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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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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026
Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei in the two holy cities of Najaf and Karbala were, in many observers’ eyes, far more than a religious ritual. They were a stark display of the social and political weight of the resistance movement in Iraq, and of the depth of popular solidarity and support am ...
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Martyred Leader Led the Country by Rationality and Pursuit of National Interests: Armenian Tourism Chief
Interview

Martyred Leader Led the Country by Rationality and Pursuit of National Interests: Armenian Tourism Chief

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, in an interview with Alwaght gave a picture of the place of the martyred leader in the eyes of people of Armenia and the massive capacities of the cooperation between Tehran and Yerevan. Alwaght: What is bringing you to Iran? Apresyan: I came t ...
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?
Analysis

Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei spent years building a deterrence structure rooted in domestic capabilities, indigenous defense industries and independent decision-making. For much of the past two decades, the dominant narrative in Western media and security circles held that the Islam ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
Supreme Arbaeen Committee.  Al-Issawi also confirmed the return phase was going off without a hitch, reporting that pilgrims were moving back to their home regions and border points with zero traffic disruptions and complete success. Meanwhile, Ali al-Hamdani, PMF's commander for the Midd ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Supreme Court in rare instances. So what are the fault lines within Likud? Four critical issues hang in the balance: First, the voting mechanism: Will all 150,000 party members be eligible to vote, or will the right be restricted to the roughly 4,000 members of Likud's Central Committee? This ...
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Pezeshkian Says Supreme Leader Is in Good Health
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Pezeshkian Says Supreme Leader Is in Good Health

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Supreme Leader and highlighting his good health, the President said the Leader is in complete health ALWAGHT- Pointing to his recent meeting with the Supreme Leader and highlighting his good health, the President said the Leader is in complete health, stressing that someone capable of sitting and ho ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei’s decrees appointing six senior Iranian military commanders swiftly grabbed international media attention. A significant share of outlets framed the moves not as routine administrative shuffles, but as part of a broader overhaul and consolidatio ...
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Supreme Leader has appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff ALWAGHT- Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, underscoring the completion of its merger with the Khatam al-Anbiya Central H ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Analysis

Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Supreme Judicial Council in some cases prosecuting such acts under anti-terrorism laws, the sheer scale of weaponry in tribal hands underscores a deeper truth: any bid by the state to monopolize the use of force will require confronting deeply entrenched social structures. Peshmerga, the more compl ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
Analysis

Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei and several senior commanders, turning retribution into the very backbone of Iran's political discourse. Into that fevered atmosphere landed the news of Trump's secret plane swap and his heavily choreographed exit from Ankara. The message to the ...

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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.