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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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How Does Arab Public Opinion Look at Israeli-Iranian War?
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How Does Arab Public Opinion Look at Israeli-Iranian War?

Tuesday 1 July 2025
policy in action by the West for decades. The key point of concern of the Arab countries is heightened crisis and spread of war to other parts of the region, especially the Persian Gulf, where shadow of war could expand to the American military bases and oil production and transfer facilities after ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
policy in Iraq and the region. Therefore, considering the goals that Washington has set for drawing its desired political, security, and geopolitical vision in the region in line with the interests of the Israeli regime, we can speak of the inevitable security consequences of disarming the resistanc ...
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Tehran Denies Outreach for Negotiations, Labels Trump’s Comments as Groundless
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Tehran Denies Outreach for Negotiations, Labels Trump’s Comments as Groundless

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
policy failures. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei firmly denied any request for negotiations with the United States, stating on Tuesday that no such proposal had been submitted to the American side. He criticized US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks as a desperate effo ...
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?

Friday 11 July 2025 ،
policy of the past, which was primarily represented by the war on Yemen, and now they present the image of an expedient actor inclined to control possible chaos in the region. However, as the regional atmosphere is on the verge of a wider conflict and some reports indicate the hidden role of some co ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
Regional Government (KRG), and representatives from Turkey. PKK leaders have voiced hope that this move will mark an important step towards peace and end of violence. The group, acting as an armed movement since 1984 against Turkey, over time developed its trans-national network and alliance in Ira ...
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
policy does not conflict much with the West’s security reservations towards Israel, the Kremlin’s condemnation of the joint attack by the Israeli regime and the US on Iran reflects Russia’s concerns about the spread of aggression and destabilizing actions by Tel Aviv and Washington ...
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
policy diligently and without interruption, disregarding international obligations and human rights laws. Tel Aviv aims behind the move The main Israeli aim is to consolidate a permanent control over the West Bank and change the field realities in its favor. Annexation of the West Bank, especiall ...
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Zangezur Corridor Has Several Aspects, Pursued by More than One Actor: Expert
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Zangezur Corridor Has Several Aspects, Pursued by More than One Actor: Expert

Sunday 27 July 2025 ،
policy. At the same time, the United States is standing at the backstage of this project and it is the United States that is insisting on regional geopolitical changes through this corridor. Once constructed, the project not only challenges Iran’s transit route, but also it will geopoliticall ...
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?
Analysis

Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
Regional Government against it and allowed the PKK and PJAK to operate freely in the Qandil Mountains, near the Iranian-Turkish border.” There are also documents showing that the Israelis have long been trying to use the PJAK for their anti-Iranian purposes. One of these documents, leaked by ...
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Pezeshkian’s Pakistan Visit a New Window to Closer Strategic Ties
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Pezeshkian’s Pakistan Visit a New Window to Closer Strategic Ties

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
policymaking. One of the most obvious of these is their common stance on the Palestinian issue. The joint office of regional and Islamic cooperation between the two countries also has another bright chapter, and that was Pakistan’s stance on the Saudi aggression against Yemen in 2015. Despite ...

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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.