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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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How’s US Control Over Iraq’s Oil Revenues Troublesome to Iraqis?

How’s US Control Over Iraq’s Oil Revenues Troublesome to Iraqis?

Monday 17 July 2023
Saddam Hussein’s policies. To this end, according to the United Nations Security Council resolution 1483, Iraq's Development Fund was founded and an account for depositing oil money was opened in the Fed in New York. The account was granted international immunity to avoid financial confisc ...
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Ultimatum for Iraq to Disarm Kurdish Separatists Will Not Be Extended: Iran

Ultimatum for Iraq to Disarm Kurdish Separatists Will Not Be Extended: Iran

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
Saddam’s chemical attacks Elsewhere in his remarks, the spokesman noted that Tehran has been legally and diplomatically pursuing the role played by some European countries, whether directly and indirectly through their companies, in supplying the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ...
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Palestine Missing in PGGC’s Security, Defense Doctrine

Palestine Missing in PGGC’s Security, Defense Doctrine

Wednesday 15 November 2023 ،
Saddam Hussein’s war on Iran, created security concerns among the Persian Gulf countries, and in the meantime, the US played an important role in the formation of this bloc to protect its interests in the region and counter the Islamic Revolution that abolished pro-Western monarchy in Iran and ...
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

Saturday 27 January 2024 ،
Saddam Hussein, the Kurdish community in Israel, estimated at around 100,000 people, orchestrated extensive relief efforts for Iraqi Kurds. They also organized protests against Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and appealed to the United States to safeguard the Kurds against Saddam. The Barzani dynasty ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Saddam Hussein, and even prior to that, after Iraq's incursion into Kuwait, the nation fell under Chapter VII of the Security Council. Presently, the revenue generated from its oil exports does not directly replenish its treasury but is instead managed by the United Nations. Under US directives, ...
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Iranian FM Stresses Need for ‘Full Implementation’ of Tehran-Baghdad Agreements

Iranian FM Stresses Need for ‘Full Implementation’ of Tehran-Baghdad Agreements

Thursday 14 March 2024 ،
Saddam Hussein in 2003. The two countries have engaged in law large-scale trade ties ever since. The two countries signed a security deal last year to clear anti-Iranian militia groups active on the Iraqi border with Iran. Baghdad said it was committed to security of Iran. These groups, mostly lab ...
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Iran: Halabja Tragedy Exposed West’s Double Standard on Human Rights

Iran: Halabja Tragedy Exposed West’s Double Standard on Human Rights

Friday 15 March 2024 ،
Saddam with chemical weapons he used against Iran in 1880s war. Alwaght- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani says the tragedy of the deadly chemical attack on the Iraqi city of Halabja in 1988 is a bitter example of the West's double standard policies on human rights. Kan ...
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US Complicit in Israeli Crimes in Gaza: Iranian General

US Complicit in Israeli Crimes in Gaza: Iranian General

Saturday 23 March 2024 ،
Saddam Hussein in the war against Iran in the 1980s. “In the current war in occupied Palestine, the Americans have stood against the oppressed Palestinian nation by providing full support for the Zionist regime and are definitely complicit in the Israeli crimes,” he added. At least 32, ...
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Iraqi PM’s Top Agenda in Washington Seems US Withdrawal

Iraqi PM’s Top Agenda in Washington Seems US Withdrawal

Tuesday 16 April 2024 ،
Saddam Hussein's fall, the case of the withdrawal of the US forces from Iraq is still on the table of the current Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. He has been in the US over the past two days, and before his visit to Washington, in an article to the Foreign Policy magazine he talked about ...
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What Are the Security and Political Objectives of Barzani’s Visit to Tehran?

What Are the Security and Political Objectives of Barzani’s Visit to Tehran?

Wednesday 8 May 2024 ،
Saddam Hussein], there have been friendly relations with Iran based on mutual respect, which have preserved the interests of both sides, and the president of the region wants to assure our friends in Tehran that the region will maintain this position as a factor of stability and will not become a th ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies