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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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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State

Saturday 2 November 2024
Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday hosted the first conference of the 'global alliance for the implementation of the two-state solution' with the presence of over 90 countries in addition to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). The conference was claime ...
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Saudis are beginning to feel the need to engage in security and perhaps military partnership with Tehran as a key player in the region. Alwaght- While traditional approach of the US in the Persian Gulf has been sowing division between Iran and the Arab states and establishing its presence in this wa ...
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Iranian Deputy FM Summarizes Arab-OIC Summit Outcomes in Riyadh
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Iranian Deputy FM Summarizes Arab-OIC Summit Outcomes in Riyadh

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Saudi Arabia. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi detailed Iran’s stance and proposals following the extraordinary summit of Arab and Islamic nations held in Riyadh on November 11. He outlined the summit's main focus on responding to recent escalations in Palestine, especial ...
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Shadow of Trump’s Comeback on Riyadh’s Palestine Meeting
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Shadow of Trump’s Comeback on Riyadh’s Palestine Meeting

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Saudi Arabia has hidden objectives from holding this meeting that are fundamentally far from its central agenda. Later in October, the Saudis hosted the first meeting of the so-called international coalition for advancing the two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The meeting h ...
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China and Iran: From Economic Partnership to Strategic Alliance
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China and Iran: From Economic Partnership to Strategic Alliance

Saturday 28 December 2024 ،
Saudi Arabia or Russia. However, the strategy to avoid dependence on a particular country does not completely eliminate China's dependence on west Asia. Common political strategy  China attaches great importance to supporting Iran’s efforts to rebuild its power and status. China wan ...
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Outlook of Ansarullah-Israel Confrontation after Gaza Ceasefire
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Outlook of Ansarullah-Israel Confrontation after Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 20 January 2025 ،
Saudi-Emirati coalition and the one-year attacks of the US and Britain on Yemen did not achieve any success.  Also, Netanyahu government plans to use spying as an option to penetrate Yemen and get information on the country's weapons arsenal and leaders in addition to military option. Last ...
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia along with his Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. Upong his arrival in Riyadh, al-Sharaa was received by Mohammed Abdel Rahman, the deputy emir of Riyadh region. According a statement released by the Syrian presidency, al-Sharaa met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This comes ...
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Iran Slams Trump’s Gaza Plan; Algeria Backs Tehran’s OIC Proposal
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Iran Slams Trump’s Gaza Plan; Algeria Backs Tehran’s OIC Proposal

Tuesday 11 February 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia after Trump later suggested relocating Palestinians there. The widespread rejection from regional powers underscores the deep opposition to forced displacement efforts in the Palestinian territories.
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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 ،
Saudi Arabia, where he discussed ending the Ukraine war. He described the meeting fruitful. The Riyadh meeting came after 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 ...
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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 ،
Saudi crisis with Qatar, which led to a blockade on the tiny Arab emirate, became a turning point in a upscale of political, security and economic relations of Tehran and Doha.  In the 2017 (P) GCC crisis, Iran came to the aid of Qatar against the blockading countries and, by providing basic n ...

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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