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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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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Threaten Critical Ceasefire
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Threaten Critical Ceasefire

Sunday 7 December 2025
regional struggle against Israeli and Western influence. The US continues to navigate a delicate balance, publicly backing Israel’s security while urging restraint and a return to negotiations. Parallel to the violence in Gaza, tensions are mounting in the West Bank. Incidents such as the att ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
regional agenda. Alwaght- Over the past few days, Yemen’s east has been a scene for fast-moving and critical field developments that have led to a fundamental change in the region’s political and security landscape. At the center of these developments stands the oil-rich Hadhramaut provi ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
regional security dynamics and Turkey’s pivotal role as a NATO ally. Geopolitical logic behind delivery of F-35s to Ankara In the current conditions, the US intention to re-integrate Turkey in the F-35 program can be seen from the lens of substantial geopolitical considerations in the three ...
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
regional powers pointed to Blair’s central role in the 2003 Iraq war as the primary reason for his rejection. They warned that his inclusion would marginalize Palestinians within the new framework. Reacting to Blair’s removal, Taher al-Nono, a senior Hamas official, told Al Jazeera that ...
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Iran FM’s Baku Visit Highlights Neighbors’ Need for Closer Cooperation
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Iran FM’s Baku Visit Highlights Neighbors’ Need for Closer Cooperation

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
regional conditions and while the Israelis have recently threatened Iran, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited Azerbaijan and talked to the officials in Baku. This is the first official visit to Baku of the Iranian diplomat. He met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Mini ...
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
regional power, and in this path it has gone beyond West Asia. South Caucasus has been one of the new regions with geopolitical significance grabbing Abu Dhabi’s attention. One of the signs of this attention is the boost of the Baku-Abu Dhabi relations, to an extent that in recent months the ...
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Russia And China Announce Combined Strategic Bomber Patrols in East China Sea Airspace
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Russia And China Announce Combined Strategic Bomber Patrols in East China Sea Airspace

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
regional tensions, China and Russia conducted a joint strategic air patrol over the East China Sea ALWAGHT- Amid rising regional tensions, China and Russia conducted a joint strategic air patrol over the East China Sea, highlighting their expanding military cooperation. On Wednesday, a Chinese Defe ...
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
regional commitments. At the same time, this doctrine portraits the US decline not as a result of the structural developments of the international system and the failure of the interventionism of the US itself, but as a result of the abuses of the others to the American generosity. Trump thinks tha ...
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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 ،
regional cooperation, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has started a visit that takes him to Kazakhstan and then Turkmenistan. The visit is described as a continuation of the Iranian government's push to bolster economic and political ties with neighboring states, especially the republics in ...
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
regional and international environment. What is on the surface is seen as a political instability or military confusion is in fact a reflection of a more deep-seated problem: Losing strategic equilibrium. In essence, the regime is experiencing a profound breakdown in its mindset, its institutional s ...

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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.