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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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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025
Security Council resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984), which condemn the declaration of the self-proclaimed Republic of Northern Cyprus and call on UN members not to recognize it. The European Union and the Central Asian countries reaffirmed their firm commitment to United Nations Security Council ...
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has sounded the alarm over the growing activities of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group ALWAGHT- Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has sounded the alarm over the growing activities of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist g ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
Security Council resolution 350 declared a ceasefire between Israel and Syria and the peacekeeping mission has since been deployed to the occupied Golan Heights of Syria. But after fall of al-Assad, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrapped the agreement, saying Tel Aviv is no longer commit ...
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone

Thursday 17 April 2025 ،
Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are categorically against halt of war. Violation of war and restarting it in the past two weeks have taken place under their pressure. Netanyahu is aware that stopping the war will lead to resignation of the allied hardliners of ...
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
Security Council Resolution 1483 voted to establish the so-called Development Fund for Iraq to manage Iraq's oil revenues, from which all revenues from the sale of Iraqi oil will be deposited directly into an account at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York ( JP Morgan and Citi). Iraq then receiv ...
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A Third Round of Talks Between Iran and The US Is Anticipated in The Near Future
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A Third Round of Talks Between Iran and The US Is Anticipated in The Near Future

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
Media reports suggest that Tehran and Washington are expected to hold the third round of nuclear negotiations in the coming days ALWAGHT- Media reports suggest that Tehran and Washington are expected to hold the third round of nuclear negotiations in the coming days. An IRIB reporter stated that du ...
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What’s Russian Role in Iran-US Nuclear Talks?
Analysis

What’s Russian Role in Iran-US Nuclear Talks?

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Security Council, in supporting Iran’s peaceful nuclear rights and rejecting the US’s overbearing and unrealistic positions, could help strengthen Iran’s stance at the negotiating table and neutralize the media-propaganda war in the negotiations. For example, while the US side&rsqu ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Russian Supreme Court removed Taliban from terror list, facilitating closer ties with Kabul as Russia feels a need for partnership with the group. Alwaght- Just until last week, any member of the Taliban who entered Russia should have been arrested according to the Russian laws and could face up to ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Agreement which calls for restriction of weapons to the government. He mentioned the main role of Hezbollah in the process of new government formation and full support to the political process, saying that Hezbollah's arms no longer influence government making. In fact, the Taif Agreement, which ...
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Spokesman: Lifting of Sanctions is Iran’s Main Demand in Negotiations
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Spokesman: Lifting of Sanctions is Iran’s Main Demand in Negotiations

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Security Council Resolution 2231. Technical talks will continue in Muscat on April 23, with high-level meetings set for April 26.

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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