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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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Escalating Economic Terrorism against Iran Shows US Panic, Desperation: FM
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Escalating Economic Terrorism against Iran Shows US Panic, Desperation: FM

Wednesday 24 April 2019
Iran slammed the US decision end sanctions waivers it granted to some importers of Iranian oil, saying intensifying economic pressure campaign against the Iranian people reveals Washington’s “panic” and “desperation”. Alwaght- Iran slammed the US decision end sanctions waivers it granted to some imp ...
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Trump Mulls Removing Hawkish John Bolton
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Trump Mulls Removing Hawkish John Bolton

Wednesday 15 May 2019 ،
President Donald Trump reportedly mulls replacing his warmonger National Security Adviser John Bolton over his plans to push the US towards a military conflict with Iran, Venezuela and North Korea. Alwaght- President Donald Trump reportedly mulls replacing his warmonger National Security Adviser Joh ...
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US’ Ill-Planed Iran Policy Killed Many Iranians: Fareed Zakaria
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US’ Ill-Planed Iran Policy Killed Many Iranians: Fareed Zakaria

Friday 12 July 2019 ،
American journalist Fareed Zakaria denounced as "incoherent and ill-planned" the US administration’s Iran policy saying it is openly targeting civilians Alwaght- American journalist Fareed Zakaria denounced as incoherent and ill-planned the US administration’s Iran policy saying it is openly t ...
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A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Trump’s Middle East Policy Could Push Yemen’s Houthis into Iran’s Hands
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A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Trump’s Middle East Policy Could Push Yemen’s Houthis into Iran’s Hands

Sunday 21 July 2019 ،
As both the United States and Saudi Arabia continue to wage war and impose economic blockades on both Yemen and Iran, it is likely that the Houthis’ political alliance with Iran against their common enemies will grow, turning the fears of both the Saudi Arabia and the United States into a self-fulfi ...
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Faux Humanitarian Irwin Cotler, White Helmets, Whitewashing of An Appalling Agenda
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Faux Humanitarian Irwin Cotler, White Helmets, Whitewashing of An Appalling Agenda

Friday 2 August 2019 ،
Cotler’s campaigns for foreign regime change or intervention almost always march in lock-step with neoconservative U.S. foreign policy. His “humanitarian” branding is but a thin veneer of hypocrisy to conceal his establishment policies — policies that almost always serve the interests of Israel. On ...
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US Cuts Pakistan’s Aid by $440mn Amid Kashmir Tensions
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US Cuts Pakistan’s Aid by $440mn Amid Kashmir Tensions

Saturday 17 August 2019 ،
The US reportedly has further slashed aid to Pakistan by $440 million, sending mixed signals as Donald Trump seeks mediation between New Delhi and Islamabad over the crisis in Kashmir. Alwaght- The US reportedly has further slashed aid to Pakistan by $440 million, sending mixed signals as Donald Tru ...
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Arrest of Gov’t Critic, Journalist Max Blumenthal Signals Escalation in War on Alternative Media
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Arrest of Gov’t Critic, Journalist Max Blumenthal Signals Escalation in War on Alternative Media

Sunday 3 November 2019 ،
The SWAT-style raid on the home of government critic and journalist Max Blumenthal signals a new level of escalation in the US government’s war on dissent. Max Blumenthal, the editor of independent media outlet The Grayzone, was secretly arrested on October 25 in a “SWAT-style” morning r ...
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ICC’s Israeli War Crimes Probe: Chances, Challenges
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ICC’s Israeli War Crimes Probe: Chances, Challenges

Wednesday 25 December 2019 ،
The International Criminal Court is set to look into Israeli war crimes. But it disregards many aspects of Israeli atrocities while draws equality between them and Palestinian defensive actions. Alwaght- The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said on Friday she would launch a full ...
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Default US Diplomacy Course As Pompeo, Frustrated, Leaves Kabul
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Default US Diplomacy Course As Pompeo, Frustrated, Leaves Kabul

Wednesday 25 March 2020 ،
The US last month signed a deal with the Taliban but its agreement is marred by a power struggle in Kabul it has so far failed to solve. Alwaght- The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday visited Afghanistan capital Kabul heading a political delegation.  It was Pompeo's first trip to ...
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Biden Sends Delegation to Taipei ‘to Signal Personal Support’
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Biden Sends Delegation to Taipei ‘to Signal Personal Support’

Wednesday 14 April 2021 ،
US President Joe Biden dispatched an unofficial delegation to Chinese Taipei to “signal” his “personal” commitment to the self-ruled island territory, despite Beijing’s opposition to any formal ties between US officials and those from Taipei. Alwaght- US President Joe Biden dispatched an unofficial ...

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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