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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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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026
United States would re-engage in the council’s work and even ran for a seat for the 2022–2024 term. But that return did not last either. In February 2025, Donald Trump announced in an executive order that Washington would not participate in the Human Rights Council, would not seek membe ...
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Pezeshkian to Participate in UN General Assembly Meeting in New York
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Pezeshkian to Participate in UN General Assembly Meeting in New York

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
United Nations General Assembly session. Pezeshkian is expected to address the UN General Assembly, outlining Iran’s positions on international developments, including the US-Israeli war against Iran. During his visit, the Iranian president is also expected to hold meetings with several worl ...
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
United Nations show that Tehran has once again sought to put global pushback against the US, and an end to Washington's ruthless actions, front and center. Those positions also signal that Iran has made striking gains in soft power and global persuasion, and now commands more of the world's ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
United States and its allies failed to achieve their aims and lost on every front. But, he cautioned, that is not the end of the story. The Americans, he added, have been defeated in their confrontation with the Iranian people to this day, but this is not the end, and we must remain vigilant. The ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
United Nations did an American official state that Washington does not recognize Taliban rule and will neither reopen its embassy nor invest in Afghanistan until the rights of women and minorities are respected. That stance sits awkwardly alongside Amir Khan Muttaqi’s own outreach. In a meeti ...
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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 ،
United Nations to justify the US-Israeli war against Iran and had provided humanitarian assistance, including food and medicine. He added that Russia remained determined to expand cooperation with Tehran despite regional tensions and external pressure.
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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 ،
United Nations. Under the two-month truce, military operations halted and commercial flights from Sana'a airport were permitted, an airport that had been closed since 2016 under the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition. At that time, Egypt emerged as one of the few routes available for Y ...
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Israel’s Latest Gaza Attacks Kill At least Four Palestinians Amid Genocide Allegations
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Israel’s Latest Gaza Attacks Kill At least Four Palestinians Amid Genocide Allegations

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
United Nations and international aid organizations to step up emergency assistance and take immediate action. More than 1,500 Palestinians have reportedly been killed since the ceasefire took effect, following an Israeli military campaign that had claimed nearly 75,000 Palestinian lives since Octob ...
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Iranian FM Warns US of Greater Strategic Defeat Without Honorable Agreement
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Iranian FM Warns US of Greater Strategic Defeat Without Honorable Agreement

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
United States would suffer an even greater strategic defeat if it chose military action over diplomacy. In an article published by The Financial Times, he questioned Washington’s commitment to peace, citing previous US and Israeli attacks launched while negotiations were underway. He neverthel ...
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Iran: US Political Targets Could Be Legitimate if Assassinations Resume
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Iran: US Political Targets Could Be Legitimate if Assassinations Resume

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
United Nations Security Council to condemn and demand an end to the US naval blockade, while continuing to insist that its proposed seven-day diplomatic plan remains available. Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has stepped up action against commercial vessels accus ...

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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.