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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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The Combined Iranian Weapon that Takes Down any Power
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The Combined Iranian Weapon that Takes Down any Power

Monday 20 April 2026
Islamic Republic’s armed forces, drawing on the costly lessons of its eight-year war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, to prioritize the indigenous development of a defense industry centered on missiles and drones. Now, with the US, as the world’s sole military superpower, bogged down b ...
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Unity Between Iran’s Army and IRGC Is Vital for Preserving National Security, Says Major General Hatami
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Unity Between Iran’s Army and IRGC Is Vital for Preserving National Security, Says Major General Hatami

Wednesday 22 April 2026 ،
Islamic Republic of Iran on a global scale. In his message, Major General Amir Hatami praises the IRGC for its role in protecting the achievements of the Islamic Revolution and maintaining a presence in high-risk defensive and security arenas. He highlights the IRGC's contributions during the ...
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Araghchi’s Islamabad Re-Visit: Will Talks with the US Be Resumed?
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Araghchi’s Islamabad Re-Visit: Will Talks with the US Be Resumed?

Sunday 26 April 2026 ،
Islamic Republic refused to meet with the US delegation, and Tehran still considers the complete lifting of the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz a precondition for starting talks. Also, Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen news network reported that Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad after meeting with seni ...
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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 ،
Islamic Republic of Iran and under any circumstances, safe passage is possible only through coordination with [Iran's] armed forces. We will strongly hold and protect the Strait of Hormuz and announce to all commercial vessels and tankers that they should avoid any navigation through the strait ...
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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 ،
Islamic Republic is confident of efficiency of other instruments and prefers to use methods that function very well. However, in case of any shift of dynamics, mine laying will be considered as a serious deterrent factor. Sea mines can render shipping lanes unsafe and dramatically slow down enemy n ...
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Islamic Republic. This red line represents a value and a position so significant that defending and solidifying it can be intensified to the point of bloodshed. Perhaps that is why the US president, usually slow and hard-pressed to grasp simple matters, broke with his own habit and understood this m ...
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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign
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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
Islamic Republic remains ruling in Iran and several tones of 30-percent enriched uranium stay in Iran, Tehran will be a few years from a nuclear bomb and in practice no strategic change has taken place after war. Mossad experts also claim that an unsanctioned Islamic Republic will be wealthier and m ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Islamic Republic will not collapse and now they are trying to mitigate their damages. So, even regarding Iran case, there is no longer true strategic alignment between Israeli regime and the Persian Gulf Arab monarchies, and this is one of the negative influences of this war that has disclosed the b ...
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
Islamic Republic has made the cessation of Israeli attacks on Lebanon a key condition for any preliminary agreement with Washington. Yet the government of President Aoun and Prime Minister Salam labels Iran as an obstacle to peace and stability in Lebanon. On the other side, Sheikh Qassem, rejectin ...
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026 ،
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched two carefully calibrated missile strikes on occupied territories, one Sunday night and another Monday morning, effectively shattering Tel Aviv efforts to establish a new equation on the ground. These strikes, carried out with reported 30 missiles an ...

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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.