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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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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It

Monday 17 February 2025
Congress to pressure Trump to stop his plan for Gaza. Meanwhile, some Arab countries have said they will work out their own alternative plans for Gaza rebuilding, and the Arab League emergency meeting that is expected to be held in Cairo later this month will likely issue an Arab draft plan for rec ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Congressman Scott Perry recently in a report justifying cutting off budget of the USAID accused the agency of providing millions of dollars to terrorist and militia groups including ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, Buku Haram, and the Taliban annually under the guise of humanitarian aid.  ...
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Ukraine and End of Deep Sleep with Trump’s Slap
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Ukraine and End of Deep Sleep with Trump’s Slap

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
Congress never reached Ukraine. The trust that destroyed everything Ukraine had The stab in the back by US has forced Zelensky, who has now quitted his aim of retaking 20 percent of the territory his country lost to Russia, to officially recognize the US's clear dominance over his country' ...
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What’s behind Lavrov’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s behind Lavrov’s Tehran Visit?

Tuesday 25 February 2025 ،
Congress that even despite dominance of the Republicans it is not in favor of a relief of anti-Russian sanctions and perhaps with return of the Democracts to majority in 2026 elections, Trump's plans will be plagued. Therefore, for Putin, his meeting with Trump serves more as an opportunity to w ...
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Iran Supports the PKK Leader’s Call for Disbandment
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Iran Supports the PKK Leader’s Call for Disbandment

Saturday 1 March 2025 ،
The Iranian Foreign Ministry welcomed a call from Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), for the group to disarm ALWAGHT- The Iranian Foreign Ministry welcomed a call from Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), for the ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
Congress green light and even despite the majority is held by the Republicans, the Congress in not in favor of sanctions relief, and perhaps with possible return of the Democrats in 2026 or winning the 2028 elections by another figure, all Trump's plans will be shattered.  Additionally, Ch ...
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
Congress Preparatory Committee, there is ample evidence that al-Sharaa has extensive influence over the decisions of this body. The appointment of committee members by al-Sharaa and the presence of individuals with a history of affiliation with armed groups in this committee have raised concerns abo ...
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Qatari PM: Persian Gulf States Will Be Without Water in 3 Days if Iran’s Nuclear Sites Are Attacked
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Qatari PM: Persian Gulf States Will Be Without Water in 3 Days if Iran’s Nuclear Sites Are Attacked

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
Qatar and the Persian Gulf Arab states would deplete their water supply within three days if Iran’s nuclear facilities were attacked ALWAGHT- Qatar's prime minister stated that Qatar and the Persian Gulf Arab states would deplete their water supply within three days if Iran's nuclear facilit ...
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Homeland Security Detains Another Pro-Palestinian Protester from Columbia University
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Homeland Security Detains Another Pro-Palestinian Protester from Columbia University

Saturday 15 March 2025 ،
Congress, citing First Amendment and privacy concerns.
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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 ،
Congressional Budget Office.

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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