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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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Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran for Second Time in Under a Week
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Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran for Second Time in Under a Week

Wednesday 20 May 2026
Republic of Iran. Diplomatic sources confirmed Wednesday that Pakistani Interior Minister Senator Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi is visiting Iran for the second time in days, following recent meetings in Tehran with the Iranian President, Foreign Minister, Parliament Speaker, and his Iranian counterpart. D ...
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The Picture Late Pres. Raisi Drew to Talk to Today’s World
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The Picture Late Pres. Raisi Drew to Talk to Today’s World

Friday 22 May 2026 ،
Republic of Iran. He took the post of president as Iran was flooded by home and foreign challenges and the coronavirus was occupying the mind of the world and overshadowing the global relations and interactions. Despite all this, not even these obstacles could stop Raisi from pursuing major underta ...
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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 ،
Republic. As part of this policy, in his latest claims, Trump after his China trip said that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised to not send any arms shipments to Iran, adding that Beijing and Washington shared the view on reopening the Strait of Hormuz that is now under Iran’s control. H ...
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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 ،
Republic that killed 21 people, mostly teenage girls, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Defense Ministry to prepare retaliatory measures. Russian forces subsequently launched a massive overnight strike using a range of advanced weaponry—including the Oreshnik hypersonic system, Iska ...
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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 ،
Republic of Iran forged relatively stable, friendly, and at times even influential relations with the Central Asian states almost immediately after the Soviet collapse. In the 1990s, Iran played a key role in ending Tajikistan’s civil war and restoring stability, using mediation and diplomati ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Republican administrations has said: “Three months have gone and the war that was supposed to be a short-time game for Trump is turning into a long-term strategic defeat. Trump stricken by pressure and frustration During his election campaign, Trump promised to avoid unnecessary military in ...
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
Republicans, laid bare the full scale of the disaster. In the end, Trump did not come to the negotiating table by choice, but out of compulsion and necessity, and on Iran’s terms. Trump, as described, is the US’s true face without makeup. Even at his most sincere and flexible, he is by ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Republican Institute (IRI), 72 percent of citizens support the possibility of Armenia joining the EU, and E51 percent say they would vote in favor of EU membership if a referendum were held. Armenian society is clearly trending westward, a shift that could boost Pashinyan’s chances of winning ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
Republic economically for concessions, and this is the main American aim. The aggression sides are assessing Iran's will to see how we are determined to fight. They are banking on internal differences and are hopeful to see rise of a surrender-resistance duality. They hope that the pro-surrender ...
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
Republic has made the cessation of Israeli attacks on Lebanon a key condition for any preliminary agreement with Washington. Yet the government of President Aoun and Prime Minister Salam labels Iran as an obstacle to peace and stability in Lebanon. On the other side, Sheikh Qassem, rejecting these ...

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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.