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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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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?

Monday 26 May 2025
sanctions against Syria. A look on the recent American positions reveals that Washington is pursuing a gradual and controlled strategy known as the boiled frog towards the al-Jolani’s government. What's boiled frog strategy?  This strategy is based on a famous parable: If you throw ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
sanctions, can meet part of Pakistani energy needs and provide substantial economic benefits to the two sides if obstacles are removed.  Conclusion The Pakistani PM's Tehran visit not only highlights the economic convergence of the two countries, but also provides an opportunity for great ...
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Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?
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Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
sanctions imposed on Tehran, and despite its reactivation at various stages, it faces technical, financial and geopolitical challenges for implementation. However, this project is a rare opportunity to transform Oman into a regional hub for gas liquefaction and exports, taking advantage of its advan ...
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?

Thursday 29 May 2025 ،
sanctions or serious international pressure. The Failed Palestinian Authority  On the Palestinian side, we can clearly see deep gap on the internal Palestinian front between Hamas and Fatah, two leading Palestinian power poles. This division produced two separate administrations one in the We ...
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
sanctions laws, including by marketing the products produced by the settlers using different names and methods, or by increasing the provision of economic and commercial facilities to industrial and agricultural facilities located in the settlements. Meanwhile, one of the issues that is less discus ...
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Iran Received Parts of A US Proposal Via Oman and Will Respond Based on Its National Interests
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Iran Received Parts of A US Proposal Via Oman and Will Respond Based on Its National Interests

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
sanctions, Iran remains engaged in indirect talks through Oman and insists on its right to peaceful nuclear energy. Araghchi referenced a religious decree by Ayatollah Khamenei banning nuclear weapons, while President Pezeshkian echoed Iran’s openness to cooperation—but without compromis ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
Analysis

Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
UNRWA in a statement earlier last month said that the humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave has gone beyond imagination. Olga Cheryuko, a spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, had earlier emphasized in a statement that the situation in the Gaza ...
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White House Orders US Agencies to Halt New Sanctions on Iran
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White House Orders US Agencies to Halt New Sanctions on Iran

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
sanctions on Iran even as it continues its ’maximum pressure’ campaign ALWAGHT- According to a US media outlet, the US paused new sanctions on Iran even as it continues its 'maximum pressure' campaign and imposes other restrictions amid indirect talks with Tehran. A Wall Street Journal repo ...
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
sanctions. The US closed its embassy in Damascus in February 2012, almost a year into the 14-year Syrian civil war, and subsequent US ambassadors to Syria have worked abroad without visiting Damascus. Currently, the US’s continued support for the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity