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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 FM’s Syria Visit for Support, Turkey Top to Blame for Aleppo Terrorist Offensive: Expert
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Iran FM’s Syria Visit for Support, Turkey Top to Blame for Aleppo Terrorist Offensive: Expert

Tuesday 3 December 2024
Turkish supervision; Ankara violated Astana peace process  Commenting on the reason behind Ankara visit by the Iranian FM, Mr Afghahi maintained that after Syria visit, Araghchi immediately flew to Turkey because Ankara in 2020 promised to help ceasefire in Syria and prevent terrorist advances ...
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Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo
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Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo

Thursday 5 December 2024 ،
Turkish president will soon lose its optimism for securing economic and geopolitical interests behind Aleppo capture by Ankara-aligned terrorists. Alwaght- Since the beginning of offensive on Aleppo by terrorists, the attention has been directly and indirectly focused on Turkey for its role and stan ...
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
Turkish officials have not yet provided information on the amount and price of Turkmenistan’s gas to Turkey, but in October last year, Murad Arkhayev, deputy head of Türkmengaz, announced that Ashgabat intends to increase natural gas exports to Iran to 40 billion cubic meters per year wit ...
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Turkish government and the very Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have put themselves in the ranks of supporters of Palestine and, is issuing various statements, have talked about trade boycott over Tel Aviv. On media and diplomatically, Ankara has tried to establish the image of itself being e ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Turkish defense ministry Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk on Thursday warned that Israel would further expand its reckless attacks, as it did in Qatar, and drag the entire region, including its own country, into disaster.” Ankara regards this Israeli action not as a separate development but as part ...
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İHH), set sail. Its mission was to deliver humanitarian aid and construction materials to Gaza. On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos intercepted the flotilla in international waters, raiding the lead ship, the Mavi Marmara. The ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Turkish Port of Ceyhan. This development is an outcome of a new deal between Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government in Baghdad, an agreement described historic by the two sides that would close one of the oldest cases of dispute between Baghdad and Erbil. Where did the crisi ...
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Turkey’s Dream for Mystery of Post-war Regional Order
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Turkey’s Dream for Mystery of Post-war Regional Order

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman last week in the first view looks as a continuation of the active diplomacy of Ankara in the Persian Gulf, but in the context of the fragile ceasefire of Gaza Strip, this visit should be seen as a part of broader Turkish efforts to re ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
Turkish vulnerability. For years, Turkey banked on its role in the F-35 program, but its expulsion from the consortium following its purchase of the Russian S-400 system effectively knocked it out of the high-tech arms race. Now, Saudi Arabia's potential accession to the F-35 club threatens to w ...
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Venezuela Enlists Over 5,600 New Soldiers as Tensions with US Rise
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Venezuela Enlists Over 5,600 New Soldiers as Tensions with US Rise

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who expressed deep concern over the US military buildup and threats to regional peace. Erdogan encouraged dialogue between the US and Venezuela to ease tensions, while Maduro reaffirmed his commitment to peace even as he denounced American actions. The US mil ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.