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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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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad

Sunday 16 February 2025
government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the case of the Syrian refugees, which was put on international agenda after the end of civil war in the country, is being pursued actively. Still, just against the preliminary optimism about acceleration of return of millions of refugees under the new rule, t ...
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Iranian VP: Caspian Summit Key to Boosting Economic Ties
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Iranian VP: Caspian Summit Key to Boosting Economic Ties

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
government support. He also underlined the significance of cooperation in energy, transportation, transit, and tourism, emphasizing the Caspian Summit as a key opportunity to enhance regional economic relations. He noted that the conference in Tehran would explore ways to strengthen trade, economic, ...
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It
Analysis

Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
governments and impossibility of Trump's plan  Most regional governments have condemned Trump’s plan for Gaza. Egypt and Jordan, the countries Trump has offered to host Gaza residents after the forced migration, have criticized Trump’s plan, and Egypt has made it clear that Gaz ...
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
government in December. Al-Fayyadh emphasized Iraq’s commitment to defending its sovereignty and countering any hostile threats. Reports suggest that ISIS militants are active in multiple regions of Syria, with nearly half of their weaponry allegedly sourced from the US, raising concerns about ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
government in Iraq to solidify the position of the PMF as the main pillar of the armed forces, and this will render futile and unjustified any political pressure against the PMF on the pretext of the government’s lack of control over these forces.  Washington’s efforts to weaken th ...
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities

Wednesday 19 February 2025 ،
government submits to Anti-Hezbollah American-Israeli dictates and closes eyes to internal crises. Alwaght- Recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin after his meeting with US Secretary of State Mark Rubio clearly demonstrate foreign efforts at work to turn the new Lebanese government into a ...
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?

Thursday 20 February 2025 ،
governments. For example, France insists on allocating the EU defense budget only to European military companies, which are mainly French, and this undermines the interests of the people of Northern and Eastern Europe, as it would make these countries the exclusive buyers of French weapons.  R ...
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations
Analysis

Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
government is also expanding relations with neighbors, and by the grace of God, good work has been done in this regard and some progress has been made, and Mr. Araqchi, the esteemed Minister of Foreign Affairs, is active and dynamic in this area, the Leader said.  The Leader expressed hope tha ...
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
government has led some sides at home and abroad to the erroneous analysis that Hezbollah is weakened at home. Huge turnout will be effective in invalidating all these analyses and once again highlight the popular base of Hezbollah and its power of mobilization, and its military and political streng ...
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Iran Reaffirms Support for Lebanon and The Resistance at Hezbollah Leaders’ Funeral
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Iran Reaffirms Support for Lebanon and The Resistance at Hezbollah Leaders’ Funeral

Sunday 23 February 2025 ،
government, parliament, resistance, and people. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei emphasized that the Iranian delegation’s presence at the funeral highlights Tehran’s solidarity with the anti-Israel resistance. He noted that the participation of high-ranking offici ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution