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- Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
- US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity
- Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade
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Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores
Large sections of the waters along Qeshm Island’s shores have been cleared of the recent oil slickKhatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said that insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz is a direct consequence of US and Israeli aggression against Iran
Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade Austrian journalist and university lecturer Dieter Reinisch has joined the Handala 2 as a participant
Hormuz Uncertainty Pushes Oil Prices Higher Oil prices rose as Asian markets reopened after the weekend, with uncertainty continuing over when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen
Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Israeli regime poses the greatest threat to regional stability
Sen. Murphy Declares Trump Has ‘Lost’ Iran War Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says the US president has “lost the war” against Iran
Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated President Masoud Pezeshkian said the enemies had expected to destabilize and ultimately undermine the Islamic Republic
Pezeshkian Says Supreme Leader Is in Good Health Pointing to his recent meeting with the Supreme Leader and highlighting his good health, the President said the Leader is in complete health
Iranian President Meets Leader to Discuss Major National Issues President Masoud Pezeshkian has met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei
Iran’s Army on Full Alert Against Potential Ground Threats The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces warned that any US military ground presence on Iranian soil would be met with a severe response
Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani says the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status
Araghchi Reaffirms Iran’s Commitment to Resistance Amid Pressure Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran remains firmly committed to the path of resistance despite mounting pressure
Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif
Yemen Targets Saudi Military Site, Signals New Equation Yemen’s armed forces said they had targeted a Saudi military gathering center in Sah al-Jinn with a large number of missiles and drones
Agreement with Oman Does Not Entail Reopening Hormuz Ongoing talks in Oman concerning transit through the Strait of Hormuz do not amount to a full reopening of the strategic waterway
Journalists Play Key Role in Strengthening National Unity Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed that journalists and media professionals play a vital role in strengthening national unity
Largest Red Banner of Vengeance Raised in Karbala Karbala witnessed a powerful display of mourning and devotion on Tuesday as millions of black-clad pilgrims gathered
Saudi Oil Tanker Targeted in Yemen Attack in Red Sea Yemen’s Armed Forces said they struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafa near Yanbu in the northern Red Sea with several ballistic missiles on Wednesday
Iranian, Italian FMs Hold Talks on Hormuz Strait Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani discussed issues of mutual interest
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Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated
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Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’
US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity
Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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IRGC Launches Fresh Wave of Retaliatory Strikes on US Bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan
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China Reaffirms Support for Peace and Stability in West Asia
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Iranian Forces Strike US Targets in Kuwait in New Offensive
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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