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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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Araghchi Cautions Britain Over Backing Aggressors
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Araghchi Cautions Britain Over Backing Aggressors

Saturday 1 August 2026
British counterpart that any cooperation with aggressors targeting Iran is unacceptable ALWAGHT- On Friday, Iran's foreign minister warned his British counterpart that any cooperation with aggressors targeting Iran is unacceptable and amounts to an act of aggression under international law. Ira ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
British Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. These missiles reportedly did not hit where they supposed to, but the very firing of such missiles showed Iran's operational missile range could easily go beyond estimates. Reuters reported two missile firings at the base by Iran's Aero ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
British defense systems were removed, and the Western military footprint in Erbil shrank dramatically. Local media and non-governmental analysts acknowledge that the bulk of American forces have effectively left Erbil, and the Patriot batteries have been pulled from the base there, likely bound for ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
British facilities. In 1995, Washington reactivated the Fifth Fleet, and by 1997 the Juffair complex was expanding under a military construction program. In 1999, it was rebranded Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Over the past two decades, Washington has poured substantial sums into maintenance, upg ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
British government earlier this month took punitive measures against trade of Israeli settlements, a move that drew various political reactions inside Israeli regime. So, the October 27 elections are to be held while the elections no longer an Israeli internal issue, but rise to become one of the m ...
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Iranian Flight Suspension Tests Iraq’s Sovereignty Amid US Pressure
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Iranian Flight Suspension Tests Iraq’s Sovereignty Amid US Pressure

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
British ground-handling firms to service Iranian aircraft, and an alleged directive from Iraq’s prime minister’s office. He linked the dispute to broader US pressure on Baghdad, noting Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s meetings with US officials in New York and remarks by Marco Rubio ...
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Britain Halts Dozens of Additional Weapons Export Permits For ‘Israel’ While Keeping F-35 Deal in Place
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Britain Halts Dozens of Additional Weapons Export Permits For ‘Israel’ While Keeping F-35 Deal in Place

Wednesday 30 September 2026 ،
British government, however, says the additional refusals were decisions made under existing Gaza-related restrictions rather than an expansion of the arms ban. New rules also require export applications to be assessed on whether goods could materially contribute to the occupation of Palestinian te ...
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Where have American Forces and Military Equipment Gone after Iraq Withdrawal?
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Where have American Forces and Military Equipment Gone after Iraq Withdrawal?

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
British A400M Atlas, were observed at Erbil Airport. These aircraft played a role in transporting coalition equipment and forces. Has Washington left behind anything in Iraq?  CENTCOM has announced that the withdrawal of forces and equipment from Erbil base has been completed. A Pentagon spok ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
British influence and colonialism in Iraq is an old colonialism, and the Iraqi people rose up against it repeatedly, especially in the 1920 revolution. Britain has pursued a great deal through cultural influence in Iraq, and its embassy in Baghdad is also working to change the identity of the Iraqi ...
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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others
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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
British cities, demonstrations related to migration and immigration have been one of the key themes of social discontent. In British universities, labor protests and strikes by higher-education staff are also grinding on. The Guardian reported in late September that Edinburgh University had joined ...

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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.