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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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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025
Western movements will gain more power in the country's politics. The PMF and its political allies such as the majority-holding Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) are present in the Iraqi parliament and prevent the complete dominance of pro-Western movements. Disbanding the force means eliminat ...
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement
Analysis

Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
Western economic sanctions against Russia, the importance of the Central Asian transit route has increased, and these issues have in turn caused the countries of the region to realize the need to resolve disputes, especially in border areas and to strengthen trade, customs, and transit cooperation i ...
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Iran’s Entry to Africa Through Algerian Gate
Analysis

Iran’s Entry to Africa Through Algerian Gate

Thursday 10 April 2025 ،
Western focus of Iranian presence in North Africa  Western media covered the visit of Araghchi with high concern. Western and anti-Iranian Arab-language media outlets have reported that Iran’s interest in strengthening relations with Algeria is part of Iran’s efforts to boost its p ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
Western sanctions and needs hundreds of billions of dollars for reconstruction, and for this reason, one of the expectations of the new Syrian government is that the Emirates and other Arab monarchies help the Syrians in this path.  Emirates is one of the richest countries in the region that c ...
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership
Analysis

Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
Western sanctions over its nuclear program, have turned the two countries into key trade partners. As a result, Iran and Iraq have managed to cooperate across a wide range of business sectors.  However, after two decades of rising trend of partnership, oil and gas sectors have remained neglect ...
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BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role
Analysis

BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Western powers and no longer serve developing countries. The bloc has sought to coordinate its members’ economic and diplomatic policies, establish new financial institutions, and reduce dependence on the US dollar. But while the bloc questions the place of Western powers in the current world ...
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
The US seems to have plans to restore Bagram base as a infrastructure for intelligence monitoring and limited operations. Alwaght- The withdrawal of the US military forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 that followed Doha peace deal between Washington and the Taliban for many marked an ending point ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
Western media's stereotypical image of Iran. In 2022, the highest economic growth in the region was to Saudi Arabia with a rate of 8.7 percent, and the kingdom's per capita income reached $68,450. Saudi Arabia also currently has the largest size of economy among West Asian countries. The co ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
Analysis

Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Western governments to lift the sanctions. These efforts had achieved relative success by Trump's visit to the region last week. The European Union countries have recently taken the lead in this matter by suspending a package of sanctions imposed on Syria in the energy, transportation, construct ...
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Tehran Dialogue Forum: Promoting Iran as Hub of Anti-imperialist Diplomacy
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Tehran Dialogue Forum: Promoting Iran as Hub of Anti-imperialist Diplomacy

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Western media propaganda. And the international community recognizes Iran not as a threat, but as a “bastion of stability” and a platform for discourse in the region. In this connection, West Asia affairs expert Hassan Hanizadeh in an interview with Alwaght commented on Tehran event tha ...

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