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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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Iran Ready for Fair Negotiations with the US
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Iran Ready for Fair Negotiations with the US

Saturday 10 January 2026
Americans truly seek such an arrangement. He further highlighted the strong resistance to Israel's ambitions for 'Greater Israel,' particularly from Lebanon and Iran, which have prevented Netanyahu's dream from becoming a reality.
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Greenland, the US Codename for Aggression against Europe
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Greenland, the US Codename for Aggression against Europe

Sunday 11 January 2026 ،
Americans. An EU diplomat, who talked to the Politico on the condition of anonymity that the European bloc is calling for readiness to confront Trump directly amid his threats to annex the Arctic island of Greenland. Politico previously reported that Europe has begun drafting a plan that could incl ...
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Breaking the Ice: Iran’s Araghchi Visit to Beirut Signals New Chapter
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Breaking the Ice: Iran’s Araghchi Visit to Beirut Signals New Chapter

Sunday 11 January 2026 ،
Americans of waging another war on Lebanon, as well as ongoing air assaults and continued destruction of infrastructure that has claimed civilian lives during this period, the situation was successfully managed thanks to the steadfastness of Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sheikh Naeem Qassem an ...
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US Has no Serious Iranian Opposition Forces, Military Action Unlikely: Expert
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US Has no Serious Iranian Opposition Forces, Military Action Unlikely: Expert

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
Americans talk about options on the table against Iran. How likely are Washington and Tel Aviv to act on their threats? How will be the Iranian response to such aggression? Zarean: They ushered in a phased war against Iran starting with 12-day war in June. That earlier phase involved aerial bombard ...
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Americans in 2014, following attacks by the ISIS terrorist group. It served as the center of the command of the US operations in the region. In 2018, Trump visited the key military infrastructure. The strategic and iconic significance of Ain Al-Assad brought it under an unprecedented Iranian missil ...
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Why’s Davos Forum Canceled Iran Invitation?
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Why’s Davos Forum Canceled Iran Invitation?

Wednesday 21 January 2026 ،
Americans, which have long sought to drive the Iranian economy toward collapse through maximum pressure campaign, the attendance of Araghchi at Davos would represent a failure of those sanctions. This concern likely contributed to the heightened pressure to cancel the invitation for Iran’s for ...
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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 ،
Americans against those who were once their allies and ideological brethren is not only difficult for them but could be considered religiously forbidden. Al-Jolani's policies of aligning with the US and the Israeli regime have already eroded trust among the hardline factions within his ranks. A ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
Americans. According to Iraqi sources, Washington has been exerting pressure on the current Iraqi government over the past two months to prevent pro-Public Mobilization Forces (PMF) forces from obtaining the ministership in the upcoming government. To the US frustration, al-Maliki is seen as a figur ...
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means  Winning or Losing Everything
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means Winning or Losing Everything

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
Americans. Assessments put the cost at $7 billion and troops lost their lives at over 7,000. Security for all or none is a key pillar of Iran's defense strategy that disrupts the enemy's calculus. Iran sits at the heart of global east-west and north-south trade corridors, commanding a highl ...
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US Pursuing Own Agenda, not a Deal, behind Iran Negotiations: Expert
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US Pursuing Own Agenda, not a Deal, behind Iran Negotiations: Expert

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
Americans talk about a need for a comprehensive deal only a few hours before talks kicked off? Did this serve internal aims or they pursued other goals? Zarean: For the Americans, the ideal form of negotiations is one that is broad in scope, where Iran makes significant concessions across various i ...

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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.