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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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Changing Air Power Balance: Will Iran Buy Chinese Fighter Jets?
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Changing Air Power Balance: Will Iran Buy Chinese Fighter Jets?

Saturday 28 June 2025
Western fighter jets, missiles, and satellite radars. However, currently, the Iranian air force faces shortcomings in effectively countering the Israeli enemy’s air offensive. Years of severe sanctions on the defense industry and the 8-year war Saddam of Iraq waged against Iran in the 1980s h ...
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With Masive Funeral Turnout, Iranians Have Just Upgraded the Country’s Deterrence Power
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With Masive Funeral Turnout, Iranians Have Just Upgraded the Country’s Deterrence Power

Saturday 28 June 2025 ،
Western front and foreign media, which always try to portray Iran as a country in a legitimacy crisis, this time were forced to admit that the Iranian nation stands behind its political system at historical turning points. In these gatherings, different segments of the society once again declared t ...
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?
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With Fresh Israeli War on Iran Looking Highly Likely, Can Tel Aviv Withstand a New Heavy Blow?

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
Western weapons, a sign that the Israeli regime’s weapons stockpiles have been depleted in the recent war and that they urgently need to be replenished. Some sources have also claimed that a total of 821 tons of weapons have flowed into the occupied territories from the US, Britain, and Germa ...
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Al-Sharaa Reportedly Held Private Talks with Israeli Officials on UAE Soil
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Al-Sharaa Reportedly Held Private Talks with Israeli Officials on UAE Soil

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
Western-backed reintegration. The normalization effort is supported by Trump-aligned figures and reflects a strategic pivot by Damascus away from its historic resistance alliance, as Syria quietly cooperates with Israel while ignoring ongoing Israeli occupation and violence in the region.
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Western and Israeli plans for northern Iraq. Vigilance of religious authority, the trump card of the Resistance camp in Iraq  One of the most important developments during the 12-day war was the key statement issued by grand Shiite authority Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani. The statement brza ...
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Tehran Condemns Israeli Military Actions Against Yemen
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Tehran Condemns Israeli Military Actions Against Yemen

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
Western countries as enabling the Zionist regime’s continued impunity. He emphasized that this backing is a fundamental reason behind ongoing Israeli attacks on regional nations. Furthermore, Baghaei called on all regional and global governments to fulfill their legal and moral duties by oppo ...
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Trump and Netanyahu: Divided on the Surface, Coordinated Deep Down
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Trump and Netanyahu: Divided on the Surface, Coordinated Deep Down

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Western media, including the AP, also claimed gaps between Netanyahu and Trump on Iran. This is not the first time media claim differences between the two, but many agree these are utter claims. Two months ago and before Israeli aggression on Iran, media reported differences between Netanyahu and T ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
PKK agreed to disarm, ending decades of struggle with Turkey. Eyes are now on Ankara to end anti-Kurdish military actions. Alwaght- After four decades of armed struggle with Turkish government, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun disarming following a decision made by its leaders. In ...
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Western sanctions on Iran have helped accelerate the exit from Iran. For the Iranian government, paying “hidden subsidies” to foreign nationals residing in the country has also been costly. According to an Eqtasad Online newspaper report, the hidden subsidies for the three main energy c ...
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 17 July 2025 ،
Western shipping in the Red Sea, are now seeking to shift the battlefield into Yemen. Having failed to contain Ansarullah through direct military strikes and economic sanctions, these countries are trying to turn the tide in their favor by stoking internal strife, especially in border provinces lik ...

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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.