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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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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025
Iranian FM has attended the summit to highlight Iran’s key role as a stabilizing factor in regional security and economy. Alwaght- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited Oman to join 8th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) conference.  The conference, being held with the theme of V ...
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Sayyed Nasrallah Funeral a Sign of Power Solidity, Hezbollah Popular Globally: Mesbahi Moghadan
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Sayyed Nasrallah Funeral a Sign of Power Solidity, Hezbollah Popular Globally: Mesbahi Moghadan

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
General and head of Hezbollah Executive Council Sayyed Hashem Safieddine. Mesbahi Moghadan commented on the indescribable turnout in the funeral ceremony and reasons behind popularity of Hezbollah chief, saying: Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is a prominent figure in the Arab world. A figure who wa ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
General Assembly resolution condemning Russia as an aggressor. While Europeans had not yet recovered from the shock of the Munich Security Conference, the revelation of the secret meeting of the American and Russian delegations 1,000 kilometers away in Saudi Arabia and the agreement to de-escalate ...
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Foreign Minister Details Plans to Strengthen Iran’s Relations with Nicaragua and Ghana
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Foreign Minister Details Plans to Strengthen Iran’s Relations with Nicaragua and Ghana

Wednesday 5 March 2025 ،
General Assembly in September 2024, Pezeshkian stated that Iran is ready to build meaningful partnerships with global powers and neighboring nations, based on mutual respect and equality, to create a better future.
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Qatar Calls for IAEA Supervision of All Israeli Nuclear Facilities
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Qatar Calls for IAEA Supervision of All Israeli Nuclear Facilities

Sunday 9 March 2025 ،
General Assembly, and IAEA, which have called for Israel to submit its nuclear facilities to inspections. Hammadi also stressed the importance of intensifying global efforts to have Israel join the NPT as a non-nuclear state, noting that all other Middle Eastern countries, except Israel, are partie ...
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Iran’s Military Adds Three Newly Developed Domestic Drones to Arsenal
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Iran’s Military Adds Three Newly Developed Domestic Drones to Arsenal

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
General Nozar Ne’mati, deputy commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces, announced on Thursday the integration of three domestically-produced drones into the Army's operational fleet, marking a significant step in Iran’s ongoing efforts to boost indigenous military technolo ...
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
General Assembly admit Palestine as a member of the UN, was adopted by 12 of the 15 members, including France.  France and the US have also been at loggerheads over issues like EU independence, NATO, the war in Ukraine, and now the Palestinian question—another flashpoint that pits the tw ...
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Venezuela: Ruling Party Led by Maduro Wins Big in Parliamentary and Regional Votes
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Venezuela: Ruling Party Led by Maduro Wins Big in Parliamentary and Regional Votes

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Assembly seats. The PSUV claimed 40 of the 50 national-list seats, reinforcing its parliamentary dominance and maintaining control over key institutions like the attorney general’s office and the judiciary. Voter turnout stood at 42.66%, with around 9.12 million of the 21.4 million registered ...
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Qalibaf Re-elected as Speaker of Iran’s Parliament
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Qalibaf Re-elected as Speaker of Iran’s Parliament

Tuesday 27 May 2025 ،
Assembly or Majlis, currently has 290 seats—an increase from the previous 272—reflecting changes made since the February 18, 2000 elections. The most recent parliamentary elections were conducted in March 2024, and those elected serve terms lasting four years. The Majlis plays a crucial ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
General Assembly in 1962 demanded avoiding economic partnership with South Africa apartheid regime.  Over time, trade embargoes, capital escape, and popular divestment campaigns, particularly in the 1980s, severely crippled the South African economy and brought the country to its knees. In ad ...

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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.