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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 Advances Bill to Establish Self-Ruling Entity for the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Advances Bill to Establish Self-Ruling Entity for the Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 10 May 2026
Foreign Policy Commission, but final approval requires a vote in an open session of the Majlis. It remains unclear whether lawmakers will endorse a formal independent body or pursue an alternative mechanism.
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Lebanese PM is totally playing into the US and Israeli hands and odds are he visited Syria to mobilize a force against Hezbollah. Alwaght- At a time the Lebanese front is under influence of fast-moving regional developments more than any other time, and the scope of clashes between Lebanon’s H ...
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Kallas: EU Backs Iran-US Diplomatic Resolution
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Kallas: EU Backs Iran-US Diplomatic Resolution

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas stated that the European Union backs a political and diplomatic solution between Iran and the United States ALWAGHT- EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas stated that the European Union backs a political and diplomatic solution between Iran and the United States. She ...
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Foreign Ministry, pointed to the dispatch of European warships, stressing that “Tehran has warned European countries loud and clear not to let Washington and Tel Aviv’s temptations drag them into a crisis that will serve no one’s interest. Any meddling in matters related to the Str ...
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Iran Warns of 90% Enrichment in Case of Another Attack
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Iran Warns of 90% Enrichment in Case of Another Attack

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Foreign Policy Commission has announced that enriching uranium to the 90% level may be considered as a possible response if the country endures another military strike. Ebrahim Rezaei made the remarks in a post on X, stating that the proposal would be officially reviewed by parliament.
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Pezeshkian Pledges to Prevent War from Burdening Iranians’ Daily Lives
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Pezeshkian Pledges to Prevent War from Burdening Iranians’ Daily Lives

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Iran is moving decisively to address present challenges while giving priority to economic diplomacy and lasting market stability ALWAGHT- President Masoud Pezeshkian, underscoring his government's strategic emphasis on international trade and regional collaboration, said Iran is moving decisivel ...
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Foreign Policy Commission stressed the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a complete source of economic, political, and military leverage that will always stay under Iranian control and management. Ebrahim Azizi, head of Iran's Parliamentary National Security Commission, i ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Foreign Policy magazine, meanwhile, has written that the Iran crisis could become Trump’s biggest failure. According to the report, Trump had hoped to convince Chinese leader Xi Jinping to mediate a peace deal between Washington and Tehran, but like so many other things, that never happened fo ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Russia and China provided assistance to Iran through various channels during the war. On the other side, the condemnation of US and Israeli aggression against Iran, issued jointly by the presidents of Russia and China, signals a alignment of Moscow and Be ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
The US administration seems to have no choice but to make a deal with Iran. This is arousing the ire of Tel Aviv. Alwaght- Trump is claiming he has won the war against Iran, but his remarks about possible deal with Iran raise questions by many about whether he is losing the war. Current conditions ...

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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.