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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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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025
Europe via Iraq and Turkey by creating a 1,200-kilometer land and rail corridor from Basra to the Turkish border. During this visit, Fidan confirmed his country's intention to continue supporting the project. Turkey also stresses on reconstruction of Mosul and the expansion of the presence of T ...
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders
Report

Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Europe and Asia, which is particularly important in the context of projects such as China's Belt and Road Initiative (RBI).  The union has a high potential in agriculture, especially in the production of grains, dairy products, and meat. Also, Manufacturing industries, including heavy and ...
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Israelis or Palestinians: Who Deserves Relocation?
Analysis

Israelis or Palestinians: Who Deserves Relocation?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Europeans, the expulsion of the Palestinians is even more baseless and unacceptable; because the Palestinians are native to this land and have ancestral roots in the geography of the region, but the Israeli regime is considered a fake and fraudulent entity, the vast majority of whose population are ...
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
European allies, especially Germany. In fact, after the US, Germany was the second country delivering the largest amount of weapons to this regime, and this is due to the humiliating agreement that was imposed on Berlin at the end of World War II, and the Germans agreed to pay a significant portion ...
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Trump is Likely to Meet Zelensky Next Week
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Trump is Likely to Meet Zelensky Next Week

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
European members for contributing less than the US to Ukraine’s support, promising to equalize the situation. In response, Zelensky expressed optimism about the potential for productive diplomacy in the coming weeks, with Ukrainian and American teams working together on the details of a potent ...
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
Europe. A decade later, John F. Kennedy signed the Foreign Assistance Act, establishing the USAID. Foreign aid has since been widely considered a cornerstone of soft power, a term popularized in the 1980s by US political scientist Joseph Nye to describe the ability to influence others to deliver de ...
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges
Analysis

Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
Europe, the final destination of Turkmenistan gas With the new Turkmenistan-Turkey agreement, Azerbaijan will increase its gas exports to Europe. Experts suggest that Turkey will consume Turkmenistan gas in its internal market and send to Europe part of Azerbaijan gas it is currently receiving for ...
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
Europe after crossing the Indian Ocean. In response, the US proposed India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) to connect India to Europe to compete with this megaproject. Meanwhile, Iran, due to its strategic location in the northern Indian Ocean, plays an important role in ensuring energy ...
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities

Wednesday 19 February 2025 ،
European sanctions on the Iranian airline.  Hezbollah shows self-restraint for the good of national interests  Hezbollah, which is seen as the face of the resistance to Israel, has lashed out at the government for its recent measures and decisions. Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem asse ...
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?

Thursday 20 February 2025 ،
Europe struggles between bowing to Trump or choosing the difficult and expensive option of building own army. Alwaght- Trump's controversial plan to end Ukraine war through agreement with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has worried the European leaders. The US Secretary of State Mark Rubi ...

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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