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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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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025
Department spokesman said the act would be replaced with a much simpler one that unleashes American innovation and ensures American leadership in artificial intelligence. It seems that Trump administration through facilitating technology exports tries to curb the growing Chinese influence in West A ...
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Chaos in Los Angeles as California Rises against White House
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Chaos in Los Angeles as California Rises against White House

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Department stating that protests across the city were “peaceful.” State and federal officials at loggerheads over immigrants  Trump has vowed he will expel the immigrants en masses across the country.  The White House has said it will detain at least 3,000 immigrants a day. ...
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True Promise III: A Barrage of Iranian Missiles Pounds Occupied Territories
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True Promise III: A Barrage of Iranian Missiles Pounds Occupied Territories

Friday 13 June 2025 ،
The attacks on Israel come after Israel today launched attacks on the capital Tehran and other provinces. Alwaght- Iran has launched its retaliatory operation following a series of Israeli attacks by firing a barrage of missiles towards the occupied Palestinian territories, sending illegal settlers ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?

Tuesday 24 June 2025 ،
Defense Studies at King’s College London who has worked extensively in the Middle East, is skeptical that airstrikes alone could have the kind of impact Israel is seeking in Iran. “We have learned the lesson that air power alone does not work in other countries. We learned in Iraq and Af ...
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III

Thursday 26 June 2025 ،
Department announced in a statement: “A new wave of combined offensive operation was launched by the IRGC Aerospace Force in response to the renewed aggression of the Israeli regime. In the fifth round of missile attacks, several Iranian pinpoint missiles hit the vital power facilities of the ...
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Is Trump lying about Fordow Nuclear Site Attack?
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Is Trump lying about Fordow Nuclear Site Attack?

Monday 30 June 2025 ،
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as the intelligence arm of the Pentagon contradicts Trump's claims about results of the June 22 air operation targeting Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan nuclear enrichment facilities. Trump insists that the three nuclear facilities were completely destroyed with a co ...
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
Defense Minister Yisrael Katz claimed a few days ago that the attack on Iran is not over and that they will assassinate a number of other Iranian officials and commanders in the coming days. Eyal Zamir, the chief of general staff of the Israeli armed forces, also claimed that the ceasefires in the ...
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For The First Time in Over a Decade, US Nuclear Weapons Have Been Deployed to England
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For The First Time in Over a Decade, US Nuclear Weapons Have Been Deployed to England

Monday 21 July 2025 ،
Defense has not publicly confirmed the transfer, and the UK Ministry of Defence typically does not comment on nuclear weapon deployments. The B61-12 is a modernized, low-yield tactical nuclear bomb with variable explosive power and precision guidance, compatible with platforms like the F-35A Lightni ...
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Department said were buying and refining hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian crude. For Iran, on the other side, China is a key partner. Iran has imported from China an array of Chinese goods including material and facilities for peaceful nuclear energy, electric equipment and h ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
Defense and Interior. The head of the forces has the rank of minister. This will be seen as a step forward against growing calls to integrate the PMF into the ministries of defense and interior, which seek to disband these forces through a merger plan. Establishing a “Popular Mobilization Aca ...

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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.