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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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Trump’s 60-Day Window for Unilateral Military Action Closing: What Are His Escape Ways?
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Trump’s 60-Day Window for Unilateral Military Action Closing: What Are His Escape Ways?

Thursday 30 April 2026
Iranian land and sea borders while the White House has only one day to the end of the 60-day period when the president can wage war without Congress authorization. Meanwhile, regardless of the serious opposition of the Congress to the war and to the White House strategy about explaining the war goa ...
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Retaliatory Strikes by Iran, Allies Leave Majority of US West Asia Bases Damaged
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Retaliatory Strikes by Iran, Allies Leave Majority of US West Asia Bases Damaged

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
Iranian forces in delivering some of the blows.
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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 ،
Iranian rials. The Iranian Parliament Research Center has proposed creating a semi-independent public organization to manage the strait, operating between government ministries and the private sector. Babak Negahdari, head of the center, explained that the body would ensure safety and security, man ...
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Eslami Declares Enrichment Capability Non-Negotiable
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Eslami Declares Enrichment Capability Non-Negotiable

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Iranian lawmakers that the enemy seeks to destroy Iran's power, including its nuclear industry, but stressed that Iran's nuclear activities are peaceful and will remain so. Eslami added that nuclear technology is not on the negotiations agenda and enrichment is non-negotiable, while confirmi ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
Iranian influence in Iraq is a core Trump administration objective, and disarming the resistance factions opposed to the American occupation of Iraq ranks high on the White House's priority list, followed closely by reducing Iraq's dependency on Iranian gas and electricity. Washington has ma ...
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
Iranian operations and France denied permission to some American military flights over its airspace. Hegseth, at the June gathering in Brussels, struck a tone rarely heard from his predecessors: when Washington asked to use European bases, he said, a striking number of allies told us no, a conduct ...
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
Analysis

White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Iranian missile strikes on the American bases in the Persian Gulf and also limitation of the Congress access to these military infrastructures amid heightened pressures on the media for censorship have promoted a question: How much is Washington worried about huge consequences of any new military ad ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi is noteworthy in this context as well, though the available information is insufficient to conclude that a specific mediation initiative has taken shape. Gaza and Egyptian public opinion: A variable that cannot be ...
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
Iranian officials call the “third imposed war,” along with plans to tackle the country’s domestic concerns. Ayatollah Khamenei has previously urged lawmakers and government officials to cooperate more closely in addressing livelihood issues and improving economic conditions. He al ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
Iranian confrontation.  Netanyahu's loss and stalemate of cabinet formation  Opening the meeting, Mr Zarean commented on the Israeli political structure, saying that the Israeli regime is a parliamentary system and the power is held the Knesset with 120 seats. To form a cabinet, any ...

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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.