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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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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat

Friday 2 October 2026
Sunnis. Tactical win, strategic loss This American military expert, despite his criticism of the war's results, believed that the Iraq War, and ultimately the US withdrawal, delivered at least one tactical victory. In his view, American forces managed to build effective capacity to suppress th ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
Interview

US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
Sunnis, and a southern region for the Shias. Worries about Iraq partition Mr Afghahi went on to say that Iraq is being partitioned under the radar, noting that Kurdistan Region is a given, and a Sunni middle region is also being pursued. If two regions take shape, a Shiite region will inevitably f ...
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
Sunnis, the central government, and regional players, each forms part of the power equation. Alwaght: How do you think the US exit will influence the process of disarming the resistance groups? Can it accelerate it or on the contrary strengthen the resistance groups? Mousavi: This issue is one of ...
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YAF Launch Four Major Operations Targeting Saudi Airports, Aramco Facilities
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YAF Launch Four Major Operations Targeting Saudi Airports, Aramco Facilities

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Sunday that four major military operations targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, and Aramco’s Shedgum and Tanajib gas facilities in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. He said the attacks, carried out using ballistic and cruise miss ...
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Iran Says Washington Must Clarify Response to Seven Conditions for Ending War
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Iran Says Washington Must Clarify Response to Seven Conditions for Ending War

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Sunday, October 11, that Tehran considers Washington’s response to its seven conditions for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz insufficient. Rezaei said the United States had accepted some of Iran’s demands but left other issues unresolved. Rezaei stated Iran had held thr ...
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Araghchi Urges Global Accountability for Environmental Destruction During Wars
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Araghchi Urges Global Accountability for Environmental Destruction During Wars

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Sunday, October 11, he described large-scale environmental destruction as a serious threat to human health, food security, international peace, and future generations. Araghchi said warfare can cause lasting damage to water and soil resources, air quality, forests, agricultural land, energy infrast ...
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IRGC Warns Ships Disabling Tracking Systems of Decisive Action in Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Warns Ships Disabling Tracking Systems of Decisive Action in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Sunday, October 11, that vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz with their navigation and identification systems switched off would be considered hostile and face decisive action. The warning followed an incident involving a crude oil supertanker that struck a naval mine while attempting to exit th ...
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Reports Another Tanker Incident in Hormuz, Warns US Cooperators
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Reports Another Tanker Incident in Hormuz, Warns US Cooperators

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Sunday, the IRGC Navy reported that a supertanker struck a naval mine in the southern part of the strait, triggering an explosion and a fire in its engine room. A separate tanker reportedly caught fire a day earlier after taking what the force described as an unauthorized and dangerous route. On Oct ...
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
Analysis

White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Pentagon blocked Senator Chris Murphy’s access to Al Udaid military base in Qatar, signaling that war on Iran may be a failure story. Alwaght- Over six months after start of the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran, there are growing signs of a gap between the White House's official narrative of ...
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?
Analysis

What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
Sunday. The order asserts that the provincial government can no longer govern in accordance with the constitution, the legal basis for imposing direct federal rule over the province through the governor. In the wake of the emergency declaration, Shahid Khattak, parliamentary leader of Pakistan Tehr ...

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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.