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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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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025
results that, if the process fails, could rekindle the cycle of violence. In the absence of an optimistic and clear perspective for settling this challenge, regional mediation is underway, especially by Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq, so that the Syrian Kurds ...
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation
Report

Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
results and achievements it had regarding facilitating conditions for pilgrims, this meeting was also important in another respect: Strengthening strategic relations between Iran and Pakistan in the security and political fields. Results and agreements of trilateral meeting The main topic of the ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
Report

What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
results, and most left-wing parties have turned to supporting the Macron government. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader, and Manuel Bompar, the coordinator of the radical left party “ La France Insoumise ”, Marine Tondellier, the secretary general of the Green Party, Fabien Roussel, t ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
results of the attacks on the three nuclear reactors — was not accepted even within the US itself. In addition to the report of the US Defense Intelligence Agency that assessed the results as limited, some nuclear experts also downplayed the significance and impact of these results, arguing th ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
results of this armament process. During the war, Hezbollah fired more than 4,000 missiles towards the north of the occupied territories, targeted the Sa'ar 5 frigate with a coast-to-sea missile, and was able to resist the occupation army's ground attacks. After this war, Hezbollah pursued ...
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Alaska Meeting: Putin’s Diplomatic Win over the West
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Alaska Meeting: Putin’s Diplomatic Win over the West

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
results and focused only on the symbolic and propaganda aspects of it, rather than finding a solution to end the war in Ukraine. Importance of Putin-Trump meeting The Alaska meeting was the seventh direct meeting between Trump and Putin, following the last meeting between the two in 2019. During T ...
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Israel Sinks in Protests: Why Are Israelis against Netanyahu War?
Analysis

Israel Sinks in Protests: Why Are Israelis against Netanyahu War?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
results of a new poll conducted by Israel's Channel 13, 63.7 percent of Israelis support ending the war and returning all Israeli prisoners. The poll also showed that only 25.1 percent of Israelis agree with continuing the war in Gaza. The Arab 48 website reported that 60 percent of voters in t ...
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Tehran Threatens Retaliation with New Missiles if Israel Launches Strike
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Tehran Threatens Retaliation with New Missiles if Israel Launches Strike

Wednesday 20 August 2025 ،
results. He noted that Israel employed its most advanced air defense systems—including THAAD, Patriot, Iron Dome, and Arrow—but was able to intercept only a portion of the missiles. By the final days of the conflict, Iran’s strike accuracy had reached 90 percent, while Israel&rsqu ...
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Israeli War on Gaza Towers: Display of Destruction, Cover for Losses
Analysis

Israeli War on Gaza Towers: Display of Destruction, Cover for Losses

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
results may backfire. Experience tells us that that such strategies have not only failed to eliminate resistance but have actually inflamed Palestinian anger and motivation to confront the occupying forces. Each collapsed tower becomes a symbol of Israeli oppression and a new reason to continue res ...
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Iran Hails ‘Constructive’ Araghchi–Kallas Talks, Urges EU To Rethink Stance
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Iran Hails ‘Constructive’ Araghchi–Kallas Talks, Urges EU To Rethink Stance

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
results of the third round, after which Iran will announce the next steps. Regarding the IAEA report, Baghaei noted that the agency recognizes Iran’s views are necessary, given the unprecedented attacks on its nuclear facilities by Israel and the US. He also dismissed recent British accusatio ...

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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.