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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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Why’s US Seeking UN Lebanon Resolution 1701 Amendment?
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Why’s US Seeking UN Lebanon Resolution 1701 Amendment?

Saturday 26 October 2024
military focus [from Gaza] to the north against Hezbollah. Given this background, the US policy to change resolution 1701 should be seen in the context of the Israeli regime's ground and air invasion of Lebanon. Hochstein set his visit to hours after the heavy bombardment of the capital Beirut ...
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Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran
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Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Monday 28 October 2024 ،
military bases used skies of Iran's neighbors. Iran's General Staff of Armed Forces on Saturday in a reported stated that a number of Israeli military aircraft used the Iraqi airspace controlled by the US military to fire long-range air-to-air missiles with extremely light warheads at Iran& ...
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Iran vows to exercise its ’legitimate’ defense rights at the right time and place
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Iran vows to exercise its ’legitimate’ defense rights at the right time and place

Tuesday 29 October 2024 ،
military facilities, resulting in the deaths of four servicemen and one civilian. Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, later reported that the damage was minor and had been swiftly repaired. Mohajerani also highlighted Iran’s commitment to diplomacy, which she sai ...
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Hell in Winter: Los Angeles Wildfires Reveal True US
Report

Hell in Winter: Los Angeles Wildfires Reveal True US

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
military units. The federal administration's failure to contain the fires has provided Donald Trump with a good opportunity to attack Democrats in Biden's final days in the White House.  One of the best and most beautiful parts of America is burning and being destroyed. It's a pil ...
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
military fields. This strategic pact shows multilateral policy approach in various Iranian governments, suggesting that they have not stuck in unilateralism and are rationally considering regional capacities. One of the features of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, which is based on ...
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Resistance Camp’s New Struggle Scenarios Post-Gaza War
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Resistance Camp’s New Struggle Scenarios Post-Gaza War

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
military power in the occupied territories. Anyway, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have set a new scenario for every move by the Israeli regime. Ceasefire-cauaed crisis for Netanyahu Mr Hanizadeh pointed to the impacts of the ceasefire on Israeli Internal scene, saying: In fact, the Israeli regime's ...
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How’s Gaza War Impacted Israeli Society?
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How’s Gaza War Impacted Israeli Society?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
military costs  Gaza war has not only led to Israel's economic decline, but also put heavy military costs on the occupiers. According to the reports, fast militarization and increase in military spending until 6 months ago costed Israeli economy nearly $600 million. This was expected to do ...
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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 ،
military spending. That money goes to arms companies that profit from instability and war around the world, especially in poor African countries that need foreign aid. Of the 26 countries at the top of the list of the world’s poorest, the Center for Global Development identified eight countri ...
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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 ،
military force and part of the country’s armed forces, acting under the command of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and consists of about 67 factions. The PMF were formed after the issuance of a fatwa by Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, the highest Shiite authority in Iraq, after the ...
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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 ،
military organization falls on the US. In 2014, NATO member states pledged to contribute at least 2 percent of their GDP to NATO’s military budget, but now, more than 10 years later, only 23 of the 32 NATO members have fulfilled their commitment. At the same time, Trump has called on NATO memb ...

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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