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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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Astana Format Meeting in Doha Heavily Overshadowed by Turkish Betrayal
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Astana Format Meeting in Doha Heavily Overshadowed by Turkish Betrayal

Saturday 7 December 2024
Moscow and Tehran's firm support for the legitimate government of Bashar al-Assad, the Doha meeting is a good opportunity for Damascus' two powerful supporters to tell Turkey not to further complicate the security situation in Syria and that Ankara would be better pursuing diplomacy to resol ...
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How Will Assad Fall Impact North African Countries?
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How Will Assad Fall Impact North African Countries?

Saturday 21 December 2024 ،
Moscow has a fragile power. After the developments in Syria and the weakening of Russia's presence and the possibility of their withdrawal from the Tartus naval base in Syria, Russia will inevitably focus on the Benghazi naval base in Libya, although after the recent developments in Syria and th ...
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Trump is Likely to Meet Zelensky Next Week
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Trump is Likely to Meet Zelensky Next Week

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
Moscow officials have cautiously welcomed the prospect of dialogue, expressing guarded optimism about the potential for peace talks. During a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House, Trump revealed that he is likely to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ...
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Ukraine and End of Deep Sleep with Trump’s Slap
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Ukraine and End of Deep Sleep with Trump’s Slap

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
Moscow will revive their diplomatic relations. Also, President Vladimir Putin of Russia and his American President Donald Trump are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia without Ukrainian President Volodymer Zelensky to divide Ukraine cake between themselves. The fact that Ukraine has become a plaything ...
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What’s behind Lavrov’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s behind Lavrov’s Tehran Visit?

Tuesday 25 February 2025 ،
Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Iran to hold discussions with Iranian officials. The visit is coming after the two partners in mid-January signed a strategic cooperation pact, and given Lavrov's recent visit to Turkey and also the important regional and international d ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
Moscow toward actions that could include disrupting its alliance with China and others. Vice President JD Vance has said that “a Russia-China alliance is not in Moscow’s interest.” For this reason and while most of the Western strategists saw no hope for Ukraine to reclaim territo ...
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
Moscow and Beijing are against Washington's unilateralism. That is why they obviously back Iran. In the Friday meeting, the three powers took common stances on many global issues, especially Iran's nuclear case. This convergence is in its highest level and indicates that they build deterrenc ...
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What’s Russian Role in Iran-US Nuclear Talks?
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What’s Russian Role in Iran-US Nuclear Talks?

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Moscow of the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi grabbed the world media attention, with each outlet trying to assess the behind the scenes of the Russian role in these negotiations with regard to the stances of the two sides and the main mission of the Iranian delegation which is the delivery ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Moscow-Taliban ties The Russian relations with the Taliban have experienced many ups and downs: First period: Taliban's help to Russian separatists: For the first time in 1996, the Taliban managed to form its rule in Afghanistan, and three years after takeover of power by the group, the second ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Thursday 29 May 2025 ،
Moscow International Security Meeting began on Tuesday and will continue to Thursday chaired by Sergei Shoigu, the head of the Russian National Security Council, with the presence of over 100 countries. Members of the BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Association of Southeast ...

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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