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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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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025
Iranian diplomats at the airport.  The story started when Iran's Imam Khomeini International Airport announced the flights to Beirut have been suspended since Thursday since the Lebanese aviation organization had not issued authorization for them.  After this action by the Lebanese g ...
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
Iran. This approach could help the North African country achieve a new balance in the region.  What's driving Sudan's shift?  After fall of al-Bashir, Sudan has become a scene for inter-Arab rivalry, with Muslim Brotherhood factions being supported by Saudi Arabia and rivals back ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
Analysis

What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025 ،
Iran, and consequently provided the ground for geopolitical competition. In terms of population, the Syrian coast has a diverse range of people, including Alawites, Sunnis, and Christians, which has led to the formation of an intertwined social and economic fabric. Although this region did not suff ...
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World Quds Day, the Symbol of Global Resistance
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World Quds Day, the Symbol of Global Resistance

Friday 28 March 2025 ،
Iran leader and founder Imam Khomeini to show the unity of the Muslim world and solidarity with the Palestinian nation against the Israeli occupation and Western imperialism, the event is annually marked enthusiastically. But in the past two years, in the shadow of the Israeli genocide in Gaza unde ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
Iran. However, the Kurdish presence in this region grew after Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. After American invasion of Iraq in 2003, some cities and regions in northern Iraq became strongholds of the PKK. The Turkish army until 2013 penetrated Iraq's depth, setting up over 30 military ...
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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 ،
Iranian Army’s Ground Forces have received three new vertical takeoff and landing drones, as confirmed by the force’s deputy commander ALWAGHT- The Iranian Army’s Ground Forces have received three new vertical takeoff and landing drones, as confirmed by the force’s deputy commander. Ira ...
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Army Commander: Iran Is Advancing Systems to Counter Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs)
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Army Commander: Iran Is Advancing Systems to Counter Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs)

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
Iranian Army Ground Forces, stated that the Army has developed systems to counter micro air vehicles ALWAGHT- Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari, Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Forces, stated that the Army has developed systems to counter micro air vehicles (MAVs) and has achieved success in th ...
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma

Tuesday 27 May 2025 ،
Iran's missile program and weakening its Axis of Resistance, and finally establishing a new order in the region, dominated by Israel. However, the Israeli regime has not achieved any of these goals to date. Netanyahu's challenges for stopping the war One of the biggest challenges of Netany ...
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$100 Million Hunt: Why’s Downing Israeli F-35s Important to  Iran?
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$100 Million Hunt: Why’s Downing Israeli F-35s Important to Iran?

Sunday 15 June 2025 ،
Iranian air defenses have acted extraordinarily, downing Israeli F-35s, a stealth warplane. Alwaght- As the confrontation between Tehran and Tel Aviv heats up, Iran reports significant achievements. Iranian military has recently confirmed it shot down F-35 fighter jets. In this connection, the milit ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?
Analysis

Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?

Tuesday 24 June 2025 ،
Iranian missile strikes on the US's Al-Udaid airbase in Qatar and then Al-Taji base in Iraq, the US President Donald Trump in a surprise move announced a ceasefire between the Israeli regime and Iran. The ceasefire took effect 7:30 a.m Tehran time on Tuesday and to the last moments, Iran kept fi ...

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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.