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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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Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?
Analysis

Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?

Saturday 1 June 2024
policy of one-decade full-scale support to the terrorists to topple the Syrian government. Actually, the defeat of terrorism pushed the Persian Gulf Arab rulers to face the reality about Syria. However, one of the potential and actual effects of the developments in Syria was the change in the geomet ...
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Messages of Shoigu’s Tehran Visit
Interview

Messages of Shoigu’s Tehran Visit

Friday 9 August 2024 ،
policy regarding Gaza and regional crises, Mr Masoumi held that concerning the Israeli crimes in Gaza, Russia has taken the best possible stance both in the Security Council, the General Assembly, and the multilateral and bilateral discussions. In other words, Moscow looked at the matter and Israeli ...
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US-drafted Ceasefire Deal: Expensive Peace for Lebanon, Easy Victory for Netanyahu
Analysis

US-drafted Ceasefire Deal: Expensive Peace for Lebanon, Easy Victory for Netanyahu

Saturday 16 November 2024 ،
policy win to the president-elect. This is something clearly conflicting with the Israeli army actions and remarks of officials.  The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Israeli regime Gideon Sa'ar has confirmed in recent days that he is cooperating with Washington in this field, but he li ...
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Who Really Deserves to Be Person of the Year?
Analysis

Who Really Deserves to Be Person of the Year?

Saturday 28 December 2024 ،
policy against the Palestinians of being “anti-Semitic” and, in particular, uses political and propaganda influence in Western countries to try to fire them from their jobs or prevent them from studying in schools and universities. This is while the racist political discourse of the Isr ...
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Israelis or Palestinians: Who Deserves Relocation?
Analysis

Israelis or Palestinians: Who Deserves Relocation?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
policy regarding global issues has always smelled commercial and colonialistic. This personal profiteering and transactional approach has been evident in dealing with such issues as Gulf of Mexico, Panama Canal, and Greenland. Rather than dealing with these cases from historical, humanitarian, and l ...
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The US President Issues an Executive Order to Reinstate ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran
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The US President Issues an Executive Order to Reinstate ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran

Wednesday 5 February 2025 ،
policy he had previously implemented during his first term. While signing the order in the Oval Office, shortly before meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump claimed he was hesitant about taking this step but ultimately decided to proceed, describing it as a tough measure against I ...
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse
Analysis

From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
policy revolves around restoration of past regional dominance, Iran’s policy is pro-liberation and anti-imperialist. Alwaght- While the Syrian developments with takeover of power by the rebel groups benefited a number of regional and international players rather than the Syrian people themselves, th ...
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Iran Rejects Negotiations with US Amid Maximum Pressure Policy
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Iran Rejects Negotiations with US Amid Maximum Pressure Policy

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
policy. Iran has stated that it will continue negotiations with other signatories of the JCPOA, including European nations, Russia, and China, but will not engage in direct talks with the US as long as Washington maintains its maximum pressure policy. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasi ...
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US-Europe Division over Ukraine Allowing Russian Battleground Progress
Analysis

US-Europe Division over Ukraine Allowing Russian Battleground Progress

Monday 10 March 2025 ،
policy toward Russia after Trump took the office. In a meeting last week, they reiterated continuing their all-out military, diplomatic, and financial support to Kiev. The European leaders are expected to announce a new aid package to Kiev in the coming days. This difference of approach between the ...
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran
Analysis

Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
policy apparatus against the Western political moves. The agreement was signed during a meeting on Friday of deputy foreign ministers of the three countries in Beijing, where the three diplomats discussed the latest on the Iranian nuclear case and lifting the sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Ir ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution