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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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Three Rockets Hit Near US Embassy in Baghdad
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Three Rockets Hit Near US Embassy in Baghdad

Tuesday 21 January 2020
Zafaraniyah district outside Baghdad. Video footage circulating on social media appeared to show an area near the complex, where emergency sirens could be heard blaring. The attack comes on the heels of a series of similar incidents in recent weeks, with another rocket salvo fired near Camp Taji & ...
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Iran Among World’s Top Five Producers of Anti-Armor Missiles
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Iran Among World’s Top Five Producers of Anti-Armor Missiles

Tuesday 4 February 2020 ،
Zafar (Victory) satellite began three years ago with the participation of 80 Iranian scientists. The 113-kilogram satellite will be launched by a Simorgh carrier 530 kilometers (329 miles) above the Earth, where it will make 15 orbits daily, said Berari.  
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2024 Year of Space, Satellite Launches: Iran’s Space Chief
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2024 Year of Space, Satellite Launches: Iran’s Space Chief

Monday 26 February 2024 ،
Zafar 2 satellite, and once the tests are completed, they will be ready for launch. He said that satellite launches will continue this Persian year which is to end on March 20 and they will continue through next year. Before the end of the year, a number of other satellites will be ready for launc ...
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Iran Launches New Satellite into Space
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Iran Launches New Satellite into Space

Thursday 29 February 2024 ،
Zafar 2 satellite, and once the tests are completed, they will be ready for launch.  Before the end of the [Persian] year, a number of other satellites will be ready for launch. But due to various technical reasons, it is not possible to give an accurate report about the launch time, he told M ...
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Parliament grants its vote of confidence to all of President Pezeshkian’s ministerial nominees
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Parliament grants its vote of confidence to all of President Pezeshkian’s ministerial nominees

Wednesday 21 August 2024 ،
Zafarghandi, 163 votes Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare: Ahmad Meidari, 191 votes Minister of Justice: Amin Hossein Rahimi, 268 votes Minister of Defense: Aziz Nasirzadeh, 281 votes Minister of Roads: Ms. Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd, 231 votes Minister of Industry, Mines, and T ...
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Iranian medical team arrives in Lebanon to aid victims of Israeli terrorist attacks
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Iranian medical team arrives in Lebanon to aid victims of Israeli terrorist attacks

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
Zafarghandi also reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to send medical aid in talks with his Lebanese counterpart. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging fire since October, following Israel’s assault on Gaza, launched after Hamas carried out Operation Al-Aqsa Storm in retaliation for ongoing ...
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Israel Breaches Ceasefire Once More, Killing a Palestinian in Shuja’iyya
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Israel Breaches Ceasefire Once More, Killing a Palestinian in Shuja’iyya

Sunday 9 March 2025 ،
Zafaran area near the Al-Maghazi refugee camp. Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that the ongoing Israeli aggression has resulted in seven additional martyrs, with the total death toll now reaching 48,453, alongside 111,860 wounded. Many victims remain trapped under rubble as emergency teams str ...
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Fatalities in Iran Port Blast Increase to 25
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Fatalities in Iran Port Blast Increase to 25

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Zafari. Warnings about unsafe storage had reportedly been ignored. While chemicals are the likely cause, the exact reason remains unclear. The explosion did not damage nearby oil facilities, authorities confirmed. President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered an investigation, sending the interior minister t ...
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New Iran Missile a Nightmare to US Bases from Al Udaid to Diego Garcia
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New Iran Missile a Nightmare to US Bases from Al Udaid to Diego Garcia

Wednesday 7 May 2025 ،
Zafar, Sajjil, Persian Gulf, Khyber, Khyber Shakan, Zulfiqar and Fatah, are capable of targeting enemy vital points with meter-level accuracy, while cruise missiles such as Asif, Sumar (its new generation called Paveh), Huwayzeh, Abu Mahdi and Qadr fly at low altitudes, hiding from enemy radars. Thi ...
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Iran Is Preparing to Orbit a Number of Satellites Over the Coming Months
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Iran Is Preparing to Orbit a Number of Satellites Over the Coming Months

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Zafar, Paya, and Kowsar satellites are nearing the end of their technical phases ALWAGHT- According to the head of the Iranian Space Agency, the Zafar, Paya, and Kowsar satellites are nearing the end of their technical phases and are expected to be launched within the next few months. Hassan Salari ...

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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.