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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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A Hezbollah Official Criticizes Beirut’s Restrictions on Iranian Planes
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A Hezbollah Official Criticizes Beirut’s Restrictions on Iranian Planes

Sunday 16 February 2025
American occupation, warning that their patience had limits. He further criticized what he described as Washington’s control over Lebanon, rejecting any dominance by the US and Israel. Qamati specifically denounced Beirut’s decision to block Iranian planes from landing at its airport, c ...
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
American naval officer and historian, maritime supremacy in the Indian Ocean equals global influence. Today, the Indian Ocean is one of the world's key trade routes, with military activities in it also growing, and this makes it of strategic importance.  The vast expanse of the world's ...
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
American military personnel and military aircraft to freely enter its territory and act there. Experts warn that foisting Gazans on Jordan poses an existential threat to the government led by King Abdullah's family, and if the Jordanian government falls, security cooperation with the US will als ...
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What’s behind Hamas’s Gifts to Released Israeli Prisoners
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What’s behind Hamas’s Gifts to Released Israeli Prisoners

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
American-Israeli prisoner, received two gift packages from Hamas before his release, one for his wife. This move was also reported in the international media, indicating Hamas’s attempt to create psychological and propaganda effects and to refute claims of mistreatment of prisoners during capt ...
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
American occupation forces have reportedly taken no action against Daesh, allowing the terrorist group to operate freely in large parts of Syria.
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Americans claim that these forces, as militias with close ties to Iran, could pose a threat to US interests in the region. For example, in the past years, the US carried out attacks on them, considering them a threat to its own forces in Iraq. These American concerns have motivated the US to oppose ...
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities

Wednesday 19 February 2025 ،
American-Israeli dictates and closes eyes to internal crises. Alwaght- Recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin after his meeting with US Secretary of State Mark Rubio clearly demonstrate foreign efforts at work to turn the new Lebanese government into a pawn in the Israeli and American pol ...
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?

Thursday 20 February 2025 ،
American president last week in a phone conversation with Russian leader agreed to advance talks on Ukraine peace without involvement of the European allies of Washington. Trump said that he may meet Putin in Saudi Arabia. The meeting of Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was the first ...
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
American occupation, some speculations suggest that Doha is seeing to establish contact channels to ease an atmosphere of hostility and distrust between new Syrian government and Tehran, especially in relation to cases pertaining to security of Syria and security concerns of its neighbors like Iraq ...
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
American and Israeli plans to undermine Hezbollah  The US, Israel and some other foreign actors have always tried to undermine Hezbollah through sowing division among Lebanese factions and imposing economic, political, and media pressures.  After the recent war that led to the martyrdom ...

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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