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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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Is Trump lying about Fordow Nuclear Site Attack?
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Is Trump lying about Fordow Nuclear Site Attack?

Monday 30 June 2025
fundamental question is whether the bunker-busting bombs first used in Iran actually penetrated the Fordow nuclear facility, buried under hundreds of feet of rock and cement, and destroyed the centrifuges that spin uranium. And the more important question is whether Trump is actually doing his job a ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
fundamentalist and terrorist activities of al-Sharaa in the past and his membership in the terrorist groups of ISIS and the Nusra Front from whose ashes the current Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham rose. For this reason, Tel Aviv has made Washington its intermediary in relations with Syria.  Behind-the-sc ...
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Tehran Condemns Israeli Military Actions Against Yemen
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Tehran Condemns Israeli Military Actions Against Yemen

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
fundamental reason behind ongoing Israeli attacks on regional nations. Furthermore, Baghaei called on all regional and global governments to fulfill their legal and moral duties by opposing the genocidal acts in the occupied Palestinian territories and holding Israeli officials accountable. The rec ...
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After US-Israeli War on Iran, BRICS Grows More Determined towards Multilateralism
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After US-Israeli War on Iran, BRICS Grows More Determined towards Multilateralism

Wednesday 9 July 2025 ،
The war on Iran overshadowed the BRICS summit, with member countries seeking a more effective and independent world order to check Western bullies. Alwaght- While the world crises are intensifying day by day due to escalatory American and Israeli actions, the BRICS members gathered recently in Brazi ...
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US to Spend $1.5B on Air Bases, Ammo Depots in Israel
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US to Spend $1.5B on Air Bases, Ammo Depots in Israel

Wednesday 9 July 2025 ،
funded by American aid ALWAGHT- Documents show the US is investing over $1.5 billion in military construction projects in Israel, fully funded by American aid. Newly released documents from the US Army Corps of Engineers reveal a large-scale American-funded military construction program in Israel, ...
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?

Friday 11 July 2025 ،
fundamental questions: What aims and reservations does Saudi Arabia have in relation to this unfolding crisis? What challenges are ahead of it? Can the kingdom maintain its balancing policy in its dealing with such big actors as Iran, the US, China, and Russia? 1. Riyadh’s fragile position: O ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
fundamental development in its military status will have profound implications not only to Turkey, but also to the whole region. The move is described as serving to de-escalate tensions in the region with indirect and direct impacts on the regional actors and the balance of power. Regional implicat ...
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 17 July 2025 ،
fundamental settlement can stir strong and surprising reactions. Foreign sedition to undermine Ansarullah While Al Mahra has been spared direct conflict for years, these developments could destabilize the fragile stability of the province and turn it into a new hotbed of insecurity in Yemen. The ...
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
fundamental national goals to pursue: To promote Chinese-style modernization, to achieve national reunification (with regard to Taiwan), and to contribute to global peace and development.” Still, among these three goals, the goal of high priority is modernization and economic development. Th ...
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Trump Announces US Withdrawal from UNESCO Due to Palestine Admission
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Trump Announces US Withdrawal from UNESCO Due to Palestine Admission

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
funding sources, with Washington contributing only about 8% of the budget. The US withdrawal, scheduled to take effect at the end of 2026, marks another chapter in a history of US exits and reentries to UNESCO, which was originally established to promote peace through education, science, and culture ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.