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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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Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project
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Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Sunday 3 November 2024
Hakan Fidan, to expand partnership. Although Turkey and Iraq seek presenting an outlook of stability in investment and partnership in the development road project by showing a resolve in cooperation to deter security threats, the security challenges remain to pose a big obstacle to tight competitio ...
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Hidden Hands behind Aleppo Re-inflamed Conflict
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Hidden Hands behind Aleppo Re-inflamed Conflict

Saturday 30 November 2024 ،
Hakan Fidan recently accused Bashar al-Assad of not being ready for a peace solution in Syria, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Moscow to pressure Damascus to normalize relations with Ankara. So, it seems that Erdogan will use the takfiri groups card to re-destablize Syria and w ...
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Iranian, Turkish FMs Discuss Syria and Counterterrorism
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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
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Iran and Qatar Discuss Turmoil in Syria

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
Hakan Fidan, with Syria’s situation being the primary focus of their talks.
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Astana Format Meeting in Doha Heavily Overshadowed by Turkish Betrayal
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Astana Format Meeting in Doha Heavily Overshadowed by Turkish Betrayal

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
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
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Turkey Knew of the Militants’ Plan to Oust Assad Six Months Ago

Monday 9 December 2024 ،
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
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
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 ...
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
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
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Iran Cautions Turkey Against Making ‘False’ Statements

Tuesday 4 March 2025 ،
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 ...
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
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 ...

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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