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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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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026
National Security Council as a significant signal of Tehran's intent to press its advantages. Marandi said Iran intends to exploit growing American vulnerabilities despite acknowledging that a prolonged war would impose difficulties on Tehran as well. Johnson also emphasized that Washington is u ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
National Security Council, argued: Rebuilding some of these installations does not make much practical sense. Having to finance repairs for facilities we don't actually need could accelerate the drawdowns already underway. The war of aggression against Iran has taught the US a bitter lesson. Af ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
National currencies, barter arrangements, indirect payments, and settlements outside the US financial system have all become part of the toolkit developed over years of sanctions. The most striking example is oil trade with China. According to estimates from the US-China Economic and Security Revie ...
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran plans to establish a new restricted maritime zone extending from the US naval blockade line into parts of the Persian Gulf toward loading ports. He warned that vessels entering the designated area without coordination with Iran could face ...
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
National Security Council General Mohsen Rezaei about setting a new prohibited zone around the Strait of Hormuz is a significant signal of shift in Tehran's approach to managing the Persian Gulf crisis. This shift demonstrates that Iran is no longer on a defensive mode in dealing with the US pre ...
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Pezeshkian Urges Fundamental Reform of Global Mechanisms at BRICS Summit
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Pezeshkian Urges Fundamental Reform of Global Mechanisms at BRICS Summit

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Security Council and global financial bodies, expanding trade through national currencies and independent financial mechanisms, and opposing unilateral sanctions. He also urged BRICS members to deepen cooperation in technology, energy and food security and to condemn attacks on civilian infrastructu ...
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Council said the event was meant to showcase society’s capacity to preserve cohesion, resilience and national preparedness under conditions of threat. A key feature of Janfada, then, was the effort to transcend the framework of a purely military drill and turn it into a public display of socia ...
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Iran Has Not Altered Nuclear Policy, Senior Official Says, Leaving NPT Exit on the Table
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Iran Has Not Altered Nuclear Policy, Senior Official Says, Leaving NPT Exit on the Table

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran continues to adhere to its existing nuclear doctrine and remains committed to the religious ruling prohibiting nuclear weapons. At the same time, he said Iran could consider leaving the NPT, with any decision influenced by Washington&rsqu ...
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Top Security Official: US Must Meet Seven Conditions to End Conflict with Iran
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Top Security Official: US Must Meet Seven Conditions to End Conflict with Iran

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
National Security Council, said Tehran has presented Washington with seven conditions for resuming negotiations. He said Iran’s position was conveyed through Qatari mediators and that Tehran is awaiting a response from US President Donald Trump. Among the conditions Rezaei cited were an end t ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
National Resistance forces commanded by Tariq Saleh, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, in a lightning assault on Sept. 10. They then pushed south, capturing the strategic island of Perim in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the coastal Kahubab area, gaining control over one of the world&# ...

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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.