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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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UN Security Council Rejects US Proposal to Extend Iran Arms Embargo

UN Security Council Rejects US Proposal to Extend Iran Arms Embargo

Saturday 15 August 2020
Trump’s withdrawal from the multilateral Iran nuclear deal 2018. Iran has said that the US resolution will fail to gain the required support at the Security Council, pointing out that Washington has no legal right to invoke a snapback mechanism to reinstate sanctions against Tehran under the ...
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China Welcomes Russia’s Call for Iran Summit

China Welcomes Russia’s Call for Iran Summit

Sunday 16 August 2020 ،
Trump suffered a humiliating defeat at the UNSC as its resolution to renew the Iranian arms embargo was overwhelmingly rejected. The 13-year-old UN arms ban on Iran is set to expire on October 18 under UNSC Resolution 2231 that enshrined the JCPOA. In the 15-member Security Council vote, the ...
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Biden Proposes Summit with Putin amid Deteriorating Ties

Biden Proposes Summit with Putin amid Deteriorating Ties

Wednesday 14 April 2021 ،
Trump, in Helsinki in 2018. While the former president hailed the dialogue as “deeply productive,” the head-to-head meetings were tense, and any planned charm offensives were marred by domestic pressure on Trump to condemn alleged Russian interference in the country&r ...
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US Domestic Political Turmoil Making World Unstable, Fueling Conflicts with Its Main Adversaries – Iran, China, Russia

US Domestic Political Turmoil Making World Unstable, Fueling Conflicts with Its Main Adversaries – Iran, China, Russia

Wednesday 21 April 2021 ،
Trump’s abandonment of the Iranian nuclear agreement – the The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA – as a major mistake that had to be reversed, yet Biden has not been in a hurry to re-join the international agreement. This is partly the fault of Trump’s convoluted sanc ...
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US-Russia Relations ‘Deteriorated to Its Lowest Point’ in Years: Putin

US-Russia Relations ‘Deteriorated to Its Lowest Point’ in Years: Putin

Saturday 12 June 2021 ،
Trump, Putin commended the latter for his attitude and said he was someone who did not come from the standard US political establishment. As for Biden, the Russian president hailed him as a “career man” and expressed hope that the meeting would be fruitful as the incumbent is radically ...
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Biden Not to Hold Joint Press Conference after Meeting Putin

Biden Not to Hold Joint Press Conference after Meeting Putin

Sunday 13 June 2021 ،
Trump agreed with Putin's remarks about non-interference in the 2016 US presidential elections, dismissing data presented by his country’s National Intelligence Agency. The Kremlin, meanwhile, announced later on Saturday that it is aware of Biden's plans to hold a solo press conferenc ...
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Why Is Erdogan Eying New Northern Syria Operation?

Why Is Erdogan Eying New Northern Syria Operation?

Tuesday 19 October 2021 ،
Trump and Biden does not intend to adopt a policy of political indifference to Erdogan in the north and will very likely impose sanctions. The same reaction can come from the European Union, especially its key decision maker France that is at letterheads with Turkey in the Mediterranean. Central Sy ...
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Putin’s Respect and Devotion to Iran’s Leader Driving Tehran-Moscow Strategic Partnership

Putin’s Respect and Devotion to Iran’s Leader Driving Tehran-Moscow Strategic Partnership

Tuesday 19 July 2022 ،
Trump, for instance, called Saudi Arabia a milk cow whose only job is to inject petrodollars into the American economy by massive arms purchases and investments. Given this relationship, even if the Americans travel to the region, it is for milking their allies by selling more weapons and not bolste ...
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North Korea’s Kim Departed for Russia: Media

North Korea’s Kim Departed for Russia: Media

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
Trump. In June, Kim had called for “closer strategic cooperation” with Moscow, and “holding hands firmly with the Russian president, in conformity with the common desire of the peoples of the two countries to fulfill the grand goal of building a powerful country.” Kim also ...
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A Controversial Visit: What’s Putin’s Secret Demand from Jong Un?

A Controversial Visit: What’s Putin’s Secret Demand from Jong Un?

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
Trump. Jong Un rarely travels abroad and over the past 12 years of his rule, he only had 7 foreign travels, 4 of which to the close ally China.  Relations between the two countries date back to the establishment of North Korea 75 years ago, and Russia is traditional ally and main supporter to ...

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Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks

Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks