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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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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
foreign threats through Iraqi territory should be removed for the good of Iranian security. It is likely that given Washington's pressures on Baghdad, al-Araji visited Tehran to announce Baghdad's neutrality in the Iranian-Israeli confrontation. In this case, the Iraqi diplomacy is playing ...
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Shadow of Trump’s Comeback on Riyadh’s Palestine Meeting
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Shadow of Trump’s Comeback on Riyadh’s Palestine Meeting

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
foreign opposition to their decision. Also, with this move, Saudi Arabia wants to send a message to the new White House leaders that Riyadh is an actor that holds the initiative in Arab and Muslim developments and Trump's regional strategy has chance of realization only through Saudi company. Th ...
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IAEA Warned About Potential Anti-Iran Resolution
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IAEA Warned About Potential Anti-Iran Resolution

Wednesday 20 November 2024 ،
foreign minister warned the UN nuclear chief that any resolution against Iran by the IAEA Board of Governors would prompt a proportional response from Tehran. In a phone call, Abbas Araqchi and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi discussed the progress of cooperation between Iran and the IAEA follo ...
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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation
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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation

Monday 2 December 2024 ،
foreign ministerial-level summit in the city of Mashhad on December 3 and 4.  According to Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman Ismail Baghaee, senior ministers and other officials of ECO nations along with managers of specialized regional organizations of this bloc, as well as secretary-g ...
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

Wednesday 11 December 2024 ،
foreign policy to opposition parties at home, and after the return of refugees is completed, opposition parties will lose the pressure card they used against the government.  In dealing with separatist groups in northern Syria, which Erdogan considers a threat to Turkey's security and exis ...
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Iran’s Leader: Syria Events Engineered by US and Israel
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Iran’s Leader: Syria Events Engineered by US and Israel

Wednesday 11 December 2024 ،
foreign interference and aggression.
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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 ،
foreign actors, and the threats of re-emergence of terrorism all make the transition period shrouded in ambiguity and meanwhile the most likely scenario Syria is drifting to is chaos.  In fact, the post-Assad Syria will face a substantial set of unsettled, vague, potentially critical issues in ...
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
foreign intelligence agencies The political expert described the power gain of radical and terrorist groups as a result of actions by groups backed by foreign intelligence agencies. He added that ISIS-Khorasan is an outcome of the foreign agencies especially the Americans and their agents. They see ...
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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 ،
foreign policy. By working closely with Russia, Iran not only strengthens its position on the world stage, but also increases its diplomatic leverage, allowing it to act more flexibly in complex regional equations and balance its interests. The two sides also share a common worldview that seeks to ...
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of  Security and Military Partnership
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of Security and Military Partnership

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
foreign relations and is seeking to bolster its interactions with regional powers. As part of this policy, upgrading cooperation with Pakistan as one of the country's most important neighbor on its eastern borders has been on agenda of various Iranian governments. After historic visit to Islama ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures