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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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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills

Tuesday 12 May 2026
Iranian armed forces in the Persian Gulf is that their fingers are on the trigger. Iran no longer sees the current situation as a ceasefire but as a continuation of hostilities, and that is the lens through which it responds to developments and movements by the US forces outside the Persian Gulf, es ...
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Iranian vessels and ports—a move Iran has condemned as illegal and an act of maritime piracy—with the armed forces vowing to defend the nation's sovereignty and territorial integrity with all their might.
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Iran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait
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Iran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Iranian forces. The statement added that intelligent control of the strategic waterway is being vigorously maintained by the IRGC Navy, following severe insecurity caused by the aggression of the US terrorist army in the region.
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Iranians and the world public opinion to counter American media attempts to bury it. Alwaght- Nearly three months after Minab school war crime by the US and Israeli regime, the wound is still fresh, never to fade from memory of the Iranians. In addition to several commemorations, recently a new cer ...
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf

Thursday 11 June 2026 ،
Iranian missile strikes at American bases came as the US escalation came in response to Apache helicopter crash. Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump everyday talks about being close to a deal with Iran, the developments on the ground suggest that there is a considerable distance between the ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Meanwhile, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iran’s negotiating team flew to Baku, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off his regional tour in Kuwait. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister as key players in the Geneva neg ...
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
Iranian maritime directives. The United States later announced a new round of strikes on Iran, with US Central Command saying the operation was launched after a Cyprus-flagged cargo ship was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. US officials reported damage to the vessel and said one civi ...
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
Iranian cities in the south. These actions can usher in a new sea or air confrontation, and war can expand to have ground aspects. Additionally, there are intelligence reports that Iranian separatist groups concentrated in Iraqi Kurdistan region, as well as those around southeast Iran, are training ...
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?

Friday 17 July 2026 ،
Iranian borders. Attacking this base is, in fact, blinding the US's intelligence eye. Additionally, in Kuwait, the strike location selection has been completely targeted. Ali Salem Airbase is the center for supply of fuel, forces, ammunitions, and equipment to Iraq and other American bases in t ...
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IRGC Source Says All Ship Traffic Suspended in Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Source Says All Ship Traffic Suspended in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
Iranian forces, reiterating that the restrictions would remain in effect as long as US actions continue.

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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.