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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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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China

Saturday 15 February 2025
Washington’s Western partners are warning the White House about the consequences. “Donald Trump’s plans to dramatically cut US international aid could be a ‘major strategic mistake,’ allowing China to step in and increase its global influence,” Britain’s Fo ...
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Jordan King Chooses Throne over Palestinian Cause, Palestinians Don’t Want New Nakba: Expert
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Jordan King Chooses Throne over Palestinian Cause, Palestinians Don’t Want New Nakba: Expert

Friday 14 February 2025 ،
Washington's closest allies, such as Germany, France, Italy, and England.  Mr Afghahi holds that he does not see unlikely that Jordan will take in the Palestinians not as refugees but as second-rate citizens. After all, during several wars, large groups of Palestinians were forced to Jorda ...
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
Washington's strategy to weaken Hezbollah.  This is while, according to the ceasefire agreements, the occupying army should withdraw from southern Lebanon by February 18, but Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, said on Friday that the Americans had informed him that the Is ...
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Iran Denounces US ‘Improper Conduct’ Toward Iranian Nationals
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Iran Denounces US ‘Improper Conduct’ Toward Iranian Nationals

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
Washington, DC, as well as diplomatic and consular missions across South America, to assist Iranian nationals deported from the US. “Iran is the homeland of all Iranians, and our compatriots are free to return,” he stated, reaffirming the Foreign Ministry’s commitment to facilitat ...
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
Washington’s pressure. After the war in Ukraine broke out, when Russian gas exports to Europe were cut off, Washington took advantage of this opportunity and, by taking over the EU market, sold its gas to European partners at a four-fold price, arousing the ire of the European leaders. Therefo ...
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The Current Priority for Russia and The United States is Peace, Not War
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The Current Priority for Russia and The United States is Peace, Not War

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
Washington's stance may depend on its broader foreign policy strategy and domestic political landscape. While Peskov claims sanctions can be lifted quickly, history shows that reversing economic measures often takes significant political effort and reciprocal actions.
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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 ،
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, calling it an insult to Lebanon and clear evidence of American-imposed policies. He emphasized that Iran ...
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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 ،
Washington last week, posted comments on social media in which he reiterated Jordan’s consistent position against the displacement of the Palestinians of Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Jordanian officials also fear that if 2 million Palestinians from Gaza are forced to Egypt and Jordan, the 3 m ...
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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 ،
Washington has concerns about the role and influence of the PMF in Iraq. The 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 ...
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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 ،
Washington. Trump said that he may meet Putin in Saudi Arabia. The meeting of Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was the first of top American and Russian diplomats since the beginning of war in 2022.  Leaving Europe on its own  Donald Trump’s return to power undersco ...

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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