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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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UN Envoy Condemns Israel’s “False Islam-Terrorism Link” To Justify Atrocities
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UN Envoy Condemns Israel’s “False Islam-Terrorism Link” To Justify Atrocities

Saturday 15 March 2025
policy measures to combat hate speech. Iravani welcomed the appointment of H.E. Mr. Moratinos as the UN’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia and expressed Iran’s commitment to working closely with him in this effort.
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
policy apparatus against the Western political moves. The agreement was signed during a meeting on Friday of deputy foreign ministers of the three countries in Beijing, where the three diplomats discussed the latest on the Iranian nuclear case and lifting the sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Ir ...
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
policy of escalation with neighbors. In the latest developments, since Sunday, a new round of clashes between the HTS fighters and Lebanese tribes over the border took place. The clashes erupted after three members of the HTS, who intended to cross the border into Lebanon in Al-Qaser region, were k ...
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Israel Carries Out Fresh Attacks on Syrian Bases Despite EU Caution
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Israel Carries Out Fresh Attacks on Syrian Bases Despite EU Caution

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
policy chief warned that such strikes in Syria and Lebanon could heighten tensions. The Israeli military confirmed it had struck military targets at Syrian bases in Tadmur and T4, following similar attacks on Friday. The IDF emphasized that these actions were aimed at eliminating threats to Israeli ...
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest

Friday 28 March 2025 ،
policy, it can indirectly stress its Syria sway and this can hit HTS funding routes. Erdogan is the biggest supporter of the HTS. Assuming the overthrow of his government, financial and military support for Syrian armed groups will decrease if the nationalists and opposition take the rule in Ankara ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
policy-making and political and military performance. Can the US dissolve the PMF?  It is arduous to completely dissolve the PMF because it is a deep-rooted official institution in the country's politics and military structure and has a broad popular basis. Under Prime Minister Adel Abdel ...
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Iranian President: US Call for Talks Contradicts Its Threats
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Iranian President: US Call for Talks Contradicts Its Threats

Saturday 5 April 2025 ،
policy. He expressed that Iran is open to dialogue, but only on equal terms, pointing out the inconsistency in the US's approach of simultaneously threatening Iran while calling for negotiations. Pezeshkian criticized the US for its paradoxical stance, stating that its behavior towards Iran and ...
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
policy. During this period, Uzbekistan repeatedly blocked Tajikistan's trade routes and even cut off railway lines between the two countries in 2012. Turkmenistan, on the other hand, showed little interest in economic cooperation with Tajikistan and focused more on its relations with China and R ...
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Hungary Rolls Out Blood Red Carpet to Gaza Butcher
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Hungary Rolls Out Blood Red Carpet to Gaza Butcher

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
policy chief Joseph Borrel warned that such measures undermine the credibility of the international legal system.  Rights organizations: Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch described hosting Netanyahu a clear violation of Hungarian international obligations.  Palestinian rea ...
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Thousands Protest Nationwide in US Against Trump and Musk Policies
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Thousands Protest Nationwide in US Against Trump and Musk Policies

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
policy shifts. From Manhattan to Salt Lake City and Columbus to West Palm Beach, crowds marched through rain and sun, voicing frustration over the current political climate. In Florida, while Trump played golf, hundreds gathered nearby with signs like “Markets tank, Trump golfs,” drawin ...

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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