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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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Tehran Slams South Korean President’s ‘Interventionist’ Remarks on Iran-UAE Relations
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Tehran Slams South Korean President’s ‘Interventionist’ Remarks on Iran-UAE Relations

Tuesday 17 January 2023
Iran denounced as "invalid" the South Korean president’s remarks on the Islamic Republic’s relations with the United Arab Emirates saying Tehran expects an explanation from Seoul. Alwaght- Iran denounced as invalid the South Korean president's remarks on the Islamic Republic's relations ...
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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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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?
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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Tuesday 31 January 2023 ،
Paris says it is making final arrangements for hosting a new Lebanon meeting to address the crisis in the country. Alwaght- The several-month political stalemate in Lebanon for election of a successor to President Michel Aoun, the big economic challenges in recent years that led to national currency ...
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Mysterious Serial Poisonings in Iran New Propaganda Fodder for West
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Mysterious Serial Poisonings in Iran New Propaganda Fodder for West

Sunday 5 March 2023 ،
Earlier this week, a social media rumor about the “death” of an 11-year-old girl in the central Iranian city of Qom due to “poisoning” circulated at a dizzying pace and grabbed headlines worldwide. Earlier this week, a social media rumor about the “death” of an 11-year-old girl in the ce ...
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American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities
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American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities

Wednesday 8 March 2023 ،
Iraqi factions have called for checks to interventions by the American ambassador to Baghdad. Alwaght- The activities of US ambassador to Baghdad in Iraq are brought in spotlight of the local media and politicians who argue that Alina Romanowski’s back-to-back meetings with various figures and ...
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Covert, Overt Goals of US Def. Sec. Visit to Iraq
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Covert, Overt Goals of US Def. Sec. Visit to Iraq

Saturday 11 March 2023 ،
The US Defense Secretary ostensibly visited Iraq to discuss bilateral ties but he also broader agenda that includes Iran. Alwaght- Whereas in recent years the US has been moving to scaling down its military presence in the West Asia and Persian Gulf and ended its twenty-year struggle in self-made Af ...
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Back to Normal: Persian Gulf ’s Arab States Receiving Assad with Open Arms
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Back to Normal: Persian Gulf ’s Arab States Receiving Assad with Open Arms

Friday 24 March 2023 ،
Syrian president made his second visit to the UAE on a year, showing that Arab world is keen to embrace Syria. Alwaght- As the Arab tendency to restore relations with the Syrian government takes new aspects day by day, the UAE has once again hosted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Abu Dhabi, show ...
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Azerbaijan on The Anti-Iranian Israeli Front
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Azerbaijan on The Anti-Iranian Israeli Front

Sunday 9 April 2023 ،
Azerbaijani government shows no signs of intention for de-escalation with Iran as it deepens ties to Tehran’s archenemy Tel Aviv. Alwaght- While the Islamic Republic of Iran is gently trying to persuade neighboring Azerbaijan to deescalate tensions with Tehran, Baku officials press ahead with their ...
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Sudan Can Be Partitioned as a Result of Conflict: Expert Warns
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Sudan Can Be Partitioned as a Result of Conflict: Expert Warns

Monday 1 May 2023 ،
Sudan is now in a dangerous stage and the army failure to contain the crisis can lead to partition of the country. Alwaght- In a meeting hosted by Tehran-based Andishe-Sazande Nour Institute for Strategic Studies on foreign role in Sudan crisis, regional and international affairs expert Saadullah Za ...
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Political Expert Explains How US Interventionist Policies Led to Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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Political Expert Explains How US Interventionist Policies Led to Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Saturday 10 June 2023 ،
In 2015, the Russian bear started to awaken once more, intervening in Syria to beat back the brutal terrorist war against that country, which the US actively instigated and supported. Alwaght- Following eight years of conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began in 2014 when Ukrainian president ...

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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