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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Behavior of Saudi Arabia at the present time and its impact on Lebanon

Behavior of Saudi Arabia at the present time and its impact on Lebanon

Saturday 1 February 2014
Russia secretly to find a way to come out from Saudi domination.  However, the multi-destination trip of Iran Foreign Minister to several Arab states of Persian Gulf is sign of Iran's good will. These countries have eight perceptions of the regions events. They know that the current primary is n ...
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Karzai, Iran's green light to America
Analysis

Karzai, Iran's green light to America

Sunday 9 February 2014 ،
Russia concerns about America's military bases in Afghanistan and Pakistan sees its influence gone with the wind. America is planning to control the huge energy resources of Central Asia and the Caspian Sea by establishing military bases in Afghanistan. America has military bases in Bahrain, Ara ...
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Emerging a New Front in West Asia

Emerging a New Front in West Asia

Monday 17 February 2014 ،
Russia, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Hezbollah and Hamas are the parts of this emerging new front. The contemporary dominant aura of West Asia has created the convergence of these groups and formation of this new front. Despite Iranian leadership in this front, why Turkey and Qatar have become inter ...
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Israel's Agenda for Syria after Geneva 2
Analysis

Israel's Agenda for Syria after Geneva 2

Saturday 1 March 2014 ،
Russia's support. On the other hand, the Sunni axis including Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain considered Muslim Brotherhood as a threat.    According to Moshe Ya'alon, Turkey and Qatar are not a part of Sunni axis. He claimed that these two countries have formed smaller axis which su ...
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Afghanistan Occupation Planned by USA

Afghanistan Occupation Planned by USA

Saturday 1 March 2014 ،
Russia, India and Iran. It is necessary to mention that Russia and China can be considered as US opponents in next decades. It seems that the United States tries to motivate the regional hardliners such as those who are in Sinkiang province of China, Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran and Russi ...
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Russia and Egypt: A New Anti-American Axis
Analysis

Russia and Egypt: A New Anti-American Axis

Wednesday 5 March 2014 ،
Russia and visited president Vladimir Putin and defense minister, Sergei Shoigu on February 13th, described by Russian media as 2+2 talks and a sign of both sides' willingness to bolster friendly relationship. However, Sisi's trip to Moscow as his first foreign trip after Mohammed Morsi' ...
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Azerbaijan Wahhabis: The Challenge of Returning from Syria
Analysis

Azerbaijan Wahhabis: The Challenge of Returning from Syria

Monday 10 March 2014 ،
Russia-Azerbaijan border areas. Wahhabis, sponsored by Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries, have started some activities, especially in northern regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Alwaght- Although Shiites make up the majority of the Republic of Azerbaijan's population and there had ...
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Western Countries against Islamic Values in Baku

Western Countries against Islamic Values in Baku

Tuesday 18 March 2014 ،
Russian federation, and its sensitive geopolitical position have made this country a place for disputes and challenges of some countries and organizations. To this end, western countries, United States as their leader, Turkey, Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia have done their best to act extensively i ...
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massacre of Shiite
Interview

massacre of Shiite

Wednesday 19 March 2014 ،
Russia was in Afghanistan but their target was Pakistan and Americans are in the Afghanistan now, but actually their target is Iran. They want to push the Muslim countries into different conflicts. So, I think that America and its presence in Afghanistan is the main reason of regions 'problem. I ...

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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