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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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Is France Preparing for Niger Military Action?
Analysis

Is France Preparing for Niger Military Action?

Monday 11 September 2023
Turkey also operates Niamey international airport. Russia has strong relations with Mali and Burkina Fuso as neighbors of Niger, and had earlier warned against a military invasion in Niger. Therefore, all these countries obviously want a peaceful solution to the crisis and do not accept the use of f ...
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Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?
Report

Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?

Wednesday 24 January 2024 ،
Turkey as the priority of its diplomacy in 2024. To this end, Iran’s president arrived in Ankara at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation.  After official reception ceremony, President Raisi he ...
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

Saturday 27 January 2024 ،
Turkey, Iran, Ethiopia, as well as ethnic and religious minorities like Kurds and Maronites in Lebanon. The fortification of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds commenced with the initiation of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barzani uprising against the Iraqi regime, spanning from 19 ...
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Karabakh Mountain Range: A Fresh Battleground for India-Pakistan Confrontation
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Karabakh Mountain Range: A Fresh Battleground for India-Pakistan Confrontation

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
Turkey, as Azerbaijan's primary ally, seems to have played a key role in cementing this arms agreement. With strong ties to Pakistan, Turkey seeks to leverage Pakistan's assets in Karabakh, having in mind that Pakistan holds nuclear weapons capabilities, augmenting Azerbaijan's military ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq
Interview

The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Turkey in neighboring countries, notably Syria and Iraq, have exacerbated tensions between Ankara and its neighbors. The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet has recently reported that the Turkish military is planning extensive ground operations against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces in northern Ir ...
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US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses
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US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses

Wednesday 20 March 2024 ،
Turkey and even Iran.  An important point that can be seen in the recent coups in African countries is that after each coup, demonstrations are held to condemn the West and the Russian flags are raised and slogans are raised to welcome the Russians.  After severing relations with France, ...
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Three Precious Legacies of Pres. Raisi’s Economic Diplomacy
Analysis

Three Precious Legacies of Pres. Raisi’s Economic Diplomacy

Saturday 25 May 2024 ،
Turkey with transportation of containers in May 2022 to boost East-West Corridor and signing the protocol of China transit to Europe in Tashkent summit in November 2023 were among the fruits of this policy that managed to restore Iran to the RBI, also called New Silk Road. 
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Why’s Hezbollah Chief Threatened Cyprus?
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Why’s Hezbollah Chief Threatened Cyprus?

Saturday 22 June 2024 ،
Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and occupied Palestine, and in this respect, it enjoys an important geopolitical position, which has involved Nicosia into regional competitions to some extent.  In recent years, Cyprus has expanded its relations with Israel and has hosted joint military exercises with ...
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement
Analysis

Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Sunday 18 August 2024 ،
Turkey needs to exit its military bases in Iraq and avoid further violations of Iraqi territorial integrity for success of agreement. Alwaght- Turkey, which has been regarded as a crisis-generating factor in the Iraqi and Syrian developments over the past decade, these days has taken a path of inter ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
Turkey  At present and perhaps over the past decade, the Iraqis have focused on advancing a major transit project, dubbed Development Road, under an economic development strategy according to which Iraq will become the ground bridge for passenger and goods transit from the Persian Gulf to Euro ...

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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