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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’s Intelligence Minister Pledges to Avenge Martyred Leader
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Iran’s Intelligence Minister Pledges to Avenge Martyred Leader

Saturday 4 July 2026
Intelligence Ministry pledged to avenge the blood of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ALWAGHT- Iran's Intelligence Ministry pledged to avenge the blood of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and those killed along ...
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Iran Asks IAEA to Denounce US Bombing of Nuclear Sites
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Iran Asks IAEA to Denounce US Bombing of Nuclear Sites

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
Minister Abbas Araghchi will attend the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, and said Iraq's prime minister is expected to visit Tehran for talks on trade and regional security. He further rejected claims surrounding a Mahan Air flight to Yemen and denied US assertions that images ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
Minister Abbas Araghchi's phone conversation with the EU's foreign policy chief, and a request for the US Security Council to react.  Yet the language of the foreign ministry's statements, along with the posture of Iranian military officials, makes clear that Tehran does not view t ...
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran
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Eastern View of SCO to Aggression against Iran

Tuesday 28 July 2026 ،
Ministers, underscoring UN Charter principles, condemned the US military aggression against Iran as a flagrant violation of international law and core UN tenets. The rebuke, he added, reflects member states' concern about West Asian turmoil and their rejection of military action against Tehran. ...
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
Iraq says Arbaeen observance continues despite security challenges. Alwaght- This year's Arbaeen is being observed in Iraq's holy cities of Karbala and Najaf while the US imposed war on Iran has immersed the region in growing insecurity. Reports suggest that though the war and instability ha ...
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a sweeping national plan on India’s Independence Day, August 15, 2025, called “Mission Sudarshan Chakra”, a multi-layered air defense, ballistic missile shield, and offensive air capabilities program aimed at full operational readiness by 2035. Bill ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Minister Ali al-Zaydi, some of the most important ministries and the government's future plans for them remain in uncertainty. This comes as Iraq, impacted by regional tensions, is facing an array of political, security, and economic crises and the ruling majority, Shiite Coordination Framework ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Intelligence cooperation with the US could become relevant here, but operations should be carried out by Iraqi forces whenever possible. Direct foreign boots on the ground risk transforming an armed standoff from a domestic dispute into a nationally charged cause célèbre. The fourtg p ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
The US president and his security team take seriously Iran’s threat of revenge for martyred leader. Alwaght- Unprecedented details have emerged about Donald Trump’s covert exit from Turkey following the NATO summit on July 8, now one of the most explosive security flaps of his presidency. The ...
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
Minister Masrour Barzani has seriously impacted political atmosphere between Tehran and Erbil. Kurdish officials argue that the drones come from outside Iraq, calling the attack a gross violation of sovereignty of the autonomous region. Iran’s foreign ministry strongly condemned the attack, w ...

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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.