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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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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
Analysis

Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025
Middle East are one of the main reasons for the contradictory and sometimes conflicting orientations of Trump administration officials. Trump's contradiction: three case examples  Trump administration has pursued three issues in relation to Europe and West Asia over the past three months ...
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What’s Russian Role in Iran-US Nuclear Talks?
Analysis

What’s Russian Role in Iran-US Nuclear Talks?

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Middle East Steve Witkoff before the second round visited Moscow, showing that amid Trump's deliberate ignorance of European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal, both the US and Iran have their eyes on the Russian role. Araghchi's Moscow visit agenda  Although since the announcement ...
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
Analysis

Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
Middle East Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences and former head of the Russian House in Syria, emphasized in an interview with the TASS news agency that the main force attacking the Druze, and before that the Alawites in the coastal provinces of Syria, are foreign fighters, including from Afg ...
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Failed Mission: Tel Aviv Running into Impasse on Yemen
Analysis

Failed Mission: Tel Aviv Running into Impasse on Yemen

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
Middle Eastern and African Studies (MCD) told Israeli media that Israel's power to strike Yemen is limited... Yemen's impoverished population and underdeveloped economy are insignificant and unimportant targets for Israel, and attacking civilians in Yemen will not achieve anything for Tel Av ...
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?
Analysis

With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
Middle East through a joint American-Israeli plan, and the events that occurred in Syria, as well as the assassination of Hezbollah commanders and the planning to assassinate Ansarullah Movements figures in Yemen, were carried out within the framework of this plan, which is meant to give the Zionist ...
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New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves
Analysis

New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
Middle East project with a focus on Lebanon. After the developments in recent months, including the fall of Syrian government, Washington, which is seeing itself a step closer to realization of its plan for splitting and containing the Axis of Resistance in the region, is working to deal the final b ...
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Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?
Analysis

Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
Middle East map and eliminate any state structure associated with resistance. This is an aim the Israeli and American leaders have openly declared. Additionally, Netanyahu agrees to ceasefire not for the sake of peace but for tactical reasons to release himself of the home pressures to bring home t ...
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Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making
Analysis

Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making

Monday 14 July 2025 ،
Middle East Eye, al-Jolani in his meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev tried to persuade him for presence of the Azerbaijani state oil company, SOCAR, in the eastern Syria oil projects. Since taking power in Syria, al-Sharaa has tried to present a more moderate political image, and this ...
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Zangezur Corridor Has Several Aspects, Pursued by More than One Actor: Expert
Interview

Zangezur Corridor Has Several Aspects, Pursued by More than One Actor: Expert

Sunday 27 July 2025 ،
Middle East and this new regional order is not pursued only by supporting Israel, but also uses other channels to implement a new regional order with American coordinates. In the new regional order desired by the United States, geopolitical pressure on Iran will be pursued through the implementation ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
Middle East, has decided to recognize Palestine… There is no alternative to this action.” He added that this decision is meant to simultaneously secure Israel and the Palestinian right to self-determination. He called for demilitarization of the Palestinian state and recognition of the ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.