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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025
independence. According to al-Saffar, what could convince the PMF to integrate is that the new law does not marginalize the group politically. The reality is that over 10 armed factions are within the PMF structure, with close bonds to other resistance groups in the region. These factions include K ...
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Iran Summons Argentina’s Chargé d’affaires In Protest of Alleged False Accusations
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Iran Summons Argentina’s Chargé d’affaires In Protest of Alleged False Accusations

Wednesday 16 April 2025 ،
independence. Kameli warned of legal and political consequences and affirmed that Iran reserves the right to take necessary measures to protect its national interests under international law.
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
independence from Russia of the Autonomous Republic of Chechen. Second period: Mullah Omar's call for help from the Kremlin: However, when the US invasion of Afghanistan began in 2001, there were signs of the Taliban's rapprochement with Russia, including Sergei Ivanov, the then head of the ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
independence and as a national necessity, aim the defense strategy against the Israeli occupation not the Hezbollah's arms that serve security of citizens and territorial integrity. In this connection, Sheikh Ali al-Khatib, deputy speaker of the Supreme Islamic Shia Council in Lebanon, stressed ...
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Is Unfolding Crisis Inviting for India-Pakistan War?
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Is Unfolding Crisis Inviting for India-Pakistan War?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, Kashmir has remained a contentious region between the two sides. In the same year, with its annexation to India by Maharaja Hari Singh while a majority of its population were Muslims, first India-Pakistan war began. In 1948, the UN adopted a resolution for ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials

Monday 28 April 2025 ،
independence as an independent country. In fact, the history of Iran's relations with the independent Republic of Azerbaijan dates back a little over 30 years, although it cannot be ignored that Azerbaijan has a rich heritage of literature and history that has much in common with Iran. Some of t ...
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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade
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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
independence movement in the 1960s, the economic shape of the continent changed dramatically. The newly established countries not only maintained their historical relations with European countries, but also concluded trade agreements with American and Asian countries. As a result, the continent' ...
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Foreign Actors Involved in India-Pakistan Crisis: Expert
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Foreign Actors Involved in India-Pakistan Crisis: Expert

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
independence or accession to Pakistan. From time to time, we witness attacks in this region, for which India usually accuses Pakistan for its alleged backing to separatist groups, although Islamabad has always denied these accusations. Second, the timing of this attack is very significant. The visit ...
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
independence of religious minorities like the Druze can pose a barrier to this aim.  Some reports said that the Druze want relative autonomy or at least the preservation of their cultural-religious identity, so the HTS sees these efforts as a threat to its authority and is trying to remove pow ...
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Iran, Venezuela Agree to Deepen Collaboration in Nuclear Sector
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Iran, Venezuela Agree to Deepen Collaboration in Nuclear Sector

Sunday 4 May 2025 ،
independence comes from self-reliance and progress, especially in advanced sectors like nuclear technology. Eslami criticized the global imperialist system for attempting to hinder the scientific development of other nations, stressing that continued technological cooperation between Iran and Venez ...

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