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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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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026
Japan to Europe and even the US over and over gatherings have been organized to voice support to Iran and condemn the American and Israeli war of aggression. Take the nationwide protests across hundreds of US cities against Donald Trump's aggressive policies. Chanting No to the king and condemn ...
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Riyadh Declares It Will Not Permit Use of Its Airspace for Strikes on Iran
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Riyadh Declares It Will Not Permit Use of Its Airspace for Strikes on Iran

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Journal claiming that Saudi and Kuwaiti airspace would be opened to US aircraft, calling those reports incorrect—a denial also emphasized by other Saudi officials. Al-Arabiya channel further quoted a Saudi official confirming that the Kingdom has granted no authorization for the use of its air ...
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Patriots Take to the Streets for Over 70 Consecutive Nights
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Patriots Take to the Streets for Over 70 Consecutive Nights

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
JANFADA” (“Sacrificing Life”) campaign has launched as a voluntary civic initiative where citizens register to express readiness to defend the country and support national needs. Campaign spokesperson Sasan Zare reports over 31 million registrants—a remarkable scale relative ...
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Supreme Leader’s Injuries Minor, Health Remains Strong, Officials Confirm
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Supreme Leader’s Injuries Minor, Health Remains Strong, Officials Confirm

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
According to the Health Ministry’s PR chief, the Islamic Revolution’s Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, suffered only minor superficial wounds ALWAGHT- According to the Health Ministry's PR chief, the Islamic Revolution's Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, suffered only mino ...
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WSJ and NYT Fact-Check Trump’s Claims on Delaying Strikes Against Iran
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WSJ and NYT Fact-Check Trump’s Claims on Delaying Strikes Against Iran

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Journal quoted Arab diplomatic sources saying these regional countries were completely unaware of any plan for an imminent attack on Iran. Meanwhile, The New York Times cited Pentagon sources revealing that the real reason for Trump's backpedal was Iran's high state of readiness to counter a ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Journal reported that several Persian Gulf leaders said they were not aware of any imminent American attack on Iran. Deception or attack call-off? Despite Trump’s comments about calling off an attack on Iran, the New York Times reported after his remarks, citing US government officials, tha ...
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Start of Netanyahu’s End: What Are the Reasons and Consequences of Knesset Dissolution?
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Start of Netanyahu’s End: What Are the Reasons and Consequences of Knesset Dissolution?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
June 2019, also during a Netanyahu premiership, which at the time plunged the political atmosphere in the occupied territories into a new phase of instability and an early election race. Influential vote of Haredis Though the opposition leaders were eyeing dissolution of the parliament months ago ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Jazeera, the Israeli army intercepted the vessels in international waters, roughly 250 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza. During the operation, Israeli forces detained over 400 human rights activists from more than 40 countries and transferred them to occupied territories. Footage shows armed I ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Journal reported that Russia has practically ensured its military presence in Syria by sending a ship carrying special equipment to its Khmeimim air base in Syria recently. According to the report, the ship sailed from St. Petersburg in March and docked in Tartus port in May. The deployed fleet inc ...
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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 ،
Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah and its allies over a set of important issues like defense and negotiations, Hezbollah’s weapons, and relationship with Iran as an ally of Hezbollah and backer of Lebanon in the face of the Israeli hostility. These disputes have long since left the closed-door negotia ...

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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.