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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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Calm in Tehran after Largely Unsuccessful Israeli Military Action
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Calm in Tehran after Largely Unsuccessful Israeli Military Action

Saturday 26 October 2024
Axios news website citing informed sources: Before attack, Israel sent a message to Tehran and asked Iran through a third party to limit the exchange of attacks and prevent the escalation of tensions. Israel has already specified for Iran in general which sites it will attack.  The US: We call ...
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Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure
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Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Axios and Washington Post claimed that the Islamic Republic is going to attack Israel this time from Iraq. After these western media reports, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said last week in a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani that Baghdad should stop the attacks o ...
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US-drafted Ceasefire Deal: Expensive Peace for Lebanon, Easy Victory for Netanyahu
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US-drafted Ceasefire Deal: Expensive Peace for Lebanon, Easy Victory for Netanyahu

Saturday 16 November 2024 ،
Axios claims that these officials have transferred to this outlet a draft agreement that includes the commitment of the governments of Israel and Lebanon to take steps towards the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war in Lebanon.  According to Axi ...
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Two Scenarios on Israel-Lebanon Underway Ceasefire Talks
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Two Scenarios on Israel-Lebanon Underway Ceasefire Talks

Monday 25 November 2024 ،
Axios published a report on Friday, referring to the unprecedented crisis in the Israeli army's Unit 8200, which is responsible for intelligence gathering for assassination operations, and citing former intelligence officers, called it the worst crisis in the force's history. Also, Maariv n ...
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Trump Removes Restriction on Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel
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Trump Removes Restriction on Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Axios citing Israeli officials, the Pentagon is set to deliver the bombs in the coming days. Biden had enacted the ban in May 2024 during Israel’s ongoing war against Gaza, portraying it as a symbolic protest against Israel’s invasion of Rafah, a critical border city housing the Rafah Cr ...
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?

Tuesday 11 March 2025 ،
Axios, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Doha next Tuesday to mediate a new agreement between Israel and Hamas. A senior Israeli official also said that Witkoff wants to bring all parties together in one place ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Axios reported, citing an Israeli official, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Washington to advance talks with Damascus. According to the Israeli official, Netanyahu is seeking a security pact with Syria that would lead to a comprehensive peace agreement. Meanwhile, the Trump ...
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Trump and Netanyahu: Divided on the Surface, Coordinated Deep Down
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Trump and Netanyahu: Divided on the Surface, Coordinated Deep Down

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Axios news website reported on Monday, before Netanyahu arrived in Washington, that Donald Trump plans to coordinate his views with the Israeli PM on how to shape a comprehensive peace deal to end the Gaza war. Qatar is playing a mediating role in the Hamas-Israel talks. According to a source famili ...
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Russia Denies US Media Claim of Backing ‘Zero-Enrichment’ Deal with Iran
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Russia Denies US Media Claim of Backing ‘Zero-Enrichment’ Deal with Iran

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
Axios had reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources, that Russian President Vladimir Putin encouraged Iran to agree to a deal with the US that would require “zero enrichment” on Iranian soil. Reaffirming its long-held stance, the ministry stressed that any resolution regarding Iran&r ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Axios revealed on Friday that Tel Aviv is coordinating with the US to prepare the ground for forced migration of the Gazans to three countries. Citing informed sources, Axios reported that during Mossad chief’s Washington visit this week, he told the US Special envoy for the Middle East Steve ...

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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.