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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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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma

Tuesday 27 May 2025
US, as Israel's most powerful backer, has not publicly criticized the escalation, but Trump has bypassed Netanyahu by negotiating directly with Hamas and reached a separate agreement with the resistance movement for the release of the last living American prisoner and skipped Israel during his P ...
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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 ،
US and Iran from 2012 to date, the latest round of which was held last week.  Share of economy in their relationship  Iran and Oman have their relations not limited to diplomacy and politics. Rather, they are engaged in business and trade ties, though so far the share of the economy in t ...
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Under Fresh Strategy, Netanyahu Focusing on Breaking Gazans’ Will
Analysis

Under Fresh Strategy, Netanyahu Focusing on Breaking Gazans’ Will

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
US is considered a strategic ally of the Israeli regime and is complicit in the genocide of the Palestinians, in recent weeks it has been trying to stop the war on Gaza, based on Washington's political interests. The pressure on Tel Aviv to stop the attacks is an attempt to mend the internationa ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
US talks.” Given its special geopolitical location, historical-cultural ties with regional countries, and economic and security capabilities, Iran can play a key role in stabilizing the region and beyond. In the security sphere, Iran has a long history of fighting terrorism and countering dru ...
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
US military packages were delayed due to budget disputes. Trump even launched strong verbal attacks on Zelensky, calling his administration illegitimate and opposed to the popular will of Ukrainians to stop the war. As a result, these stances have reduced the US role in pressuring for compromise an ...
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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 ،
US is broadening its influence in post-Assad Syria and taking over the energy production as interim government is thirsty for recognition. Alwaght- Last year these days, the American officials talked about the need to withdraw their military forces from Syria. But the surprise fall of Bashar al-Assa ...
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter

Wednesday 4 June 2025 ،
US as the main business of the Iranian foreign ministry these days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has kicked off a new round of his regional visits, signaling that Iran's diplomacy is active to expand foreign relations and that Tehran is not ignoring key regional cases while Washington ...
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas

Friday 6 June 2025 ،
Having failed to break Hamas resistance, Netanyahu is turning to creating a criminal force to create public discontent and unseat Hamas. Alwaght- As Gaza humanitarian crisis escalates, new aspects of the Israeli crimes in the Palestinian coastal enclave come to surface. In this connection, Avigdor L ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
US gave a go-ahead to Syrian government’s plan to integrate radical fighters into army, a move seen as carrying long-term threats to region. Alwaght- In one of the most controversial developments after rise to power in Syria of armed groups, reports talk about the US green light to integration of so ...
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
US?  According to the November 2024 ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and the Israeli regime, for whose implementation the Lebanese government and foreign guarantor parties, including the US and France, were responsible, the Israeli army was supposed to end its attacks on Lebanese territor ...

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36th anniversary of the  passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)

36th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)