groups' operational structure. ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
strategic islands in the Red Sea is a geopolitical development whose reverberations will go far beyond Yemen's borders. For the Israeli regime, such a development can stor changes to security and economic equations on one of the most sensitive sea fronts around the occupied territories. The sig ...
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Araghchi: Iran Open to Diplomacy That Safeguards Its National Rights
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Araghchi: Iran Open to Diplomacy That Safeguards Its National Rights

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
strategic partner, stressing Tehran’s intention to further strengthen ties under their comprehensive strategic partnership. Araghchi attributed the current regional tensions to what he described as US and Israeli military aggression against Iran. He praised China’s opposition to violati ...
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
strategic Persian Gulf and Red Sea regions, Iran's presence at the highest level lent the Delhi summit outsized, two-way significance. Tehran brought to the table its weight as a decisive player in energy markets and West Asian stability, while also carrying its own expectations for a forceful s ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
strategic city of Mokha, Bab-el-Mandeb, and some significant islands. The importance of these developments is not limited to the Yemeni internal geography and have to do directly with one of the world's most important waterways. Reuters, too, has described the Ansarullah's advances on Red Se ...
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
strategic mineral reserves. Gold, cobalt, platinum, chromium, uranium, and diamonds, alongside oil and gas, agriculture, and vast renewable energy potential, have turned the continent into one of the key epicenters of the global economy's future. Beyond natural resources, Africa's expanding ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
strategic orientation. The more likely short-term scenario, however, is not necessarily the elimination of one of the two parties. It is more probable that a formal, unified structure will emerge while part of the traditional Erbil–Sulaymaniyah balance persists in the command and political la ...
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Araghchi Calls on World to Hold US Accountable for ‘War Crimes’ at UNGA
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Araghchi Calls on World to Hold US Accountable for ‘War Crimes’ at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
strategic relationship with Tehran.

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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.