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Analysis / Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub
This year's geopolitical developments in the Persian Gulf have pushed the region's maritime trade and transit equations to new heights. Escalation of clashes, rising risks to the shipping in the Persian Gulf, and growing transportation costs have once again shown how much the security of the trade routes can influence the economic position of countries.
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Why are Washington and Tel Aviv think tanks more terrified of "Shiite Mahdism" than of missile capability?
The current battles in the region are not a simple military conflict, but a "civilizational and ideological war centered on Mahdism." The West's explicit admission of fear of "Iranian Shiite messianism" shows that the main arena of this confrontation is the battle of wills and the grave mission of educators in nurturing a waiting and civilization-building generation.
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Analysis: Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis
The Israeli-American war of aggression against Iran has now gone far beyond the battleground and Strait of Hormuz, becoming one of the factors squeezing the European citizens economically. In France, rising fuel prices and living costs and growing social discontent with public services combined have triggered a new wave of protests, putting the government of President Emmanuel Macron in one of the most difficult political conditions in the closing months of presidency.
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Analysis: Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own
Unveiled during a press conference, the document includes 10 principles, putting Iran and resistance movements in the region at the top of security threats the Israeli regime is facing. Emphasizing on settlement projects and boosting Jewish identity across the world, maintaining Israeli military superiority in the region, increasing arms production, taking preemptive actions countering cyber attacks and terrorism, and investing in AI are among the matters highlighted in the new document.
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Analysis: Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
After nearly five months of debate among political parties, the Iraqi parliament finally approved remnants of the ministers of the government of Ali al-Zaidi on Thursday. The lawmakers granted confidence to 11 new ministers and created a number of new posts, as well as three deputy PMs.
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Analysis / Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
Images of schoolgirls left stranded behind closed doors, along with protests from their families, reverberated not only across social media and domestic outlets but internationally as well, because this ban was unfolding not in a Western, non-Muslim country, but in a nation with an overwhelmingly Muslim majority.
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Analysis: Iraqi PM Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neutrality
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi, who has made various regional visits in recent months aimed at shoring up bilateral ties and expanding political and economic cooperation, has now chosen Saudi Arabia as his latest diplomatic destination.
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Analysis: Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
As tensions between Tehran and Washington escalate, Strait of Hormuz once again rises to become the center of gravity of the confrontation of the two actors. The strait is not limited to the geography of the Persian Gulf and directly influences the security of the world energy, oil prices, and the international economic stability.
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Analysis: Confiscating Hezbollah’s Explosives Shipment by Govt. a Dangerous Game
While the Israeli regime army with occupying south of Litani River region has put strains on the movement of Hezbollah forces and on the network of tunnels for transfer of forces and equipment, the resistance fighters are also facing a challenge in unoccupied parts of the south and it is the interference by Lebanese government forces.
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Analysis: Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh
Yemen is day by day tightening the noose of its air blockade on Saudi Arabia and meanwhile the economic costs are increasingly rising for the Saudis.
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Analysis / Air defense gaps: Why is Saudi Arabia failing to intercept Yemeni missiles?
Two regional officials announced on Monday, October 12, that Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation to determine the cause of its air defense's failure to intercept a wave of missiles and drones fired by the Yemeni army; attacks that included an attack on Riyadh Airport and left at least 13 dead and more than 300 wounded. According to them, preliminary assessments indicate that the Yemeni army first fired several drones to pave the way for a combination of cruise and ballistic missiles to reach King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
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Analysis / Fairford: London’s unsupported allegations and questions over Britain’s responsibility
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned London’s allegations regarding the incident at Fairford Air Base, describing them as a ploy to help Britain evade accountability for its involvement in the US and Israeli regime’s military aggression against Iran.
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Analysis: White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
Over six months after start of the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran, there are growing signs of a gap between the White House's official narrative of the war achievements and the reality of the fatal blow Washington has received from Iran.
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Analysis; Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
Iranian member of parliament Mohsen Zangeneh in an interview with Sahar TV said that under the initial deal, up to 10,000 meters of land is to be given to the Taliban government in Chabahar Port. This, indeed, does not mean transfer of property. It is for investment to establish trade infrastructures in this region.
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Analysis; Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?
Recent remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Greece addressed the Greeks, but in their heart they carried anti-Iranian allegations that with distortion of reality and history demonstrated both the depth of the White House's vendetta and enemity to Iranian culture and civilization and generally the powerful Iran of the past and present and at the same time were driven by political and ideological purposes, something that has not remained hidden from the eyes of observers and analysts.
