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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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Iran Has Not Been Contacted by the US
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Iran Has Not Been Contacted by the US

Wednesday 29 January 2025
Biden has indicated a desire to return to the deal, negotiations to salvage the JCPOA have been stalled since August 2021 due to disagreements over the removal of sanctions. Iran insists on receiving guarantees that the US will uphold any future agreement, particularly after the Trump administration ...
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US-Armenia Pact: A Stabilizing or Destabilizing Factor for Yerevan?
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US-Armenia Pact: A Stabilizing or Destabilizing Factor for Yerevan?

Wednesday 29 January 2025 ،
Biden's legacy in Armenia will continue on under Trump.  Also, it should be taken into account that Russian is highly sensitive about Armenian moves and it does not seem that Moscow will stay indifferent to the measures of the Pro-Western officials in Armenia aimed at EU membership and per ...
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Trump Pursues a New $1 Billion Arms Deal with Israel
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Trump Pursues a New $1 Billion Arms Deal with Israel

Tuesday 4 February 2025 ،
Biden administration but delayed due to concerns from Democratic lawmakers over humanitarian consequences. Trump recently lifted restrictions on the sale of 2,000-pound bombs that had been paused under Biden, defending the decision by stating that Israel had already paid for the weapons. Netanyahu ...
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What’s Trump Seeking behind Pressure on Taliban?
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What’s Trump Seeking behind Pressure on Taliban?

Friday 7 February 2025 ،
Biden administration on release of two American prisoners in Kabul before Trump took the office, but they had delayed the deal until Trump was sworn in. The release of the two Americans under Trump despite deal under Biden was a kind of green light to Trump showing that the Taliban are ready to coop ...
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US Authorizes $7.4 Billion Sale of Bombs and Hellfire Missiles to Israel
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US Authorizes $7.4 Billion Sale of Bombs and Hellfire Missiles to Israel

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
Biden, the US provided Israel with $17.9 billion in military aid between October 2023 and October 2024, a figure nearly six times higher than Washington’s usual annual military support for Israel. Several former US officials have acknowledged that Israel’s military operations in Gaza, in ...
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Iran Condemns New US Oil Sanctions
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Iran Condemns New US Oil Sanctions

Sunday 9 February 2025 ،
Biden’s previous term, making the claim of its reassertion meaningless.
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps

Sunday 9 February 2025 ،
Biden administration lifted those sanctions. Crushing international norms  In the past two weeks, Trump has shown that he does not adhere to any international laws and proved that the new US administration intends to dismantle all the structures built after World War II. Sanctioning the ICC ...
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Israel Receives a Delivery of Heavy Bombs from the United States
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Israel Receives a Delivery of Heavy Bombs from the United States

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
Biden administration ALWAGHT- Israel has received a shipment of heavy bombs from the United States after a delay by the Biden administration. Overnight, a ship carrying a large supply of MK-84 2,000-pound bombs was unloaded at Ashdod Port. The munitions were then transported by dozens of trucks to ...
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Trump Cautions Kyiv Against Challenging a Stronger Opponent
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Trump Cautions Kyiv Against Challenging a Stronger Opponent

Saturday 15 March 2025 ،
Biden for allowing the war to escalate and questioning Ukraine’s decision to challenge a much stronger opponent despite extensive US military aid. Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to Trump’s remarks, saying he was “sympathetic” to the plea for sparing Ukrainian tro ...
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Trump Plans to Reduce Foreign Aid Spending by $2.5 Billion
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Trump Plans to Reduce Foreign Aid Spending by $2.5 Billion

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
Biden administration, according to reports. Of this, $2.5 billion was designated for foreign aid, including support for NGOs focused on migration and refugees, economic initiatives in Moldova and Georgia, and inclusivity projects. However, military assistance to allies, including Ukraine, will remai ...

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

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