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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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Trump’s Hard Choices: Bending to Iran’s Rights or Receiving Fresh Battleground Blows
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Trump’s Hard Choices: Bending to Iran’s Rights or Receiving Fresh Battleground Blows

Sunday 12 April 2026
US followed a strategic principle to weaken Iran and it had gone to great lengths to this end. In general, the Americans have underestimated Iran's power and thought that the Iranian people are opposed to the Islamic Republic and people will take to the streets for overthrowing the government up ...
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Pakistani Interior Minister Engages with Iranian and US Diplomats in Islamabad Discussions
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Pakistani Interior Minister Engages with Iranian and US Diplomats in Islamabad Discussions

Monday 20 April 2026 ،
US ceasefire violations, such as the recent attack on an Iranian merchant vessel. The Pakistani Interior Minister also held a separate meeting with the United States Ambassador to Islamabad on Monday.
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US, Allies Directly Liable for Instability in the Strait of Hormuz
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US, Allies Directly Liable for Instability in the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
US and its allies bear direct responsibility for any disruption to maritime transport in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations stated that the United States and its allies bear direct responsibil ...
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Iran Slams US Over Tanker Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Slams US Over Tanker Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
US military activities in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz risk triggering catastrophic consequences ALWAGHT- In a formal address to the Security Council, Iran's UN Ambassador cautioned that continued US military activities in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz risk triggering catastroph ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
US and Israeli hands and odds are he visited Syria to mobilize a force against Hezbollah. Alwaght- At a time the Lebanese front is under influence of fast-moving regional developments more than any other time, and the scope of clashes between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israeli regime is broadenin ...
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Iran-Turkey Trade Has $30 Billion Annual Potential
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Iran-Turkey Trade Has $30 Billion Annual Potential

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, stating it has inflicted considerable damage on the global economy, shutting down or reducing industrial capacity in many countries. He added that skyrocketing inflation has severely harmed people's livelihoods, and many airlines have faced significant ...
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Iran’s Envoy Warns German FM: No Peace as Long as Double Standards Persist
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Iran’s Envoy Warns German FM: No Peace as Long as Double Standards Persist

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
US missile strikes on the Minab school. He emphasized that peace is impossible with double standards. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul had previously called on Iran to reliably renounce any option to acquire nuclear weapons. Wadephul also demanded the complete reopening of the Strait of Horm ...
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
US strikes on Iran's Bushehr plant have faced no consequences, yet the Security Council met to condemn a drone strike near a UAE reactor. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told an emergency Security Council briefing that the May 17 drone strike near the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, ...
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
US-Israeli aggression against Iran, insisting they are obligated to provide full compensation for both material and moral damages. Iravani dismissed recent letters from Kuwait and Bahrain as containing baseless claims, arguing that the real issue is those states' participation in military operat ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Countries condemn Israel’s extreme violence against organizers of an aid flotilla aimed at symbolically breaking Gaza siege. Alwaght- These days, the epic move by the Steadfastness (Sumud) Flotilla and the recurring tragedy of the brutal suppression of small boats carrying meager food and medical ai ...

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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.