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- Iran Summons Argentina’s Chargé d’affaires In Protest of Alleged False Accusations
- US Set to Supply Israel with Thousands More Bombs Amid Planned Gaza War Escalation
- Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians
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- IRGC: Iran’s Military, Security Are Non-negotiable Red Lines
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US Plans to Cut Its Troop Presence in Syria by 50%
Two US officials have stated that the US military will be consolidating its presence in Syria in the coming weeks and monthsUS Could Finalize Mineral Agreement with Ukraine This Week US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the mineral deal between the US and Ukraine could be signed this week
Iran Summons Argentina’s Chargé d’affaires In Protest of Alleged False Accusations Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Argentina’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran to lodge a formal protest over recent accusations
US Set to Supply Israel with Thousands More Bombs Amid Planned Gaza War Escalation The United States has reportedly authorized a new delivery of thousands of heavy munitions to Israel
Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians the Maldives Parliament has passed legislation—ratified by President Mohamed Muizzu—banning Israeli citizens from entering the country
Leader: Indirect Oman Talks ‘Positive’ So Far, But Trust in The Other Side ‘Remains’ A Concern Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat have been well executed in their early stages
IRGC: Iran’s Military, Security Are Non-negotiable Red Lines A spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stressed that Iran’s national security and defense capabilities are non-negotiable
Iraq Praises Iran’s Diplomatic Efforts Iraq’s foreign minister commended Iran for choosing dialogue and diplomacy to resolve issues related to its nuclear program
Iran Updates Saudi Arabia on US Negotiations The Iranian foreign minister informed his Saudi counterpart about the recent indirect talks between Iran and the US
Hamas Urges Action to End Israeli Gaza Blockade Hamas has sharply criticized Israel’s continued blockade of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip
Gaza Health Ministry Reports 39 Killed, 118 Injured in Past 24 Hours Over the past 24 hours, 39 Palestinians have been killed and 118 wounded in Gaza, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 50,983
Iran Shares Details on Upcoming Round of Talks with the US Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, provided details about the upcoming round of talks between Tehran and Washington
IAEA Chief Set to Travel to Iran on April 16 An Iranian diplomat has announced that Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, is scheduled to visit Iran on Wednesday, April 16
Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has sounded the alarm over the growing activities of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group
Iran Petroleum Minister Visits Iraq to Boost Energy Ties Iran’s Petroleum Minister, Mohsen Paknejad, has arrived in Baghdad to explore opportunities for enhancing energy cooperation
Supreme Leader Encourages Iran’s Military to Enhance Its Power Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, urged the Iranian Armed Forces to enhance their capabilities
US Airstrikes Hit Major Educational and Training Facility in Yemen The United States has launched a fresh series of airstrikes on Yemen’s al-Bayda province, along with Sa’ada and Hudaydah
Al-Ahli Blast: Final North Gaza Hospital Hit In a major assault, Israeli forces targeted al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City
Iran-US Dialogue: Next Meeting’s Location Yet to Be Finalized, Spokesman Says Consultations are underway to determine the venue for the next round of talks between Iran and the United States
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Discloses Further Information on US Negotiations The Iranian Foreign Ministry has disclosed additional information regarding the indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington held in Oman
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US Plans to Cut Its Troop Presence in Syria by 50%
Iran Petroleum Minister Visits Iraq to Boost Energy Ties
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Supreme Leader Encourages Iran’s Military to Enhance Its Power
Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone
Indirect Negotiations Between Iran and the US Take Place in Oman
Hamas Urges Action to End Israeli Gaza Blockade
US Airstrikes Hit Major Educational and Training Facility in Yemen
Iran Updates Saudi Arabia on US Negotiations
IRGC: Iran’s Military, Security Are Non-negotiable Red Lines
Israel Carries Out Fresh Attacks on Syrian Bases Despite EU Caution
Hamas: Netanyahu Fully Responsible for Gaza Ceasefire Failure
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President: Iran Remains Open to Indirect Talks with US
Iran Urges Regional Caution Over US Provocations in Talks with Iraqi FM
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UN: Israel Kills or Injures 100 Children Daily in Gaza
Hungary Rolls Out Blood Red Carpet to Gaza Butcher
Iranian President: US Call for Talks Contradicts Its Threats
Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot Palestinian-American Teenager in West Bank
Russia Seeks Coordination with Iran on Regional and International Matters
Yemen Vows Readiness for ‘Prolonged Naval Battles with New Tactics’
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Erdogan Dreams of Hijacking Nowruz
Iran Issues Warning on Grave Consequences of Any US Attack
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Analysis
Erdogan, Gulen Capabilities to Challenge Each Other
Monday 6 June 2016
Alawites’ awakening, the religious amendments and seculars’ power seeking are gaining ground in Turkey, and any of them could interweave once again the interests of AKP and the Gulen Movement.
