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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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Araghchi: Nation Loses Key Intellectual Support with Larijani’s Martyrdom
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Araghchi: Nation Loses Key Intellectual Support with Larijani’s Martyrdom

Tuesday 28 April 2026
Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Larijani's absence is deeply felt. He described Larijani as a rare figure who blended courage, patience, and wisdom in both domestic and international affairs. Araghchi noted that Larijani viewed politics not as a mere struggle for power, but as a realm of et ...
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
of the crisis and see a return to stability in the shadow of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz beyond reach. Among the Persian Gulf Arab states, no one more than the UAE finds itself the loser of the current regional dynamics. This is reflected in the economic crisis driven by capital flight, reloca ...
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
of Iraqi prime minister, politician factions are pushing to consolidate their share and position in the new government, something making Baghdad, Erbil, and Suleimanyeh scenes of political horse-trading. In this connection, Odai Abdulhadi, a member of the ruling parliamentary bloc Shiite Coordinati ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Minister Nawaf Salam argue that the government, instead of focusing all of its capacities on national sovereignty and protecting national sovereignty against the Israeli aggression, is practically destroying national cohesion in line with the interests and demands of the foreign actors and enemies o ...
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Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Araghchi Hold Discussions
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Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Araghchi Hold Discussions

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Minister met with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran for talks ALWAGHT- Pakistan's Interior Minister met with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran for talks. Pakistan's Interior Minister, Seyed Mohsin Naqvi, met and spoke with Foreign Minister Seyye ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is set to travel to Pakistan on Saturday. Meanwhile, news of a phone call between Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Trump also grabbed observers’ attention. According to an official statement from the Qatari emir's office, the two side ...
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
Minister] al-Abadi, according to which the severance of ties between resistance groups and PMF’s military brigades is based on the stance of the religious authority, the constitution, and the Hashd law, and that all political factions in Iraq should cut their ties with this voluntary military ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani recently claimed Bahrain is on track to become a global model of peaceful coexistence and respect for religious diversity, remarks that seem to describe a completely different society, as the gap between rhetoric and reality could not be more glaring. Al Khalifa's ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
Minister Ali al-Zaydi who has recently made an important political and propagandistic splash by his daring, unprecedented anti-corruption campaign, this time has broken the tradition choosing the US as the first destination of his first trip since he took the office later in April. He flew to Washin ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
Minister Ali al-Zaydi’s trip to Tehran today is far more than a routine diplomatic visit between neighbors. Scheduled in the first months of Baghdad’s new government, in line with Iraqi political tradition, the visit underscores that Iran remains a decisive factor in Iraq’s strateg ...

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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.