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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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US Top Spy’s Allegation on Iran-Russia Cooperation ‘Propaganda War’: Diplomat

US Top Spy’s Allegation on Iran-Russia Cooperation ‘Propaganda War’: Diplomat

Monday 19 December 2022
William Burns said Washington was concerned the growing cooperation between Russia and Iran would become a “full-fledged defense partnership” between the two sides. The CIA director also claimed that the nascent defense partnership between Tehran and Moscow has affected the battlefield ...
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Abbas Committing Political Suicide for Salvation from Crisis

Abbas Committing Political Suicide for Salvation from Crisis

Thursday 2 February 2023 ،
William Burner flew to the occupied territories to closely manage the crisis. In a meeting with senior Israeli officials, Blinken once again pledged Washington’s firm support to this regime and then went to meet Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in order to encour ...
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US Spy Agency Issued Advance Nord Stream Blast Warning to US Allies: WSJ

US Spy Agency Issued Advance Nord Stream Blast Warning to US Allies: WSJ

Thursday 9 March 2023 ،
William Burns and the White House’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, were said to have been considering the possibility that Ukraine had orchestrated the sabotage of the pipelines built to deliver Russian gas to Germany. The report came amid a war of words between the US and Russia o ...
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What’s Behind CIA Chief Saudi Arabia Visit?

What’s Behind CIA Chief Saudi Arabia Visit?

Saturday 8 April 2023 ،
William Burns, with his central aim being expression of the American unhappiness with new regional policies of the kingdom, especially mending ties with Iran and Syria.  The time of the visit remains undisclosed, but according to the Wall Street Journal that cited informed sources, Burns told ...
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Syria Return to Arab League Means Beating US Policy

Syria Return to Arab League Means Beating US Policy

Wednesday 10 May 2023 ،
William Burns and National Security Advisor of the White House Jake Sullivan in recent days and weeks to influence the decision of its Arab allies about the Syrian leader invitation have been a failure.  Washington gives away its anger by extending Syria-rela ...
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Is American-Saudi Alliance Revivable?

Is American-Saudi Alliance Revivable?

Friday 9 June 2023 ،
William Burns visited the kingdom in a similar mission.  Prospects of relations amid differences and bilateral needs  Though it has become an established rule in the US relations with Saudi Arabia that ties with Riyadh are colder under the Democrats than under the Republicans, in a gener ...
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Bin Salman Distancing from US despite Biden’s Push to Mend Ties

Bin Salman Distancing from US despite Biden’s Push to Mend Ties

Tuesday 1 August 2023 ،
William Burns who worked to put an end to the misunderstandings straining the two countries’ ties over the past year. But the developments indicate that the White House has not made any gains from these visits.  The fact that Sullivan and his Saudi host held their meeting behind the clos ...
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What’s behind Israeli-American Play with Gaza Temporary Ceasefire Card?

What’s behind Israeli-American Play with Gaza Temporary Ceasefire Card?

Saturday 11 November 2023 ،
William Burns on Tuesday, emphasizing Egypt’s opposition to Israeli presence in Gaza. According to Sky News, Egypt also rejected the proposal of the administration of the Gaza Strip by this country and opposed deployment of NATO or other foreign forces to Gaza in any form or under any title.&n ...
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Hamas has self-reliantly opposed the three giant intelligence agencies of the world!

Hamas has self-reliantly opposed the three giant intelligence agencies of the world!

Wednesday 24 January 2024 ،
William Burns, the CIA Director, is collaborating with David Barnea, the Director of Mossad, for the release of captives still held by Hamas in Gaza. The New York Times reported that U.S. officials believe Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, is concealed in the deep sections of the tunnel ne ...
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The Director of the CIA claims that the Middle East is Extremely Volatile

The Director of the CIA claims that the Middle East is Extremely Volatile

Thursday 1 February 2024 ،
William J. Burns, the Director of the CIA, stressed in a Foreign Affairs article that over the past four decades, he has not observed such extreme conditions in the Middle East as they exist today. Additionally, in his article, the CIA Director highlighted the potential for escalating tensions in o ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies