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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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Confiscating Hezbollah’s Explosives Shipment by Govt. a Dangerous Game
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Confiscating Hezbollah’s Explosives Shipment by Govt. a Dangerous Game

Saturday 17 October 2026
US have gone nowhere, to the point that Salam acknowledged in his UN speech that Tel Aviv forces have still not withdrawn from Lebanese territory, accused them of reneging on their commitments and dragging out negotiations, and urged Washington to pressure the Israeli government to pull back from so ...
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
US pressure on the two allies and is meant to strengthen strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia. Regional and international developments, Iran-US tensions, the Russian push to de-escalate tensions, and following up the past agreements between the two countries make up the agenda of the trip. ...
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Araghchi Warns US and Israel: Previous Attempt to Defeat Iran Only Made Us Stronger
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Araghchi Warns US and Israel: Previous Attempt to Defeat Iran Only Made Us Stronger

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
US-Israeli military campaigns had failed to achieve their stated objectives, including weakening Iran’s defense capabilities or destabilizing the country. He stressed that Iran had responded with retaliatory operations against strategic targets and remained prepared to counter any further aggr ...
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
US-Israeli actions and economic pressure for insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while warning about the security and environmental risks posed by attacks on Caspian Sea vessels. Araghchi said Tehran and Moscow shared views on easing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan an ...
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Iranian Military Chief Vows Armed Forces Will Defend Nation in All Circumstances
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Iranian Military Chief Vows Armed Forces Will Defend Nation in All Circumstances

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
US efforts to pressure Tehran. Abdollahi said Iran had never initiated a war and had consistently acted to defend its people against aggression. He argued that recent conflicts had demonstrated the importance of public resilience, military preparedness, and unity among Iranian officials and the pop ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
US power to sway Iraqi government’s decisions. Alwaght- After nearly five months of debate among political parties, the Iraqi parliament finally approved remnants of the ministers of the government of Ali al-Zaidi on Thursday. The lawmakers granted confidence to 11 new ministers and created a number ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
US and Israeli regime. Yet, even while tending to its own security concerns, Tehran is using its presence in Islamic multilateral bodies to keep Muslim countries focused on Palestine, an approach that signals the Islamic Republic does not see the Palestinian cause as secondary or deferrable in regio ...
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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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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis
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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
US and Israeli regime launched in February against Iran.  This is a conflict France did not take part in, and we are bearing its consequences, he stressed. The remarks, reported by Le Monde, amount to a plain acknowledgment that the war's fallout has reached well beyond the region's b ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
US have dimmed considerably amid the White House's broken commitments, multiple fresh waves of conflict, and escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz; Washington's overreach has left little hope for reviving negotiations. Second, regional developments, particularly in Yemen, have pushed P ...

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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.