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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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For Trump, North Korea Talks Simply a Play Card
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For Trump, North Korea Talks Simply a Play Card

Sunday 24 February 2019
Korean leader Kim Jong-un is scheduled to be held Tuesday and Wednesday in Vietnam. The US media reported, citing senior White House officials, the two leaders will not discuss the American forces’ withdrawal from the Korean Peninsula and they will focus on reaching a shared notion on denuclea ...
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Moscow Security Conference: Revising Global Security Order
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Moscow Security Conference: Revising Global Security Order

Saturday 27 April 2019 ،
Korean Peninsula crisis, the US president does not seem to be interested to end the stalemate with North Korea over its missiles and nuclear weapons. He, on the other hand, presses toward Palestine-related “deal of the century” and the Arab NATO project. All these give the security chall ...
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What’s Driving Pompeo’s Moscow Visit?
Analysis

What’s Driving Pompeo’s Moscow Visit?

Tuesday 14 May 2019 ،
Korean Peninsula denuclearization talks. Following the meeting, Pyongyang tested three short-range missiles, the first test since last year when Trump met Kim in Singapore for the first time. Some military experts identified the tested weapons as Russian-type Iskander missiles. This forces the Ameri ...
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What Do New S. Korean Missile Tests Mean?
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What Do New S. Korean Missile Tests Mean?

Monday 2 December 2019 ،
Korean or American forces can move to strike them.  Pyongyang is pushing to enhance its conventional military capabilities with low cost and high proficiency along with a focus on economic improvement and while the nuclear negotiations with Washington are in place. This new launching pad is re ...
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MSC 2020: How Do Powers’ Disputes Block Solutions To Global Crises?
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MSC 2020: How Do Powers’ Disputes Block Solutions To Global Crises?

Monday 17 February 2020 ،
Korean Peninsula, Eastern Europe, and Chinese and Russian borders.  On the other side, the disputes over long-standing security challenges distract the MSC participants from climate change challenges.  What can be read from the great powers’ remarks is accepting the fact that the w ...
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Why Is US Remodeling Its Military Presence In Guam?
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Why Is US Remodeling Its Military Presence In Guam?

Tuesday 21 April 2020 ،
Korean Peninsula and east of the Philippines. It is an American territory and home to one of the most significant US military bases. In WWII, it fell to the hands of the Japanese forces but two and a half years later, its control was restored by the American military.  Since 2004 and as part o ...
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Tensions in Korean Peninsula Reach Breaking Point
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Tensions in Korean Peninsula Reach Breaking Point

Wednesday 17 June 2020 ،
Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). South Korea was quick to respond that the North “will pay the price in case it takes any military action. Our troops express deep concern that today the General Staff of North Korea made public various kinds of military plans that are contrary to the intra- ...
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Powerful Chinese Entry in Palestine Conflict
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Powerful Chinese Entry in Palestine Conflict

Sunday 23 April 2023 ،
Korean Peninsula, the Chinese are trying to gain a toehold in the spheres of Washington influence to present an annoying force to the Americans.  By facilitating Iran-Saudi Arabia agreement, China sent the first signal to the White House, telling it that from now on, Beijing is the determining ...
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The world in an era of turmoil and upheaval
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The world in an era of turmoil and upheaval

Tuesday 13 February 2024 ،
Korean Peninsula as threatening language is exchanged between the northern and southern neighbors. Taiwan remains a center of tension following the opposition party's victory against China's alliance for the third consecutive time. Humanity still endures various conflicts, including internal ...
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Chinese FM, American Sec. Of State Meet, US Urged to Honor Pleages
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Chinese FM, American Sec. Of State Meet, US Urged to Honor Pleages

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Korean Peninsula, a statement by Chinese Foreign Ministry said.  China and the US have been experiencing chilly diplomatic ties as the Washington pushes with its agenda regarding Taiwan which Beijing describes as interventionist and not respecting the one-China principle.  However, the U ...

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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