Analysis
Sykes-Picot Agreement Wavers; Tel Aviv Eyes on Its Full Collapse
Tuesday 7 June 2016
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Alawites-led government of Syria was a permanent threat to the Israeli regime. Several wars between Syria and the Israeli regime over the occupied Golan Heights as well as fierce clashes between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Tel Aviv always posed serious security threats to the Israeli national inte ...
Analysis
Four Ways Syrian Crisis Affects Turkey’s Security
Tuesday 2 August 2016
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Alawites. Despite the fact that the Alawites of Turkey are ostensibly different from those of Syria in terms of holding their rituals, they are very similar in terms of their religious beliefs and are highly close to each other. So, in a time that Turkey is openly supporting the Free Syrian Army and ...
Analysis
How Various Alliances Form Future of Syria?
Tuesday 9 August 2016
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Alawites, and Sunni Arabs, as well as their foreign backers specifically the US and Russia in a bid to put an end to the war, massacring, and displacement of a majority of the Syrian people. But in the future of Syria and its people– no matter Balkanized or Lebanonized– the political ide ...
Analysis
Christians of Syria: Close to President Assad, Against Takfiris
Wednesday 10 August 2016
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Alawites are in very close relations with the government of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Under both the former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar al-Assad the Christians of Syria enjoyed wide-ranging freedoms in the country.
When Bashar al-Assad took the office, the Syrian ...
Analysis
Deep Gaps,Turkey’s Security Crisis
Monday 16 January 2017
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Alawites of the country and settlement of the Kurdish cause at home.
So a combination of the above-mentioned actions ushered in a period of insecurity and instability in Turkey. An array of issues including overt interventions in Syria's and Iraq's internal affairs, political and economic c ...
Analysis
Why Syria Partition Not Possible?
Thursday 3 August 2017
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Alawites. And the western Syria was aimed for handover to the anti-Damascus Sunnis that today account for a large part of Syrian opposition forces.
The plan was raised in the early years of the devastating conflict, but it failed to make its way to realization due to battlefield developments as wel ...
Report
Suffering 3-Y Siege by Terrorists Syria’s Shiite Towns Blast UN Silence
Sunday 20 August 2017
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Alawites, Twelvers, and Ismailis. A majority of the Syrian Shiite are living in the capital Damascus, Idlib, Latakia, and Homs. Among Shiite hubs of the country, the Al-Fu’ah and Kafriya Shiites are seen as the traditional residences of the Shiite Muslims in the Levant region. The two towns ha ...
Analysis
With EU Accession Not in Sight, Frustrated Turkey Seeks Regional Relations
Sunday 10 September 2017
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Alawites, a branch of the Shiite Muslims, accounting for the minority. Turkey is bidding for the overwhelmingly Christian EU. Experts suggest that religion is one of the key sticking points between Ankara and the European bloc and is a seemingly irremovable obstacle that keeps killing Ankara's m ...
Analysis
Why Are Turkish Alawites Being Victims to Radicalism?
Monday 8 February 2021
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Alawites were massacred and hundreds of homes and workplaces were torched.
Following recent incidents, the Turkish attorney general ordered an investigation into the case. Omar Celik, a spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), described the incident as a conspiracy for “p ...
