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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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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025
Russian-made MiG-29 fighters operated by the Egyptian air Fmforce, combat-effective Chinese J-10C fighter jets also participated in the drills. For Cairo, these drills coincided with tensions between Cairo, Washington, and Tel Aviv, as Israel increased pressure on the residents of the Gaza Strip fo ...
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Tehran Recalls Envoys After E3 Triggers Sanctions Snapback
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Tehran Recalls Envoys After E3 Triggers Sanctions Snapback

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Russian-Chinese proposal to delay sanctions on Tehran. As a result, the snapback mechanism remains active, with sanctions set to be reimposed this weekend, formally ending the JCPOA framework. Tehran has criticized Western non-compliance since Washington’s 2018 withdrawal from the deal but ha ...
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Iran Vows Strong Response Over Enforced Illegal Resolutions – Qalibaf
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Iran Vows Strong Response Over Enforced Illegal Resolutions – Qalibaf

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Russia and China have also declared such measures invalid and non-binding. Qalibaf stressed that Iran’s right to uranium enrichment remains recognized under international law and argued that the UN sanctions are less impactful than the unilateral US sanctions already in place since Washington ...
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Russia and Global South called the move illegitimate. Alwaght- The recent developments related to the West activating the snapback mechanism which means return of all of the UN sanctions against Iran have once again disclosed the fundamental differences in the legal interpretation of the 2015 nuclea ...
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
Russia, and the United Nations), presented the roadmap for peace, which aimed to achieve a two-state solution. Yet, Washington failed to uphold its commitments and allowed the Israeli regime to expand settlements. In general, this plan falls far short of the resistance's demands due to its lack ...
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Blair, a War Criminal Named for Trump’s Gaza Administration
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Blair, a War Criminal Named for Trump’s Gaza Administration

Thursday 2 October 2025 ،
Russia. The Quartet’s stated mission was to help Palestinians build institutions and a viable economy for a future state in Gaza and the West Bank, including Eastern Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Yet the Gaza conflict underscored Blair’s failure in this role: critics said he did nothing to halt s ...
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Iran-Russia Pact Seen as Turning Point in Relations: Foreign Ministry
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Iran-Russia Pact Seen as Turning Point in Relations: Foreign Ministry

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
Russia as a turning point in bilateral relations ALWAGHT- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has described the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Iran and Russia as a turning point in bilateral relations, emphasizing that it lays the foundation for expanded cooperation in political, econom ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Russia, China Iran, and Venezuela.  However, some oil experts have said that Trump's plan to restrain Iranian oil exports will experience an early failure since China as the largest buyer of Iranian oil has shown that it is opposed to the Western claims about snapback mechanism which reins ...
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Araghchi: Europe Has Less Influence in Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks
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Araghchi: Europe Has Less Influence in Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Russia and China to extend diplomatic discussions through the UN Security Council failed. Despite tensions, Araghchi noted that Iran has conducted indirect nuclear talks with the US via intermediaries in recent months, emphasizing that diplomacy remains possible if other parties engage in good fait ...
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
Russia over security and regional concerns, the project is now gaining momentum. By aligning with Trump, Erdogan is now leveraging this ambitious route to pave the way for his broader regional ambitions. 2. Syria case and solidifying al-Jolani’s position Syria is another top priority of Turk ...

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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.