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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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Why’s not NATO Standing by US in Iran War?
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Why’s not NATO Standing by US in Iran War?

Wednesday 15 April 2026
Russian attack, eroding their confidence in the Americans.  The next stage, however, marked a turning point for NATO’s history: Trump’s “Grand America” plan, in which he demanded the annexation of Canada and Greenland, two NATO members, to US territory. Greenland, in pa ...
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EU Funding for Ukraine Might Fall Short, Warns Wall Street Journal
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EU Funding for Ukraine Might Fall Short, Warns Wall Street Journal

Sunday 26 April 2026 ،
Russian MP on the State Duma’s International Affairs Committee, told RIA Novosti that European Council head Antonio Costa acknowledges that Brussels will not receive its money back. According to Belik, Costa's statements about receiving reparations from Russia are merely meant to save face ...
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Russia-Iran Discussions Commence as Araghchi Meets with Russian Counterparts on Key Issues
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Russia-Iran Discussions Commence as Araghchi Meets with Russian Counterparts on Key Issues

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
Russian counterparts on key regional and international matters ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi heads to Moscow: Deepening bilateral ties and pursuing close consultations with Russian counterparts on key regional and international matters. In his recent visit to Russia, Iran's F ...
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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 ،
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov met with Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Reza Talaei-Nik in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday. Belousov affirmed that Moscow and Tehran would support each other as before under any development of the situation. The meeting took place amid an illegal US blockade ...
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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 ،
Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, with bilateral relations and current regional developments as the main focus of discussion.
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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 ،
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a phone call lasting over an hour and a half. During the conversation, Putin expressed support for Trump regarding the recent assassination attempt on his life, which the Russian leader strongly condemned. On the situation surroundi ...
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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 ،
Russian energy facilities, with some drones crashing in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Finland. On Sunday, 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 ...
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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 ،
Russian officials prove that the strategic cooperation between China and Iran have not only did not shrink, but also have entered a new and complex stage. This partnership that earlier was focused on direct sales of weapons to Iran have now taken new aspects, including intelligence sharing, satellit ...
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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 ،
Russian forces carried out an overnight "massive strike" on Ukrainian military targets ALWAGHT- Russian forces carried out an overnight massive strike on Ukrainian military targets, employing the intermediate-range hypersonic Oreshnik system, Iskander ballistic missiles, Kinzhal and Zircon hypersoni ...
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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 ،
Russian-Ukrainian war and imposing massive sanctions on 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 infrastructure ...

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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.