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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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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation

Monday 25 August 2025
minerals, especially copper, lithium, and trace elements. These resources could play a key role in meeting the long-term needs of Chinese industries. China also sees Afghanistan as a potential link in infrastructure projects and the CPEC and a route to the Central Asian market, a link that, if real ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
mineral resources and a strategic location along emerging trade corridors. Control of Bagram would provide significant leverage over key economic routes that China and Russia seek to secure. 7. Managing insecurity in Central Asia  Over the past two decades, the US has leveraged the rhetoric o ...
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Why’s Donetsk Significant for Putin?
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Why’s Donetsk Significant for Putin?

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
mineral resources and agricultural land, which is among the best farmland in the world. The highly industrialized economy of the Donbas relies on metallurgy and coal mining, hosting one of Ukraine's largest coal reserves. According to the Kyiv Post, Ukrainian coal companies experienced a 22.4 p ...
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
mineral resources, has the potential to become a major global economic hub. However, its share of global trade remains below 5 percent and its intra-regional trade is only about 8 percent, figures that are significantly lower than those of the European Union or ASEAN. According to data from 2023-20 ...
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda

Thursday 11 December 2025 ،
mineral resources, agricultural products, and raw materials, represents an attractive market for Iran. Iran can meet diverse Kazakh market demands by exporting industrial goods, petrochemicals, construction materials, production equipment, and consumer goods. Beyond fulfilling domestic needs in Kaza ...
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
mineral wealth, and has no intention of relinquishing this opportunity. Meanwhile, Sudan’s central government and army appear to have decisively pivoted toward the East, with no clear alternative path forward. Although Iran has chosen its side in this conflict, standing with the central govern ...
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Iran Calls on UNSC to Address US Aggression Against Venezuela
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Iran Calls on UNSC to Address US Aggression Against Venezuela

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
mineral resources. Maduro had previously expressed willingness to negotiate with the US over drug trafficking but warned that the US seeks to overthrow his government and control Venezuela’s resources.
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Trump Says Maduro Captured, Taken Out of Venezuela
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Trump Says Maduro Captured, Taken Out of Venezuela

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
mineral resources. In response, Venezuela declared a nationwide state of emergency, fully activated its national defense plans, and deployed comprehensive defense commands. The government emphasized its right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter and urged regional and international ac ...
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Greenland, the US Codename for Aggression against Europe
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Greenland, the US Codename for Aggression against Europe

Sunday 11 January 2026 ،
mineral resources and is strategically significant, with a portion of American forces stationed at the Thule Air Base in Greenland. The presence of these troops is essential for Washington to track long-range missiles that might be launched toward US soil. Although Washington has not explicitly rul ...

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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.