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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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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025
Iraq. In fact, this trilateral meeting with the presence of the Qatari emir is not a passing ceremonial event. The timing and secrecy of this meeting have raised many questions about its objectives and consequences, especially in a situation where there are deep gaps in Iraq about the relationship w ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Iraq. Usually, reports of meetings of Iraqi officials with Syrian politicians are rarely given publicity and the Iraqi sources reveal these meetings several days after them taking place. For example, Iraq's intelligence chief Hamid al-Shatri visited Syria later in 2023 and met Syrian Interim Pre ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
President Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has stepped up his foreign visits for this aim and to garner foreign economic support for the struggling national economy, some reports have talked about the readiness of new rulers of Damascus to give in to the Am ...
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Messages of Iran FM’s Saudi Visit ahead of Trump’s Regional Tour
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Messages of Iran FM’s Saudi Visit ahead of Trump’s Regional Tour

Sunday 11 May 2025 ،
President Donald Trump to the region has gained media focus more than other issues.  The visit to Riyadh showed that in the negotiations, Iran tries to benefit from regional political support through coordination with regional countries. At the end of his trip, during a press conference in Jed ...
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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 ،
Iraq. In recent years, the US forces in Iraq have been on a shaky ground. On the one hand, they were targeted repeatedly by the resistance forces and on the other hand the Iraqi parliament and public opinion insistently call for the foreign military exit from the country.  In such circumstance ...
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
President Ahmed al-Sharaa is not attending, and the country's foreign minister is heading the Syrian delegation. Also, none of the six (Persian) Gulf Arab monarchies are attending the summit at the leaders level. Commenting on the agenda of the summit, Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi ...
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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 ،
In his Persian Gulf tour, Trump falsified concepts of true growth and development in his comparison of Arab monarchies and Iran. Alwaght- Donald Trump's tour of the Persian Gulf was surrounded by a lot of controversy. He returned home from his first foreign visit since his comeback to the White ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Iraq.  Accordingly, Saudi Arabia has been pursuing a policy of supporting the new Syrian regime and giving the country's seat in the Arab League to al-Jolani’s government from the outset. However, given Syria's ethnic and religious diversity, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's repressive ...
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Strengthening Economic Ties Promotes Peace and Stability in The Region
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Strengthening Economic Ties Promotes Peace and Stability in The Region

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
President of Iraqi Kurdistan, met with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly, to discuss enhancing relations between Iran, Iraq, and the Kurdistan Region. Ghalibaf highlighted that strengthening ties with neighboring countries, particularly Islamic nations, ...
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter

Wednesday 4 June 2025 ،
President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The end of the political deadlock occurred in a situation where the resistance forces in Lebanon, and particularly Hezbollah, allowed the formation of a cabinet with the presence of parties and figures opposed to the resistance in show of the gre ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity