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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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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?

Tuesday 12 November 2024
Western presence in the region, and the Saudis are trying to change the image of their country as an ally of the West in the public opinion. The presence of a senior Saudi military official in Tehran is considered to be a sign of the expansion of relations between the two countries, as well as the r ...
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Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure
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Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Iraq is under pressure by US to stay away from the Israeli-Iranian confrontation, but it is inevitabley involve because Israel used its airspace to attack Iran. Alwaght- In the continuation of the active Iranian diplomatic traffic in recent days, in an important development, Tehran hosted Iraqi Nati ...
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Iran Calls in EU Representative to Protest Sanctions
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Iran Calls in EU Representative to Protest Sanctions

Wednesday 20 November 2024 ،
Western Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majid Nili, condemned the sanctions as violations of international law and the principles of freedom of navigation and maritime trade. He rejected allegations of ballistic missile transfers, highlighting that senior Ukrainian officials had previousl ...
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Iran Continues its Civilian Nuclear Program under IAEA Oversight, says MFA
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Iran Continues its Civilian Nuclear Program under IAEA Oversight, says MFA

Sunday 8 December 2024 ،
Western powers of undermining these efforts through political pressure. He reaffirmed Iran’s adherence to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, ensuring that its nuclear program remains under IAEA supervision. Iranian Foreign ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Western diplomat in the region, who talked on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters that there was no plan for how to govern Syria, given the dispersion of opposition forces, while Syria is a complex country divided into different sects and ethnic groups, each with its own local power. Tactic of ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Western countries and the US have sent messages to the armed rebels via Ankara. Among regional countries, the views to Turkish actions are various. Contrary to Turkey's triumphant view of developments in Syria, other Arab and non-Arab countries in the region are concerned about Turkey's rol ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Sunday 22 December 2024 ،
Western interests, so as not to allow instability to return to Syria. Second, Washington intends to obtain a guarantee from the new rulers of Syria that the future government will not pose any threat to Israel. In other words, through diplomatic contacts with the HTS, the Americans are trying to ali ...
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
Western media, by showing the leaders of the HTS in civilian clothes and ties, try to pretend that these people have forsaken their previous policies and approaches and in other words became civilized, the reality on the ground and the systematic brutal methods of assassination, humiliation, looting ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Western countries will have other priorities for investment due to the backbreaking costs of the war in Ukraine over the past three years and, possibly, the heavy factor of Ukraine’s need for post-war reconstruction. Trump, as a businessman, may also make the lifting of sanctions conditional o ...
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
Western sanctions. In the past two years, steps have been taken to do business using national currencies, and by eliminating the dollar from bilateral trade, the impacts of Western sanctions will be mitigated. Russia and Iran have developed closer relations in recent years as part of a joint effort ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures