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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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Karabakh Clash of Corridors: Is Baku Avenging Zangezor Project by Blocking Lachin Border Crossing?
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Karabakh Clash of Corridors: Is Baku Avenging Zangezor Project by Blocking Lachin Border Crossing?

Saturday 24 December 2022
Azerbaijan has closed Lachin border crossing in a bid to pressurize remaining Armenians in Karabakh to leave to Armenia. Alwaght- Amid calls by the international community on Azerbaijan to avoid measures causing tensions, the country’s officials are embarking on new agenda in a bid to realize ...
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2022: The Year Collapsing of Israeli Regime Accelerated
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2022: The Year Collapsing of Israeli Regime Accelerated

Monday 2 January 2023 ،
The new government critics suggest that Netanyahu assumption of power would accelerate Israeli collapse. Alwaght- In the eighth decade of occupying Israeli regime's history, Tel Aviv officials are struggling to solidify the pillars of the regime. However, the developments are not going as they w ...
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Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking Buffer Zone with Yemen?
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Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking Buffer Zone with Yemen?

Sunday 22 January 2023 ،
Saudi leaders are afraid that Ansarullah advances on the battlegrounds would motivate Yemenis to raise historical territorial claims. Alwaght- As in recent days a new round of ceasefire negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Ansarullah to end the war has been held in the shadow of a fra ...
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EU’s Anti-Russian Security Mission in Karabakh
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EU’s Anti-Russian Security Mission in Karabakh

Monday 30 January 2023 ،
Exploiting Russian involvement in Ukraine, the Europeans seek to build influence in Karabakh through a security mission in Armenia. Alwaght- Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions in recent months over the mountainous region of Nargo-Karabakh and Baku’s blockade of Lachin Corridor have brought the foreig ...
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Foreign Sides Seeking to Incite Baku against Tehran, Aliyev Making Strategic Mistake: Expert
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Foreign Sides Seeking to Incite Baku against Tehran, Aliyev Making Strategic Mistake: Expert

Monday 30 January 2023 ،
The suspicious attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran seems to have given Aliyev an excuse to strain ties with Iran. Alwaght- The last Thursday attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, which led to death of an Azerbaijani employee, was met with vague and unfriendly reactions of Baku officia ...
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What’s behind Dramatic Anti-Iranian Allegations by Azerbaijan?
Analysis

What’s behind Dramatic Anti-Iranian Allegations by Azerbaijan?

Thursday 6 April 2023 ،
Azerbaijan is expanding its relations with Iran’s archenemy Israel and the latter appears to sway Baku approach to Tehran. Alwaght- Having failed to realize its ambitious policies in Karabakh disputed region due to Iranian and Russian opposition, Azerbaijan is now seizing any opportunity to make ant ...
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Conflict in Caucasus Benefits No Country, Any Geographical Change Leads to Tension: Iran
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Conflict in Caucasus Benefits No Country, Any Geographical Change Leads to Tension: Iran

Monday 10 April 2023 ،
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said tension and conflict in the Caucasus region benefit no country, while indicating the Islamic Republic’s opposition to any geographical change in that region. Alwaght- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Cou ...
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Tensions Rise in Karabakh after Azerbaijan Set up Checkpoint on Land Route to Enclave
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Tensions Rise in Karabakh after Azerbaijan Set up Checkpoint on Land Route to Enclave

Monday 24 April 2023 ،
Border Service established a border checkpoint on the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan, at the entrance of the Lachin-Khankendi road, the state border service said on Sunday. The measure was followed by mutual claims of border shootings by Azeri and Armenian forces. Karabakh is internationally re ...
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Tel Aviv May Have Illusionary Plans to Test Hezbollah’s Sea Power
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Tel Aviv May Have Illusionary Plans to Test Hezbollah’s Sea Power

Thursday 27 April 2023 ،
The Israeli navy steps up its military activity around contentious gas field Hezbollah threatened to blow up. Alwaght- As the occupied territories are grappling with political tensions caused by the several-month massive protests, political observers argue that Tel Aviv’s recent tensions abroa ...
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Iran FM’s Lebanon Visit Carries Political and Security Messages
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Iran FM’s Lebanon Visit Carries Political and Security Messages

Saturday 29 April 2023 ،
Top diplomat visited Lebanon and assured Beirut and Hezbollah that Tehran remains their unwavering supporter amid regional developments. Alwaght- Following the last month détente agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the officials of the two countries have stepped up their diplomatic activ ...

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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