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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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Russia, Iran Vow to Back Each Other Against US Attack: Defense Minister
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Russia, Iran Vow to Back Each Other Against US Attack: Defense Minister

Tuesday 28 April 2026
Moscow and Tehran can be relied upon to stand by each other ALWAGHT- According to Russia's defense minister, Moscow and Tehran can be relied upon to stand by each other amid the circumstances resulting from Washington's illegal aggression targeting Iran. Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belo ...
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Araghchi Describes Iran-Russia Relationship as Operating at Peak Capacity
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Araghchi Describes Iran-Russia Relationship as Operating at Peak Capacity

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
Moscow continue to engage at the most senior levels ALWAGHT- Commenting on his trip to Russia during a broader regional tour of three countries, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi noted that Tehran and Moscow continue to engage at the most senior levels. Iran's top diplomat wrote ...
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Germany Has Inked 47,000 Defense Deals Since 2022
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Germany Has Inked 47,000 Defense Deals Since 2022

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
Moscow has dismissed Western claims of Russian aggression, arguing that EU countries use the perceived Russian threat to justify rapid military spending while distracting from domestic problems.
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Putin, Trump Discuss Iran and Persian Gulf in Lengthy Conversation
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Putin, Trump Discuss Iran and Persian Gulf in Lengthy Conversation

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
Moscow also views any potential US ground operation against Iran as dangerous. Regarding the Ukraine war, Putin informed Trump that the objectives of Russia's special military operation will be achieved regardless of circumstances, though he also indicated readiness to declare a ceasefire by Vi ...
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Moscow supports any US-Iran agreement to end the war ALWAGHT- The Russian Foreign Minister backed Iran's right to enrich uranium, stating that Moscow supports any US-Iran agreement to end the war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow will support any solution to end the war ...
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Moscow experienced its largest drone attack in over a year, with Ukraine launching around 600 UAVs toward Russia in a single day. NATO jets were scrambled in Latvia after an unidentified drone entered its airspace. Russia retaliated against Ukraine with large-scale missile and UAV strikes. Earlier t ...
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Russia has accused the UN and IAEA of employing double standards regarding nuclear facility attacks ALWAGHT- Russia has accused the UN and IAEA of employing double standards regarding nuclear facility attacks, highlighting that repeated Israeli-US strikes on Iran's Bushehr plant have faced no co ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
Moscow, is strategic. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump, who claims that with the aggression and the Sea blockade he has destroyed Iran economically and militarily, is trying on the diplomatic arena to establish the picture that the policy of threat and pressure has succeeded in keeping Iran&rs ...
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Russia says Oreshnik attack was revenge for Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’
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Russia says Oreshnik attack was revenge for Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Moscow first publicly deployed the Oreshnik missile in November 2024, with subsequent uses in January, and the US Embassy in Kiev had warned of a potential significant air attack within 24 hours prior to the Russian retaliation.
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Moscow by the West, a need for a southern route was felt more than ever. When in January 2025 Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Dushanbe, the two counties highlighted the need for development of energy and transit infrastructures. Also after rise to power of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tashk ...

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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.