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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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Iranian Sailors from Ship Seized by US Arrive Back Home
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Iranian Sailors from Ship Seized by US Arrive Back Home

Tuesday 5 May 2026
Iranian merchant vessel Touska have arrived back home ALWAGHT- Fifteen crew members of the Iranian merchant vessel Touska, which was seized by the United States under Washington's unlawful naval blockade of the Islamic Republic, have arrived back home via Pakistan. The crew members were transfe ...
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
Iranian red lines. In a message, Trump in a tone that tried to project power while failing to hide worry said that a number of countries that have no role in the Middle East conflict have called on the US to help to take their ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. He described these countries innocent ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
Iranian armed forces and failed to produce the expected results. Reports showed that American warships on Monday took limited measures to ensure safe passage of the ships through the key waterway, but faced resolute reaction of the Iranian armed forces. On Tuesday, Trump announced halt of the projec ...
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Pezeshkian: Colonialism Has No Role in the Future World Order
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Pezeshkian: Colonialism Has No Role in the Future World Order

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X on Friday that Iran's definite policy is to expand friendly relations based on mutual respect and common interests, declaring that colonialism and exploitation will have no place in the future world. He emphasized that Iran's identity is rooted ...
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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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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Iranian war, as Trump thinks that if NATO was involved, Washington could make considerable gains. Finally, Europe is now in a sensitive point in which any miscalculation can sink it into a costly and attritive crisis. London and Paris may think that their limited military presence in the Persian G ...
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Can There Be a Deal Without Trust? Tehran Says No to Washington
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Can There Be a Deal Without Trust? Tehran Says No to Washington

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Iranian rights but rather using negotiations as an instrument of pressure. Even back-channel messages through Pakistan reveal American arrogance, with President Trump viewed as using diplomacy primarily as a tool for advancing broader strategic and militaristic objectives rather than believing in ge ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Iranian airstrikes have destroyed or damaged at least 228 US military facilities or pieces of equipment across the Middle East since the war began on February 28. Based on satellite imagery analyzed by the American newspaper, the damage includes aircraft hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft, ra ...
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“We Will Never Surrender to Any Power,” President Declares
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“We Will Never Surrender to Any Power,” President Declares

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged that Iran will never yield to external pressure or sacrifice its national dignity ALWAGHT- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged that Iran will never yield to external pressure or sacrifice its national dignity for the sake of convenience or ...
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Official: New Fronts Possible Should Enemy Act Foolishly Again
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Official: New Fronts Possible Should Enemy Act Foolishly Again

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Iranian Army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia warned that any new aggression by the enemy—especially if repeated as another folly falling into the Zionists' trap—would be met with the opening of new fronts using new tools and methods. He emphasized that Iran cannot be b ...

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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.