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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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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025
Minister of Finance Tayyip Sami on May 28, which stated that the ministry could no longer continue to pay the region's share of the state budget, as the region had exceeded the legal ceiling for its share (12.67 percent). Responding to Baghdad, Kurdistan's Ministry of Finance said in a stat ...
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Tehran Hosts Political Talks Between Iran and Italy
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Tehran Hosts Political Talks Between Iran and Italy

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi and his Italian counterpart Riccardo Guariglia, marked an important step in strengthening diplomatic ties between the two countries. During the session, both sides engaged in comprehensive discussions covering a wide range of bilateral issues, including political cooper ...
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World Community Condemns Israeli Attack on Iran
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World Community Condemns Israeli Attack on Iran

Saturday 14 June 2025 ،
Minister Takashi Iwaya condemned the attack on Iran. Highlighting the significance of security and stability in West Asia, he called for self-straint. Iwaya “strongly” condemned aggressive Israeli attack on Iran and called for restraint from both sides.  We strongly condemn this l ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?

Tuesday 24 June 2025 ،
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously announced the possibility of a regime change in Iran as a result of the aggression against Iran, but the controversial Israeli PM suddenly announced the acceptance of a ceasefire in the war with Iran on the twelfth day of the war. Dead end in war aims It ...
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
Minister Yisrael Katz claimed a few days ago that the attack on Iran is not over and that they will assassinate a number of other Iranian officials and commanders in the coming days. Eyal Zamir, the chief of general staff of the Israeli armed forces, also claimed that the ceasefires in the region a ...
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Minister and the Head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs of the Iranian Ministry of Interior, also announced in March that the number of authorized and unauthorized Afghan nationals in the country as 6,100,000, saying: “Of this number, 2,100,000 are authorized, 2 millio ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
of its most sensitive security and political cases: Debating a new law for the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a military institution that was recognized as part of the Iraqi armed forces in 2016 and now it is undergoing fundamental reforms to establish an independent structure and identity. The ...
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
Minister Paul Murkus admitted that the contents of the cabinet resolution approved the premise of the American plan. The premise reportedly includes 11 points under the title of “objectives,” the most prominent of which are “ensuring a lasting cessation of hostilities” betwe ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani, was the end of the presence of terrorists and anti-Iranian elements in Iraq's Kurdistan region. The text of the Iran-Iraq security agreement has not yet been published, but according to the announcement of Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi, Tehran and B ...
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Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?
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Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?

Wednesday 20 August 2025 ،
Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani by the public opinion and resistance groups who are pushing for immediate expulsion of the American forces.  Experience over time has proven that foreign military presence has not brought security to Iraq, rather, it has been a destabilizing source in the count ...

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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.