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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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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025
Israeli assassination operations and attacks on military and civilian sites and the country's infrastructure during this war were carried out by Mossad agents and their spies and mercenaries, and the experience of the past years has shown that the western borders and the mercenary activities of ...
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How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?
Analysis

How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?

Thursday 21 August 2025 ،
Israeli regime against the people of Gaza and the massive bombing of residential areas in the past two years, which has primarily targeted children and women, have not only not met with a similar political response, but have also been accompanied by silence or even justification from the West. West ...
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Heated Diplomatic Battle over UNIFIL Mission in Lebanon
Analysis

Heated Diplomatic Battle over UNIFIL Mission in Lebanon

Saturday 23 August 2025 ،
Israeli invasion of the country and occupation of southern Lebanon, is about to expire again. Every year, the UN Security Council decides on the extension or alternation of the mission of the UNIFIL, but this year the atmosphere of the UNSC debate on the peacekeeping force is different. Israel and ...
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Russia. However, evidence suggests that, as in previous instances, the meeting's outcomes have been limited to the issuance of paper statements and the repetition of clichéd phrases condemning these crimes, with no concrete enforcement mechanism presented to address them. The draft state ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Israeli airstrike on Qatar targeting Hamas leaders has triggered heightened concerns across Turkey as the Turks think they could be the next target of rampant Israeli attacks in the region. In this connection, the spokesman to the Turkish defense ministry Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk on Thursday warned ...
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A Step to Break Last Palestinian Statehood Barrier as More Recognitions Coming
Analysis

A Step to Break Last Palestinian Statehood Barrier as More Recognitions Coming

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Israeli regime has not only stymied all international initiatives and actions at the Security Council, but has also expanded its aggression and atrocities to other countries in the region, thereby jeopardizing the foundations of regional and international peace and stability. The latest US veto aga ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
Analysis

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

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Israeli pressure on Egypt to accept refugees in the Sinai Peninsula, and Turkey's need to reduce tensions on its borders have created a new foundation for rapprochement between the two nations. In 2023, both countries agreed to restore relations and reopen their embassies. Since then, the two c ...
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
Analysis

Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Israeli regime to attack Iran as Tehran was busy talking to Washington indirectly. It even directly got involved in the attacks and struck Iranian nuclear sites, something indicating that not only the US administration does not respect the nuclear agreement, but also it does not believe in a diploma ...
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan
Analysis

Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
Israeli interests. Alwaght- 48 hours before details of the Trump's so-called plan for end of Gaza war were published, the US media outlets unleashed a noisy propaganda wave saying that soon a big development will happen in West Asia region that will influence the world. These claims spread widel ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
Analysis

Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Israeli war machine?  In shedding light on the Erbil-Baghdad oil deal, some experts raise an idea: Possible resumption of oil from Kurdistan to Port of Ceyhan and eventually to the Israeli regime.  Historically, Israeli has been a purchaser of the Iraqi Kurdistan oil and half of the Kurd ...

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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.