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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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Saudi-Turkish Military Cooperation: Motivations and Challenges
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Saudi-Turkish Military Cooperation: Motivations and Challenges

Thursday 29 December 2022
Saudi Arabia is moving closer to Turkey for military technologies and Erdogan needs the kingdom for election win, economic investment. Alwaght- After a decade of tensions, the Saudi and Turkish relations are seeing a new chapter as Riyadh and Ankara are putting on their agenda boosting their coopera ...
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How’s Iran Expanding Its Influence in US Backyard?
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How’s Iran Expanding Its Influence in US Backyard?

Wednesday 8 February 2023 ،
Iran is working with Latin American states to establish close partnership in the US backyard. Alwaght- Although administration of Iranian President Sayyed Ibrahim Raisi has adopted ‘pivot to the East’ strategy and since its assumption of power in August 2021 has made substantial success ...
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Historic Iranian-Saudi Deal: What Are Its Geopolitical Corollaries?
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Historic Iranian-Saudi Deal: What Are Its Geopolitical Corollaries?

Sunday 12 March 2023 ،
Iran and Saudi Arabia announced a deal on Friday, mending their ties after seven years. Their deal means much to the region. Alwaght- After a 7-year diplomatic hiatus between Iran and Saudi Arabia, several-year mediatory efforts have come to fruition on Friday, leading to a historic statement usheri ...
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West Asia Security Order Outlook from Perspective of Network Alliances
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West Asia Security Order Outlook from Perspective of Network Alliances

Wednesday 15 March 2023 ،
West Asia is heading to a new security order not favorable to the US and Washington would lose its regional hegemony. Alwaght- International order is experiencing deep changes at major and low-significance levels, to an extent that the prominent American theorist and political scientist John Joseph ...
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Iran-Saudi Détente Agreement: Walking a Long Way
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Iran-Saudi Détente Agreement: Walking a Long Way

Monday 20 March 2023 ،
Iran and Saudi Arabia announced an agreement brokered by China to resume diplomatic ties last week. Alwaght- In recent days, Iran-Saudi Arabia détente agreement unleashed a political quake, quickly hitting the world media headlines. Its high importance in terms of possible effects on the regi ...
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Preparing for Big Jump in Iran-Egypt Relations
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Preparing for Big Jump in Iran-Egypt Relations

Wednesday 29 March 2023 ،
Tehran and Cairo have established contacts to pave the way for a game-changing détente. Alwaght- Though Iran-Egypt relations have been cut off for four decades, in recent months, rays of hope for a détente began to beam. After Iranian-Saudi agreement, other Arab states have begun to follow a ...
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US Afraid of Russia-UAE Intelligence Cooperation
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US Afraid of Russia-UAE Intelligence Cooperation

Tuesday 18 April 2023 ،
The US begins to lose full control over its allies as they want to diversify their interactions with big powers. Alwaght- While the US is resorting to any trick to maintain its traditional allies and preserve the Western-made world order, its rivals Russia and China seem to have acted more successfu ...
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US Expresses Frustration over China’s Dismissal of Pentagon’s Purported Overtures
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US Expresses Frustration over China’s Dismissal of Pentagon’s Purported Overtures

Sunday 28 May 2023 ،
The United States has expressed frustration after Chinese officials repeatedly ignored or rebuffed Pentagon’s purported efforts to make overtures. Alwaght- The United States has expressed frustration after Chinese officials repeatedly ignored or rebuffed Pentagon’s purported efforts to make ov ...
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Iran’s Presence in SCO, BRICS Proves Failure of Isolation Policy: Foreign Minister
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Iran’s Presence in SCO, BRICS Proves Failure of Isolation Policy: Foreign Minister

Tuesday 6 June 2023 ،
Iran’s Foreign Minister said the Islamic Republic’s active presence in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS group of countries proves that the policy of isolating Iran has fallen through. Alwaght- Iran’s Foreign Minister said the Islamic Republic’s active presence in ...
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Iran’s Power Show-off in the US Backyard
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Iran’s Power Show-off in the US Backyard

Wednesday 14 June 2023 ،
Iran’s President Raisi continues his Latin America tour, displaying Tehran’s power to build a toehold in Washington’s backyard. Alwaght- With the administration of Seyyed Ibrahim Raisi of Iran prioritizing economic and trade relations with the world in foreign policy and diplomacy, the president ove ...

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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