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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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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026
aggression to its highest level. Following the release of a video showing the test of the new generation Khoramshahr-4 missile, which reaches speeds of Mach 16 outside the atmosphere and Mach 8 within it, France's LCI television highlighted Iran’s missile capabilities. The network stated ...
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Resistance Key to Lebanon’s Future: Sheikh Naim
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Resistance Key to Lebanon’s Future: Sheikh Naim

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
aggression. The Hezbollah leader condemned a specific Israeli incursion into al-Hebbariyeh, where an official was abducted, labeling it a violation of Lebanese sovereignty. Domestically, he asserted that attempts to create divisions between the Lebanese Army and the people, or between the Resistanc ...
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Millions Take to The Streets Across Iran to Celebrate The 47th Anniversary of The Islamic Revolution
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Millions Take to The Streets Across Iran to Celebrate The 47th Anniversary of The Islamic Revolution

Wednesday 11 February 2026 ،
aggression and remembered war martyrs and victims of foreign-backed riots. Thousands of reporters covered the event, pushing back against Western skepticism over turnout size. The anniversary came after Ayatollah Khamenei’s call for unity against enemies. It followed January riots—initi ...
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Hezbollah Leader Says Iran Has Consistently Backed Palestine and Oppressed People Worldwide
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Hezbollah Leader Says Iran Has Consistently Backed Palestine and Oppressed People Worldwide

Sunday 15 February 2026 ،
aggression. The Hezbollah chief further praised the sacrifices of Iran’s military forces and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), while highlighting the steadfast leadership of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as central to the country’s endurance and continued support for resistanc ...
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Iran Pursues Talks, Rejects Threats: Security Chief
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Iran Pursues Talks, Rejects Threats: Security Chief

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
aggression ALWAGHT- Iran’s security chief says Tehran is pursuing negotiations while maintaining deterrence against any act of aggression. Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran is not seeking war but will not yield to threats, stressing that Ir ...
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
aggression by Trump and Netanyahu. The US is deploying political and economic leverage to prevent a localized conflict from escalating into a full-blown, protracted regional war. This strategy was recently laid bare by The New York Times, which reported Trump's urgent desire for a quick, decis ...
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
aggression. It is cementing a doctrine of deterrence at the very point where the global economy is most vulnerable.  From the Persian Gulf to Geneva: Field supports diplomacy  The Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz drills cannot be analyzed in isolation from the current diplomatic cli ...
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Iran, Russia to Stage Joint Naval Exercise Thursday in The Sea of Oman and Northern Indian Ocean
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Iran, Russia to Stage Joint Naval Exercise Thursday in The Sea of Oman and Northern Indian Ocean

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
aggression would draw a decisive response.
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
aggression.  In a notable development signaling potential realignments, Abdel Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm, reported receiving information about secret meetings between representatives of Hezbollah and Hariri's Future Movement. According to Atwan, the two sides have reached u ...
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Shocking Sexual Abuse Rates Reveal Bitter Truth about Israeli Female Soldiers
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Shocking Sexual Abuse Rates Reveal Bitter Truth about Israeli Female Soldiers

Thursday 19 February 2026 ،
aggression on Gaza, many reports emerged to talk about torture and abuse of the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli prisons. One of the most recurrent cases of torture is sexual abuse and rape of the prisoners, both men and women, by the Israeli army personnel, something having precedents and follo ...

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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.