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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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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment
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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment

Saturday 3 January 2026
Maduro ordered the full implementation of all national defense plans and declared a foreign emergency. On the other hand, The New York Times, citing its own sources, reported that government forces remain in control of the airbase attacked by the US It wrote that since dawn, several armed men in ci ...
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Venezuela Acting President Alleges ‘Zionist’ Element Behind Maduro Abduction
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Venezuela Acting President Alleges ‘Zionist’ Element Behind Maduro Abduction

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Maduro shows what she described as “Zionist” characteristics ALWAGHT- Venezuela’s court-appointed acting president said the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro shows what she described as “Zionist” characteristics. Following a US military attack on Caracas early Saturday ...
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The Guardian Labels US Capture of Maduro an Imperial Act with Oil Motives
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The Guardian Labels US Capture of Maduro an Imperial Act with Oil Motives

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Maduro signals a risky revival of explicit US imperial aggression in the region ALWAGHT- According to a Guardian analysis, the US bombardment of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro signals a risky revival of explicit US imperial aggression in the region. An analysis by Tiago Rogero for ...
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Beijing Rejects Washington’s ‘Global Policeman’ Role in Venezuela Crisis
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Beijing Rejects Washington’s ‘Global Policeman’ Role in Venezuela Crisis

Monday 5 January 2026 ،
Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Beijing emphasized that no country has the right to impose its will on a sovereign state. China Daily and Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized the use of force, including reported airstrikes, calling the operation a blatant violation of international law and Venez ...
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Iran Demands US Free Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
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Iran Demands US Free Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Monday 5 January 2026 ،
Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores ALWAGHT- Tehran once more denounced the US “illegal kidnapping” of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, calling for their immediate release as urged by the country’s authorities and citizens. Iran strongl ...
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After Invasion and Kidnapping, US Drops Drug Cartel Accusations Against Maduro
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After Invasion and Kidnapping, US Drops Drug Cartel Accusations Against Maduro

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
Maduro ALWAGHT- The US Justice Department has discreetly reduced its accusation of Nicolás Maduro, abandoning a central Trump-era claim that he led a drug trafficking organization. The original 2020 indictment accused Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of leading the so-called Cartel ...
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Trump Says Venezuela Will Supply 30–50 million Barrels of Oil for US Sale
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Trump Says Venezuela Will Supply 30–50 million Barrels of Oil for US Sale

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
Maduro was abducted ALWAGHT- According to President Trump, Venezuela will send tens of millions of barrels of oil to the United States for US-controlled sale, days after Maduro was abducted. President Donald Trump claimed that Venezuela’s interim authorities would transfer between 30 and 50 m ...
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
Maduro, and the open declaration that the US will take control of Venezuelan oil can suggest that the White House feels alarmed about an upcoming oil crisis and perhaps it seeks the solution in Venezuela. But this prescription, for sure, cannot compensate the tens of millions of oil barrels in defic ...
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The Bear’s Friendship: A Look at Recent Turkish Comments on Iran
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The Bear’s Friendship: A Look at Recent Turkish Comments on Iran

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Maduro, all bear witness to the fact that the current White House approach yields nothing but heightened chaos and the violation of international law. In this climate, Iran's stability, with its unique and sensitive geopolitical position, is a key factor for the security of the entire Persian Gu ...
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
Maduro on January 3, the US President Donald Trump these days has his eyes on Cuba, another South American country. After attack on Venezuela, Trump said that he will zero the Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba. He also claimed Cuba was on the brink of collapse as it is stripped of its revenues Trump sa ...

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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.