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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 Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?

Monday 29 December 2025
of West Asia and North Africa in recent years and especially after fall of Bashar al-Assad of Syria later in 2024 have once again brought to focus on the Russian strategic realignment in these regions. While many Western analysts have expected Moscow to embark on a strategic retreat after losing its ...
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
of Iran's General Qassem Solemani and Iraq's Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis at Baghdad International Airport, the memory and name of these distinguished commanders remains in the minds of the regional nations, and the passing of time has not only eroded the impacts of this incident, but also further ...
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
of Hussein al-Allaq, a senior commander of Iraq's Al-Salam Brigades (Saraya Al-Salam) as the military wing of the Sadrist Movement in the city of Amarah in southern Iraq has triggered serious concerns about the hidden hands seeking to destabilize Iraq. Earlier this week, unknown gunmen assassin ...
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
Analysis

What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
Actually, such human and material costs will sink the Trump administration in an enormous challenge. Attacks on depth of Israel Certainly, if Washington attacks Tehran, the Axis of Resistance will not separate Israel from the US in this decisive and existential battle. Actually what the damage in ...
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Europe’s Diplomatic Hostility to Iran Following Riots Discloses Hidden Intentions
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Europe’s Diplomatic Hostility to Iran Following Riots Discloses Hidden Intentions

Wednesday 14 January 2026 ،
of riots in some Iranian cities in recent weeks has once again created a new ground for some Western governments’ interventions that ride on waves of violence caused by some vandals and rioters under the name of support to human rights and democracy to intensify their hostile policies against ...
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Ambassador Brands Call for UNHRC Session On Iran as Unconstructive
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Ambassador Brands Call for UNHRC Session On Iran as Unconstructive

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
of making politically-motivated and unconstructive moves to convene a special session on Iran. Bahreini claimed that armed and organized terrorist elements were involved in the protests, aiming to provoke foreign intervention and bring insecurity to Iranian territory, as part of a 12-day war strate ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
of all ISIS cells in Afghanistan, field evidence and various reports show that the members of this terrorist group are still active in some parts of the country, and using different new tactics and strategies, they are reorganizing to regenerate insecurity and threats against civilians. A bombing i ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
of Kurds and Al-Jolani’s government trade accusations for ISIS prisoners breaking free, some refer to secret motivation that facilitated this escape. Alwaght- Following the recent developments in eastern and Northern Syria, reports suggest that hundreds and even thousands of ISIS prisoners broke fre ...
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Condemns the European Parliament’s Anti-Iran Resolution
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Condemns the European Parliament’s Anti-Iran Resolution

Saturday 24 January 2026 ،
of human rights violations, including support for Israeli aggression against Palestine and the imposition of cruel sanctions on Iran. The resolution is seen as an attempt by the supporters of the regime responsible for the massacre of Palestinians to divert attention from Europe's dual approach ...
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IRGC Intelligence: 10 Foreign Intelligence Agencies Plotting Against Iran
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IRGC Intelligence: 10 Foreign Intelligence Agencies Plotting Against Iran

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
of ten foreign countries ALWAGHT- The IRGC Intelligence Organization has thwarted a terrorist plan orchestrated by the intelligence agencies of ten foreign countries, intended to promote unrest and endanger Iran's national identity. The IRGC claims that recent acts of terrorism in Iran were par ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.