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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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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?

Tuesday 22 July 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant confirmed in March that China was now the largest importer of Iranian oil and that it had provided Tehran with an “economic lifeline” as Tehran faced US sanctions. More than 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports in 2024 and 2025 were destined for China. I ...
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 29 August 2025 ،
Treasury Department imposed financial and travel restrictions on these journalists, a move widely condemned by observers as a blatant violation of the principles of the UN Charter. Furthermore, the Trump administration's silence in the face of the systematic killing of journalists by the Israel ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Treasury, and today we are sanctioned by the US State Department. These sanctions will have no effect because we have no foreign relations or economic interests. Abdul Qadir Al-Karbalaei, the military deputy of the Al-Nujaba Movement, in an X post said: Label us however you want and say whatever yo ...
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Parliament Speaker views Financial Warfare as Key Battleground Against US
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Parliament Speaker views Financial Warfare as Key Battleground Against US

Saturday 25 April 2026 ،
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding currency-swap arrangements aimed at preventing the irregular liquidation of American assets. In a post on his X account, Ghalibaf wrote: Swaps given ‘to prevent disorderly sale of US assets.’ Translation: some holders can’t sell. ICYDK: hi ...
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US Orchestrated Iran’s Economic Meltdown to Incite Unrest, Report Claims
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US Orchestrated Iran’s Economic Meltdown to Incite Unrest, Report Claims

Wednesday 29 April 2026 ،
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who admitted before Congress that the US deliberately created a dollar shortage in Iran, leading to a major bank collapse, currency freefall, and runaway inflation—which he directly linked to Iranians taking to the streets. The report also notes that President ...
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US Targets 12 Individuals and Entities with Sanctions Over Iranian Oil Sales
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US Targets 12 Individuals and Entities with Sanctions Over Iranian Oil Sales

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Treasury Department announced new sanctions on 12 individuals and entities involved in Iranian oil sales to China, allegedly on behalf of the IRGC. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Washington's economic pressure campaign will continue to target Iran's military and nuclear funding ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
Treasury has announced revocation of the license it gave two weeks ago for Iran oil and petrochemicals sales under the deal. Tehran described the move a clear violation of Washington's commitments and a blatant departure from the agreement's terms. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
Treasury in New York since 2003. This is of significance to Iraq since dollar injections will decisively offer economic, and consequently, political and social stability. 95 percent of the Iraqi national income comes from oil sales.  The rise to power of al-Zaydi bears some similarities to Tru ...
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contend that the latest financial crackdown on Tehran will force it to back down. But a growing number of American officials and analysts counter that Washington has already deployed nearly every sanctions tool in its arsenal over the past few decades, and that Iran ...
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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 ،
Treasury on Monday rolled out under what it called D-Day sanctions a new round of sanctions under a new economic campaign against Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the goal of the new measures is to cut off every source of revenue for Iran and seal the routes that allow Tehran to sell oil ...

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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.