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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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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?

Friday 8 August 2025
government to stop sending arms to Israel and increase diplomatic pressure on the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Actually, it can be said that aid in Gaza is not a mere technical and logistic issue. Rather, it has become a political, moral and legal matter. The silence or inaction of th ...
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
government and military officials. This action was a clear attempt to overthrow the Iranian political system, although the stability of the Iranian political system and the extensive missile responses to strategic targets in the heart of the Israeli regime showed that Tel Aviv’s calculations t ...
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
government on Thursday in a controversial move unanimously adopted the US-proposed plan for the so-called stabilization of the ceasefire. The plan, lacking Shiite cabinet members' support, seeks restriction of weapons in the hands of the Lebanese government, a move that is seen as a direct chall ...
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Israeli Forces Push Forward in Quneitra in New Breach of Syria’s Sovereignty
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Israeli Forces Push Forward in Quneitra in New Breach of Syria’s Sovereignty

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
government, with previous actions including airstrikes on military facilities and arsenals once operated by the Syrian army. These moves have been seen as attempts to exploit the ongoing instability in Syria to seize territory. Israel’s repeated incursions have drawn condemnation from the Uni ...
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
government. - The land for the 43-kilometer transit route will be leased to the US government for 99 years. - The US government will lease the transit route under its control to a private American company to oversee construction and management. An old dispute Azerbaijan and Armenia have been at ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
governments to arm and equip the Lebanese army in a way that would be capable of building deterrence. Even the deployment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) failed to protect Lebanese territory from constant Israeli aggression, and these forces have never been an obstacle to the ...
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
government unrelated to Hamas and the Palestinian Authority This return to the square one carries a meaning beyond a diplomatic position. It is an indirect admission to the failure of operations, plans, and political and military maneuvers over the past 22 months. This landscape has not only deepen ...
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EU Workers Demonstrate Against the Bloc’s Position on Gaza
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EU Workers Demonstrate Against the Bloc’s Position on Gaza

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
governments, cautioning employees to remain neutral and avoid political activism at work. The Commission suggests staff use formal internal channels to express concerns, but critics argue these avenues are ineffective and have already been exhausted by protesting employees. Despite diplomatic warni ...
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
governments to condemn or boycott Tel Aviv will increase, and targeting journalists is part of an effort to break this chain of pressure. The fact that millions of people around the world, especially in Western countries, are holding massive protests against the Israeli crimes shows that the media ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi, Tehran and Baghdad have signed an agreement to prevent the movement of Kurdish terrorists from Iraq to Iran, hand over wanted individuals, and disarm and dismantle their camps. The most important of these groups are the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, the ...

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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.