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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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Environmental Terrorism: The Hidden Aspect of American-Israeli War on Iran
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Environmental Terrorism: The Hidden Aspect of American-Israeli War on Iran

Wednesday 8 April 2026
Bushehr nuclear plant’s proximity to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, any release of materials into these waters would heavily affect southern neighboring states, whose water supply relies significantly on desalination plants. “Any nuclear contamination of the water would effective ...
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant concerns only Russia and Iran, as it has never been subject to sanctions and was exempted from the JCPOA. He confirmed that the plant's modernization and additional power units are under construction. Regarding Ukraine, Lavrov blamed European radicals, neo-liberals, n ...
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Bushehr plant have faced no consequences, yet the Security Council met to condemn a drone strike near a UAE reactor. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told an emergency Security Council briefing that the May 17 drone strike near the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, while dangerous, is far f ...
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Qalibaf Refuses IAEA Entry to Bombed Nuclear Sites
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Qalibaf Refuses IAEA Entry to Bombed Nuclear Sites

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
Bushehr nuclear power plant and the Tehran Research Reactor. Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf rejected reports that the IAEA has been granted access to nuclear sites damaged in US-Israeli strikes, saying Iranian law prohibits inspections at those locations. He ...
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
Bushehr-1 became operational in 2013, while enrichment advanced to 60% after the US withdrawal from the JCPOA—though the IAEA consistently reported no credible indication of a coordinated weapons program. For Tehran, both programs remained tied to sovereignty, energy security, and scientific i ...
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Iran Warns of Strikes on Regional Energy Infrastructure if US Offensive Continues
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Iran Warns of Strikes on Regional Energy Infrastructure if US Offensive Continues

Saturday 18 July 2026 ،
Bushehr Province. The Iranian Embassy in India said US missiles struck electrical infrastructure and desalination pumps at a pier in Jask County, disrupting drinking water supplies to several nearby villages. Iranian authorities said they are assessing the damage and investigating the incident.
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From Zaporizhzhia to Darkhovin: A Look at IAEA’s Double Standards
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From Zaporizhzhia to Darkhovin: A Look at IAEA’s Double Standards

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
Bushehr nuclear facility and the latest attack on the under-construction Darkhovin plant, the question now looming large in Tehran is: has the IAEA shown the same level of concern when it comes to Iranian nuclear sites? Many political observers believe that although the agency in some cases voiced ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
Bush became the face of this new current, and AIPAC saw this a long-term threat for its influence.  The Gaza war has only deepened the fracture. Campus protests and the proliferation of alternative media introduced narratives that competed directly with the pro-Israel orthodoxy. Younger voters ...
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
Bush shifting position after the recent attacks prove accurate, that is precisely where the significance lies. The value of such a move is not in the carrier’s withdrawal per se, but in what it signals; that the maritime blockade line may have been forced to step back a pace. And this distinc ...
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
Bush launched the Iraq War, promising a swift victory, Barack Obama settled for what a vastly expensive war had yielded by ending it; a war that laid bare the limits of American power before the world. The true aim of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a name the US government chose for the invasion of Iraq, ...

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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.