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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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What’s Meaning of Iranian FM’s China Visit amid Talks with the US?
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What’s Meaning of Iranian FM’s China Visit amid Talks with the US?

Saturday 26 April 2025
Iranian-American talks.  The top Iranian diplomat arrived in Beijing earlier Wednesday. It was made just three days before the third round of talks with the US envoy to West Asia, Steve Witkoff, on Iran nuclear program. Why visiting China? The Chinese-Iranian relations have always been close ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials

Monday 28 April 2025 ،
Iranian territory, but it was split following Russo-Persian wars and under the Golestan and Turkmenchay treaties.  Later in the contemporary period, the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic seceded from the Soviet Union in 1991 and declared its independence as an independent country. In fact, ...
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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade
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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
Iranian president to Africa after 11 years. This tour produced positive and significant achievements. Forum aims The main aims of the meeting of Iran and Africa include: Expansion of trade and investment: One of Iran's most important goals in these meetings is to accelerate bilateral trade re ...
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Iranian components that are difficult for American systems to detect. Ansarullah also poses a serious threat to US naval forces in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden by using ballistic anti-ship missiles such as the Asif and Tankil, which have ranges of between 450 and 500 kilometers. These missiles, wit ...
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979 attracted him and he participated in the Islamic committees supporting the revolution, which carried out media activities, rallies and speeches about Iran's Islamic Revolution, paving the way for the establishment of a new Lebanese party. In 1982, Sheikh Naim Q ...
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New Iran Missile a Nightmare to US Bases from Al Udaid to Diego Garcia
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New Iran Missile a Nightmare to US Bases from Al Udaid to Diego Garcia

Wednesday 7 May 2025 ،
Iranian missiles if tensions escalate. Some of the most important of these bases include: Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar: This base is one of the largest US military command centers in West Asia region and plays a vital role in the country’s air force operations. Given its relatively short distan ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
Analysis

How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
Iranian ports, especially Chabahar. In the event of war, stricter border controls would also undermine the facilitation of regional trade, which had been strengthened by ease of border controls and the resolution of territorial disputes between the countries, which had raised the possibility of a u ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Saudi Arabia a day before Trump's visit was a message of Riyadh's desire to continue the process of improving and developing relations with Tehran. However, Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia, are still likely to be willing to pay ransom in the ...
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
Iranian regional policies and activities and confront them if necessary. Iran has increased its influence in recent years, especially in western Afghanistan, but by maintaining the Bagram base, Washington, even with a reduced direct military presence, continues to maintain a post for observing Iran& ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
Iranian government’s mismanagement of several years, he claimed, has caused the country to face power outages lasting several hours and even days. While claiming that Arab countries are becoming a pillar of stability and trade in the world, he repeated the four-decade-old and repetitive posit ...

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