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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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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026
Islamic coalition that would upend the battlefield and defeat Ansarullah. Saudi media at the time billed the alliance as a decisive force that would end Ansarullah's rule for good. But subsequent events proved that battlefield realities bore little resemblance to Riyadh’s rosy forecasts. ...
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?

Monday 3 August 2026 ،
Islamic Republic does not recognize the resistance groups opposing the Taliban government and offers them no support. He stressed that the term resistance is reserved for Gaza, Lebanon, and the fight against the US, and, therefore, has no place in Afghanistan. Mortazavi added that helping to topple ...
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Palestine at the Heart of Islamic World’s Concerns, Says Pezeshkian
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Palestine at the Heart of Islamic World’s Concerns, Says Pezeshkian

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
Islamic world ALWAGHT- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that the Palestinian issue, as the primary concern of the Islamic world, has continued to maintain its central position in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone call wit ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).  Al Jazeera, in a report headlined “Iran Cementing Its Chain of Command; Veteran IRGC Commander Tapped for Key Security Post,” reported that the Iranian leader’s office not only named Major General Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Su ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Islamic Republic of Iran, unless the Americans fulfill their obligations toward Iran. Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz will return to pre-war conditions only when the shadow of threats, assassination, and naval blockade is effectively lifted, and when Iran can achieve some of its other fundamental de ...
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
Islamic Revolution. It said younger generations have continued this legacy by confronting powerful foreign armies. The statement came amid ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States. Iranian military leaders portrayed the recent confrontation with Washington as another chapter in Iran&rsqu ...
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
Islamic Resistance Movement from Palestine's equations is simply not feasible, even as the US and the Israeli regime have bent their political and military might toward its annihilation. Hamas consolidated its place in new regional order The Palestinian factions welcoming a meeting with Hamas ...
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Yemeni Leader Reaffirms Support for Iran Amid Ongoing Aggression
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Yemeni Leader Reaffirms Support for Iran Amid Ongoing Aggression

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
Islamic countries to take decisive action against what he described as Israeli crimes in the Palestinian territories. He also condemned Saudi Arabia’s blockade of Yemen, saying Sanaa remains committed to responding with a “blockade in response to blockade” policy. The Yemeni leade ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
Islamic Circle of North America on August 5, 2026, put the number even higher: 230 Muslims currently hold elected office across the country, with 46 serving across 23 state legislatures. That trajectory is visible on Capitol Hill as well. Four Muslim Democrats now serve in the House—and since ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Islamic Resistance groups on US interests in the region, alongside renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran. The speed and secrecy of the Western withdrawal have resurrected painful memories for some Kurds of the US exit from northern and eastern Syria. Back then, the American pullout from Ku ...

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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.