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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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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026
US pulled out of Iraq with disgrace as resistance of Iraqis raised its costs and left it with no options for stay. Alwaght- Full US withdrawal from Iraq on September 30 marked an end to two decades of a failed American strategy in one of West Asia's most important countries. The failure in Iraq ...
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Iran Says Oil Smuggling and Maritime Operations Will Not Avert US Defeat
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Iran Says Oil Smuggling and Maritime Operations Will Not Avert US Defeat

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
US claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- Iranian Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi has dismissed US claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz, describing them as psychological warfare and propaganda. He said Washington’s public statements would not ...
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran, there are growing signs of a gap between the White House's official narrative of the war achievements and the reality of the fatal blow Washington has received from Iran. While the US President Donald Trump still insists on what he calls military gains in t ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
US and other Western countries failed to meet Saudi expectations for support? Zarean: In this regard, several points should be taken into account. First one is that the US and Europe are grappling with major challenges. Europe is busy with Ukraine war and the US is bogged down in the Strait of Horm ...
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IRGC Frees Kidnapped Engineer, Kills Six Terrorists in Southeastern Iran
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IRGC Frees Kidnapped Engineer, Kills Six Terrorists in Southeastern Iran

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
Base. The operation took place in the Kourin area of Zahedan, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The statement said members of the Jaish al-Adl terrorist group abducted the engineer in western Zahedan on Monday and planned to take him to a neighboring country. Using intelligence capabilities, IRG ...
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Khatibzadeh: Any Agreement Must Include Lebanon
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Khatibzadeh: Any Agreement Must Include Lebanon

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
US pressure and reiterated Tehran’s readiness for balanced negotiations, including discussions on its nuclear program while preserving its right to peaceful nuclear energy. He also referred to Iran’s proposal for a temporary, seven-day reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while warning tha ...
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
US policy, and the White House has no desire to see Iraq become a theater of confrontation with Riyadh. The Iraqi PM is therefore in an extremely difficult position, because if the war escalates and regional countries such as Turkey and Pakistan step in to support Saudi Arabia, it could trigger a ne ...
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Iran Says It Has No Fundamental Disputes with Regional States
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Iran Says It Has No Fundamental Disputes with Regional States

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
US policies and military bases for contributing to tensions and instability. The Iranian president called for joint regional initiatives to promote peace, security, economic development, and cultural and scientific cooperation. He stressed that lasting regional stability depends on mutual trust, th ...
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IRGC Warns Further Attacks on Iran Could Spark Worldwide Energy Crisis
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IRGC Warns Further Attacks on Iran Could Spark Worldwide Energy Crisis

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
US military action against Iran would trigger a much stronger response and could cause a severe global energy crisis. He claimed Washington lacked the military capacity to launch another successful conflict, adding that US forces were exhausted and that American bases across the region had been larg ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
US and Israeli confrontation with Ansarullah's naval and missile capabilities since the Gaza war began has shown that military engagement with Sanaa can have repercussions far beyond the Yemeni battlefield. From this standpoint, Egypt's entry into the war is not only no guarantee of ending A ...

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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.