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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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Emerging Signs of Israeli Collapse
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Emerging Signs of Israeli Collapse

Thursday 9 March 2023
Defense Forces, Herzi Halevi, and the Minister of Defense, Yoav Galant, warned the PM about the widening scope of military mutiny. In this meeting, Halevi warned Netanyahu and Gallant that this may lead to a significant decrease in the level of operational readiness of the military. Meanwhile, Galla ...
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Historic Iranian-Saudi Deal: What Are Its Geopolitical Corollaries?
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Historic Iranian-Saudi Deal: What Are Its Geopolitical Corollaries?

Sunday 12 March 2023 ،
Despite normalization of low-influence Arab countries with Israel since 2020, this US-Israeli plot went nowhere thanks to Iran’s efforts for protecting and strengthening close ties with the neighboring Arab countries, and this scheme will certainly be further cornered with Tehran-Riyadh de-esc ...
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Arab Unity with Damascus Can Help End Israeli Adventures in Syria
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Arab Unity with Damascus Can Help End Israeli Adventures in Syria

Wednesday 5 April 2023 ،
Despite Damascus warnings, these attacks have continued and even intensified in recent days, with some Syrian areas being bombed by Israeli fighter jets and some of allied resistance forces being killed and injured.  Over the past 12 years, the Israeli regime and Arab countries have united the ...
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US Afraid of Russia-UAE Intelligence Cooperation
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US Afraid of Russia-UAE Intelligence Cooperation

Tuesday 18 April 2023 ،
Defense department’s documents, reported that Abu Dhabi has deepened its intelligence cooperation with Moscow. Despite the fact that the Americans have refrained from commenting on the document, the Emiratis have rejected any collaboration with a country’s intelligence apparatus against ...
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No Progress in Saudi-Israel Détente as MBS Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Meet
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No Progress in Saudi-Israel Détente as MBS Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Meet

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
ruler held talks before and after last week’s Arab League meeting in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah to discuss the possibility of rapprochement. The leaders also did not discuss the possibility of direct flights from the Israeli-occupied territories to Saudi Arabia for th ...
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Is American-Saudi Alliance Revivable?
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Is American-Saudi Alliance Revivable?

Friday 9 June 2023 ،
Democrats than under the Republicans, in a general view it seems that the American West Asia policies under various administrations have gradually impaired their relationship over the past two decades. Such American actions as invasion of Iraq under President George W. Bush that in the eyes of the S ...
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Delicate Peace in Yemen: What Are the Possible Scenarios?
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Delicate Peace in Yemen: What Are the Possible Scenarios?

Thursday 22 June 2023 ،
Desperate about how to exit from self-made swamp of Yemen, it continues to use its only remaining pressure means, namely blockade and economic pressure.  On the other side, the Saudis want to make sure after the end of war that Yemen will not turn into the sphere of influence of the Axis of Re ...
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UK Invites Saudi Crown Prince for Official Visit, First Since Khashoggi Murder
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UK Invites Saudi Crown Prince for Official Visit, First Since Khashoggi Murder

Sunday 16 July 2023 ،
ruler visit London in late autumn. The British prime minister’s office has, however, declined to confirm whether it sent out a formal invitation to the Saudi crown prince. “We wouldn’t get into invites for foreign leaders,” Premier Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson said ...
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Bin Salman Distancing from US despite Biden’s Push to Mend Ties
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Bin Salman Distancing from US despite Biden’s Push to Mend Ties

Tuesday 1 August 2023 ،
Democratic administration in Washington is sparing no effort to mend ties with the Arab kingdom before the 2024 presidential election.  As a continuation to the trend of sending prominent political and security figures to Saudi Arabia over the past two months to break the chill gripping their ...
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Ansarullah’s Ultimatum to US Warmongering: Reasons, Ramifications
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Ansarullah’s Ultimatum to US Warmongering: Reasons, Ramifications

Tuesday 15 August 2023 ،
Despite efforts by Yemen's Ansarullah Movement to strike a ceasefire deal, the aggression countries led by the US are still moving contrary to the regional and international push to end the war, dimming the prospects of peace in Yemen.  The US, which in 2015 gave Saudi Arabia a green light ...

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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