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- US Could Finalize Mineral Agreement with Ukraine This Week
- Iran Summons Argentina’s Chargé d’affaires In Protest of Alleged False Accusations
- US Set to Supply Israel with Thousands More Bombs Amid Planned Gaza War Escalation
- Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians
- Leader: Indirect Oman Talks ‘Positive’ So Far, But Trust in The Other Side ‘Remains’ A Concern
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Iran Summons Argentina’s Chargé d’affaires In Protest of Alleged False Accusations Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Argentina’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran to lodge a formal protest over recent accusations
US Set to Supply Israel with Thousands More Bombs Amid Planned Gaza War Escalation The United States has reportedly authorized a new delivery of thousands of heavy munitions to Israel
Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians the Maldives Parliament has passed legislation—ratified by President Mohamed Muizzu—banning Israeli citizens from entering the country
Leader: Indirect Oman Talks ‘Positive’ So Far, But Trust in The Other Side ‘Remains’ A Concern Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat have been well executed in their early stages
IRGC: Iran’s Military, Security Are Non-negotiable Red Lines A spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stressed that Iran’s national security and defense capabilities are non-negotiable
Iraq Praises Iran’s Diplomatic Efforts Iraq’s foreign minister commended Iran for choosing dialogue and diplomacy to resolve issues related to its nuclear program
Iran Updates Saudi Arabia on US Negotiations The Iranian foreign minister informed his Saudi counterpart about the recent indirect talks between Iran and the US
Hamas Urges Action to End Israeli Gaza Blockade Hamas has sharply criticized Israel’s continued blockade of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip
Gaza Health Ministry Reports 39 Killed, 118 Injured in Past 24 Hours Over the past 24 hours, 39 Palestinians have been killed and 118 wounded in Gaza, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 50,983
Iran Shares Details on Upcoming Round of Talks with the US Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, provided details about the upcoming round of talks between Tehran and Washington
IAEA Chief Set to Travel to Iran on April 16 An Iranian diplomat has announced that Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, is scheduled to visit Iran on Wednesday, April 16
Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has sounded the alarm over the growing activities of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group
Iran Petroleum Minister Visits Iraq to Boost Energy Ties Iran’s Petroleum Minister, Mohsen Paknejad, has arrived in Baghdad to explore opportunities for enhancing energy cooperation
Supreme Leader Encourages Iran’s Military to Enhance Its Power Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, urged the Iranian Armed Forces to enhance their capabilities
US Airstrikes Hit Major Educational and Training Facility in Yemen The United States has launched a fresh series of airstrikes on Yemen’s al-Bayda province, along with Sa’ada and Hudaydah
Al-Ahli Blast: Final North Gaza Hospital Hit In a major assault, Israeli forces targeted al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City
Iran-US Dialogue: Next Meeting’s Location Yet to Be Finalized, Spokesman Says Consultations are underway to determine the venue for the next round of talks between Iran and the United States
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Iran Condemns Ongoing Israeli Attacks on Lebanon and Syria
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FM Araghchi Sends Eid al-Fitr Greetings to Muslim Countries
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Iranian, Turkish FMs Discuss Syria and Counterterrorism
Monday 2 December 2024
Hakan Fidan and participated in a joint press conference. Araghchi emphasized the need for regional cooperation, particularly between Iran and Turkey, to counter the resurgence of terrorism and ensure stability in Syria. He highlighted Israel's exploitation of regional instability, its aggressio ...
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Iran and Qatar Discuss Turmoil in Syria
Saturday 7 December 2024
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Hakan Fidan, with Syria’s situation being the primary focus of their talks.
Analysis
Astana Format Meeting in Doha Heavily Overshadowed by Turkish Betrayal
Saturday 7 December 2024
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Hakan Fidan and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who had spoken to each other by phone and directly about the security developments in Syria over the past week, met on Saturday on the sidelines of the Doha Global Forum and in the Astana format to discuss the political and security development ...
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Turkey Knew of the Militants’ Plan to Oust Assad Six Months Ago
Monday 9 December 2024
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Hakan Fidan said that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had tried to engage with Assad in the months leading up to the offensive, adding that Ankara knew something was coming.
However, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz denied that Ankara was behind the offensive or had given its consent. A Tu ...
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
Saturday 1 February 2025
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Hakan Fidan to Iraq is one of the most important steps to create a balance in the bilateral relations and address regional challenges.
The Turkish FM's visit to Iraq took place in the light of very complex internal and regional contexts. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) issue is at ...
Analysis
From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse
Sunday 2 March 2025
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Hakan Fidan by generalizing the developments in Syria to the entire situation in the region. He points out where Iran's policy in Syria has gone wrong, and declares the Islamic Republic's foreign policy approach in supporting resistance groups to be costly, destabilizing, and in need of chan ...
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Iran Cautions Turkey Against Making ‘False’ Statements
Tuesday 4 March 2025
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Hakan Fidan about Iran's regional policies.
Heidari stressed that the shared interests of the two countries and the sensitive regional situation call for careful diplomacy to prevent misunderstandings. He also highlighted the ongoing Israeli aggression as the greatest threat to regional securit ...
Analysis
Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
Wednesday 12 March 2025
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Hakan Fidan once again reminded of at the Amman meeting and, although he emphasized the need for all elements of the Syrian society to avoid any conflict, he considered the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to be a common enemy of Iraq, Syria and Turkey, showing that Ankara is not willing to make a ...
Analysis
Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams
Monday 7 April 2025
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Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Friday that Turkey does not want any confrontation with Israel in Syria. The Turkish foreign ministry statement, without mentioning Ankara’s intention to establish bases in Syria, especially at military airports, only said that the Israeli attacks in Syria were carr ...
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria
Monday 14 April 2025
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Hakan Fidan emphasized continued cooperation with Iraq in addressing regional security and counterterrorism. He reaffirmed that the PKK is outlawed in Iraq and stressed the importance of its disbandment. Fidan also expressed hope that the Kurdish YPG’s agreement with Syria’s new administ ...
