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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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Iran’s Voice Rose amid Attempts to Muffle It
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Iran’s Voice Rose amid Attempts to Muffle It

Friday 26 February 2016
As Iranians voted, foreign bids to muffle the voice of the nation continue. However, Friday’s vote proved to the world that the Islamic Republic cannot be silenced. Alwaght- A week of campaigning reaped its fruits yeasterday as the Iranian nation cast their polls for two crucial elections. With 55 ...
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Russia Developing Soft Power to Counter Enemies
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Russia Developing Soft Power to Counter Enemies

Tuesday 1 March 2016 ،
Soft War” is quickly becoming an integral part of strategic defense planning in many countries, especially those threatened by hegemonic tendencies of Western powers.
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US Pursuing Regime Change in Brazil, South Africa to Break BRICS
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US Pursuing Regime Change in Brazil, South Africa to Break BRICS

Sunday 15 May 2016 ،
The United States is pursuing regime change through ‘soft coups’ in Brazil and South Africa in an attempt to break BRICS. Alwaght- The United States is pursuing regime change through ‘soft coups’ in countries challenging its hegemony with Brazil, South Africa and Venezuela being the lat ...
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Israeli-Born Economist Confirmed as Brazil’s Central Bank Head
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Israeli-Born Economist Confirmed as Brazil’s Central Bank Head

Wednesday 18 May 2016 ،
An Israeli Regime-born economist, Ilan Goldfajn, was confirmed Tuesday as president of Brazil’s Central Bank. Alwaght-An Israeli Regime-born economist, Ilan Goldfajn, was confirmed Tuesday as president of Brazil’s Central Bank, after controversial removal of the country's President Dilma R ...
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US Fingerprints All over Nicaragua’s Bloody Unrest
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US Fingerprints All over Nicaragua’s Bloody Unrest

Tuesday 5 June 2018 ،
The student-led anti-government movement in Nicaragua is unlike other recent attacks on the Latin American socialist bloc; it emanates mainly from the left of the political spectrum. But that doesn’t mean the US isn’t behind it. The student-led anti-government movement in Nicaragua is unlike other r ...
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Will Erdogan Retreat as US-Turkey Crisis Deepens?
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Will Erdogan Retreat as US-Turkey Crisis Deepens?

Tuesday 28 August 2018 ،
The Turkish leader warned that if Washington continues hostility against Ankara, the latter will find “new allies and friends.”   Alwaght- The new Turkish era, ushered in by the rise of Justice and Development Party (AKP)to power in 2002, is marked by the neo-Ottomanism of Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
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Pentagon Scholar’s Guide to Overthrowing Governments
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Pentagon Scholar’s Guide to Overthrowing Governments

Tuesday 14 May 2019 ،
With the Venezuela crisis making regime change once again the talk of the town in Washington, the US Special Operations Command has published a paper chronicling the highs and lows of seven decades of foreign interference. With the Venezuela crisis making regime change once again the talk of the tow ...
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Creative Associates International (CAI): It’s Not Exactly CIA, But Close Enough
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Creative Associates International (CAI): It’s Not Exactly CIA, But Close Enough

Monday 16 August 2021 ،
While mercenary armies like Blackwater have at least been subject to inquiry, making the company’s name infamous around the world, Creative Associates International has largely flown under the radar — exactly where the organization’s board wants it to be. You have likely not heard of them, but Creat ...
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How Is Drone Power Broadening Turkey’s Regional Competition?
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How Is Drone Power Broadening Turkey’s Regional Competition?

Tuesday 2 November 2021 ،
Turkey is selling drones to more customers and this means it gets involved in rivalry with larger number of actors. Alwaght- In the past few years, Turkey has taken long steps to develop military and civilian drone manufacturing capability, with Baykar Defense company being at the center of the indu ...
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Coups, Sanctions Tools of Arrogant Powers to Suppress Independent Nations: Iran
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Coups, Sanctions Tools of Arrogant Powers to Suppress Independent Nations: Iran

Sunday 20 August 2023 ،
Influence, coup d’état, economic sanctions, hard and soft warfare are all tools that arrogant powers use to suppress the will of independent countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Saturday. Alwaght- Influence, coup d'état, economic sanctions, hard and soft wa ...

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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