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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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Will Doha Ceasefire Talks Dissuade Iran’s Response?
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Will Doha Ceasefire Talks Dissuade Iran’s Response?

Friday 16 August 2024
American government has tried to prevent the expansion of the scope of the war by negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza. White House officials hope that with the ceasefire in Gaza, the Islamic Republic will avoid attacking the occupied territories. This is the claim that US President Joe Biden made on Tu ...
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Why Does Netanyahu Find Holding Philadelphi Corridor Vital?
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Why Does Netanyahu Find Holding Philadelphi Corridor Vital?

Saturday 24 August 2024 ،
American, Egyptian, and Qatar mediators pushed for a ceasefire in Doha, the hardliners of Netanyahu’s cabinet, mainly National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Fiance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, threatened that if the PM thinks ending the war and accepts a ceasefire, they will withdraw fro ...
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Iran warns the US is ’putting its troops at risk’ by deploying them to Israel
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Iran warns the US is ’putting its troops at risk’ by deploying them to Israel

Sunday 13 October 2024 ،
American troops being deployed to manage the advanced anti-missile system. Currently on a regional tour aimed at easing tensions, Araghchi mentioned that the Islamic Republic has made tremendous efforts in recent days to prevent an all-out war in our region. However, he emphasized that Iran has no ...
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Signs of Netanyahu Retreat from War on Hezbollah Emerging
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Signs of Netanyahu Retreat from War on Hezbollah Emerging

Friday 1 November 2024 ،
American defense system known as THAAD does not make any difference since Hezbollah prepares surprises to its enemy in parallel to Israeli moves.  The Israeli invasion of Lebanon was supposed to return home the Israeli settlers displaced from the north because of Hezbollah's attacks, but n ...
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Hidden Hands behind Aleppo Re-inflamed Conflict
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Hidden Hands behind Aleppo Re-inflamed Conflict

Saturday 30 November 2024 ،
American footprints are observable.  Rami Abdul Rahman, the director of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that since months ago, officers from Eastern Europe have been training Tahrir Al-Sham on using drones and this raises possibility of Western intervention in rejuve ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
American troops, and Turkey has been bombing them at times. For the Turks, one of the most important goals is to eliminate Kurdish SDF in northeastern Syria, and Turkey seems to be pursuing this goal through the Free Syrian Army (FSA).  Erdogan’s neo-Ottomanism Many believe that Turkey ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
American troops in Afghanistan in 2011 and over 160,000 in Iraq in 2007. While this number has been greatly reduced since the US military’s ignominious withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, estimates suggest that there are still around 30,000 American troops scattered throughout the region. In ...
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps

Sunday 9 February 2025 ،
American President Donald Trump who since his inauguration issued several controversial executive orders against countries and international organizations, on Thursday signed into law sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). This time the sanctions are not meant to protect American troop ...
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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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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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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