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Analysis: Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
Full US withdrawal from Iraq on September 30 marked an end to two decades of a failed American strategy in one of West Asia's most important countries. The failure in Iraq was not a tactical incident but a collapse of a full-scale military model.
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Analysis: Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
Since 2017 that the Qatari-mediated US-Taliban talks grew more serious, "Moscow Format" talks started and so far eight rounds of them were held. One of the important agendas driving these talks in Russia was that Moscow wanted to make sure that the Afghanistan government at the time does not get too much close to the US. In other words, the Kremlin tried to, through these negotiations, maintain its role and involvement in Afghanistan dynamics.
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Analysis; Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others
Eruption of protests in Europe initially was related to educational demands, a sign of growing discontent of the younger generation with the deteriorating public services, economic pressures, austerity measures, and dim social future in the European countries.
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Seven Fronts Without Victory: An Israeli Analysis Debunks Netanyahu’s Claims
Architectural consultant Edva Lutan, who specializes in adapting institutions to the digital age and is also a lecturer, discussed in an article published by the “Israeli” newspaper “Zman Yisrael” “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly in September...
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Analysis; Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation
Military conditions in Yemen are witnessing fast-moving developments these days. Fighting between the Ansarullah and Saudi-backed mercenaries is raging across multiple front lines, from Marib in the north to Taiz and further south. Meanwhile, Ansarullah resistance movement, which has been holding the capital Sana'a anduch of the northern Yemen since the 2014 revolution, says Saudi Arabia has launched a wave of airstrikes over the past 48 hours targeting Sana'a, Saada and Amran provinces.
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Analysis; Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
Full US pullout of Iraq on September 30 may have put an end to a two-decade direct military presence in this country, but it does not mean Washington will abandon its security and strategic role in Iraq and the broader region.
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy
West Asia affairs expert Sayyed Hadi Afghahi in an interview pointed to the American military withdrawal from Iraq, saying that this is not an end to the American presence in Iraq and that Washington will seek to maintain influence in this country through political, economic, security, and cultural paths.
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Analysis; Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi
A review of reports published through September 28 shows that the core fact of Benjamin Netanyahu's covert trip to Abu Dhabi and his meeting with the UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed is more reliable than some of the details surrounding the visit.
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Analysis; Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
With the announcement that the last American troops have left Iraqi soil on September 30, the case closes on more than two decades of military occupation. But the question of what this war truly achieved still echoes through US political and military establishment. Launched on claims of destroying weapons of mass destruction, countering security threats and rebuilding Iraq, the war ultimately ended with a staggering human, financial and strategic bill for Washington.
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From Resistance Leader to “Axis of the Axis”: How Did Israel Read Sayyed Nasrallah?
Describing martyred Resistance leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as the “axis of the axis” after his assassination was not merely a situational characterization by “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intended to underscore the significance of the operation.
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Analysis: How did America's attacks on Iran lead to an energy crisis in Europe?
The European Commission has asked member states to reduce gas and electricity consumption "for as long as necessary."
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Analysis; From political rhetoric to threats of annihilation: Why are Trump's threats against Iran illegal?
Iran's representative at the United Nations has emphasized in a letter that the threats by the President of the United States against Iran are contrary to international law.
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Analysis; Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in Netanyahu’s Coffin?
A month to the Israeli parliamentary elections, talks are growing heated for forming political coalitions. Leaders of the opposition political parties who in the past entered elections independently are now moving closer to each other to form a united front against Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Analysis: Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
After Washington launched a fresh propaganda campaign against Iran’s aviation industry spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who called on Wednesday for all countries to halt flights and airport services for Iranian passenger planes, Iraq’s initial move to cancel flights to and from Iran triggered a wave of backlash at home, from public opinion to elites and politicians alike.
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Untold Aspects of the Conduct of Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei; Part VI: Innovations in the Principles of Jurisprudence and Jurisprudence
Preserving seminary traditions alongside innovations in the principles of jurisprudence and jurisprudence is one of the scholarly characteristics of Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, which became prominently visible during roughly 16 years of his teaching of advanced courses in jurisprudence and the principles of jurisprudence. These scholarly capabilities are such that some of his students have introduced him as one of the few individuals possessing a "school of principles" in Shia history.