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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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Larijani Unveils Iraq Security Agreement, Voices Continued Backing for Hezbollah
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Larijani Unveils Iraq Security Agreement, Voices Continued Backing for Hezbollah

Monday 11 August 2025
US-supported campaign to disarm the group. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Larijani, announced plans to sign a major security agreement with Iraq during his upcoming regional tour, which will also include a visit to Lebanon to deliver messages reaffirming Tehran’ ...
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Iran May Accept Limits, Not Halt, on Enrichment Program: Deputy FM
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Iran May Accept Limits, Not Halt, on Enrichment Program: Deputy FM

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
US stance as closely mirroring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline demand for complete cessation of enrichment. Iran insists that uranium enrichment is a sovereign right under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty for peaceful uses like energy and medicine. The program is seen ...
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Arbaeen 2025 Showcases a Stronger, More United Axis of Resistance
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Arbaeen 2025 Showcases a Stronger, More United Axis of Resistance

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
US pressures to impair Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have all reflected in one way or another in the chants, speeches, and symbols of Arbaeen. This coincidence has turned Arbaeen into a basis for reproduction of the soft and hard power of the Axis of Resistance.  Arbaeen: From r ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
US and its allies are pushing hard to disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah in order to ensure security of the Israeli regime from the north. But they should know that this popular resistance movement has gone a long way to reach its position today. Hezbollah, which emerged as a small seedling four decades ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
US and allied actions against resistance groups in the region.  A visit to reinforce the western gate  In his Iraq trip, Larijani had a busy working plan; from meeting senior Iraq officials to taking part in Arbaeen ceremony and following the situation of Iranian pilgrims in Iraq for the ...
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
US and some European countries. Although this control was successful from a security and military perspective, it has always faced a crisis of legitimacy from a political perspective. Relying on a policy of active diplomacy and regional negotiations, the new Syrian government has attempted to integ ...
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Tehran Threatens Retaliation with New Missiles if Israel Launches Strike
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Tehran Threatens Retaliation with New Missiles if Israel Launches Strike

Wednesday 20 August 2025 ،
US intelligence and logistics. He emphasized that all the weapons and equipment used were domestically produced, with Iranian missiles striking their intended targets and inflicting significant damage despite Israeli censorship of the results. He noted that Israel employed its most advanced air def ...
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Pezeshkian Welcomes Russian Support for Iran’s Right to Enrich Uranium
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Pezeshkian Welcomes Russian Support for Iran’s Right to Enrich Uranium

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
US President Donald Trump at their Alaska summit, expressing hope they would accelerate a settlement of the Ukraine crisis. He also stressed Iran’s commitment to advancing projects such as the Rasht–Astara railway, part of the International North-South Transport Corridor. Highlighting r ...
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?

Tuesday 26 August 2025 ،
US initially joined Israel’s attacks on Yemen,it quickly realized the strategic quagmire in Yemen and soon avoided a costly war of attrition by declaring a ceasefire with Yemeni forces. The US’s $1 billion bombing campaign against Yemen was so ineffective that the Trump administration im ...
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Washington Presses Beirut on Plan to Disarm Hezbollah
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Washington Presses Beirut on Plan to Disarm Hezbollah

Tuesday 26 August 2025 ،
US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East to take tangible measures to disarm Hezbollah ALWAGHT- Lebanese authorities were urged by the US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East to take tangible measures to disarm Hezbollah. US officials expressed strong support for Lebanon’s recent decisio ...

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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.