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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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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026
The Syrian Kurds have dissolved their key militant structure, but their future remains a question.
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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 ،
The American president needs gains to sell to Americans as elections draw closer. Venezuela deal may not deliver what he wants.
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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 ،
Both Israel and Turkey are looking at each other with concern as they define own interests in Eastern Mediterranean.
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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 ،
US is shifting from direct military presence to security partnership with Baghdad.
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb strait have now become a point of vulnerability for the US and Saudi Arabia as the two keep destabilizing actions in West Asia.
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
The US lost one of its biggest military infrastructures in West Asia in Bahrain as Iran decided to hit its operational heart.
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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 ،
Ansarullah’s recent gains have given it a game-changing position, making it an effective actor in the Red Sea and other regional dynamics.
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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 ،
Iran expects BRICS to move past political statements and work out practical mechanisms that enable the bloc to counter Western pressures.
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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 ،
Iran must enter Africa through diversified approaches, not a single one.
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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 ،
The project and its success is tied to an array of home and foreign factors.
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Amid upcoming elections, Israel is stuck in a set of home crisis, disunity, and international pressures for settlement.
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
The US president wants to scale down backing to Kurds to outsource responsibility to the Iraqi government, something sending Kurdish officials highly worried.
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
While Russia and China are working for deeper foothold, West is resorting to destabilizing policies as it loses ground in Sahel.
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Israel is increasingly working to broaden its naval power amid shifting regional conflicts and challenges.
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Nobel Peace Prize this year honored a jurist who has proven international law can break out of being hostage to the US and Israel.

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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.