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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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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026
assassination, and naval blockade is effectively lifted, and when Iran can achieve some of its other fundamental demands and interests, including receiving its blocked funds, the lifting of oil sanctions, and matters related to receiving compensation. Naturally, as long as the Americans continue to ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
assassination threat, rather than letting him fly home on Air Force One. According to the report, the presidential jet, which was carrying White House staff and the press corps, was effectively used as a decoy. Trump boarded the old Boeing 747 in Ankara in full view of TV cameras, then, minutes lat ...
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Pezeshkian: Iran Will Not Surrender to Any Power
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Pezeshkian: Iran Will Not Surrender to Any Power

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
assassinations and mounting economic and security pressures since taking office. He said Iran has nevertheless maintained essential services and resisted adversaries’ expectations of a collapse. Pezeshkian defended a recently reached memorandum, saying it was the result of extensive consultat ...
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Iranian Cleric Assassination: Marks of Israeli-American Plot
Analysis

Iranian Cleric Assassination: Marks of Israeli-American Plot

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
assassination is the latest in a chain of attacks targeting religious and security figures of Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran. A few days before this, a Kurdish Sunni cleric was gunned down in Western Azerbaijan. A look back at the developments in Sistan and Baluchestan provinc ...
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
assassination of Ibrahim Aqil was the starting point. Then, he added, came the pagers operation, assassination of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and his successor Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, and a number of military commanders. These attacks upped the tone of war, lasting 66 days.  66 ...
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Lavrov Condemns Assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei as ‘Unacceptable’ Coercive Act
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Lavrov Condemns Assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei as ‘Unacceptable’ Coercive Act

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ALWAGHT- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, describing it as an unacceptable example of attempts to impose political ...
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Second Sayyed Nasrallah Anniversary: Display of Loyalty to Resistance Legacy
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Second Sayyed Nasrallah Anniversary: Display of Loyalty to Resistance Legacy

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
assassination of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah it will suppress the resistance discourse in Lebanon, the passionate presence of the people on the second anniversary of martyrdom of Nasrallah showed that elimination of the leaders not only has not terminated a political and social current, ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
assassination to Iraq oil Afghahi also weighed in on the Iraqi PM's dealings with Washington, saying that the US is counting on al-Zaydi's performance. In al-Zaydi’s first meeting with Trump at the White House, several telling moves were made against Iraq, including Trump's commen ...
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
assassination of prominent social activist in Sistan and Baluchestan, Nasrat Eftekhari, on Wednesday, October 7, on the outskirts of Zahedan, attacks on police outposts, indiscriminate attacks and a rise in so-called “team houses” in recent months all feed the security risk in the region ...
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Iran: Deployment of 39,000 Troops Thwarted Planned Ground Invasion
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Iran: Deployment of 39,000 Troops Thwarted Planned Ground Invasion

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
assassination of military commanders to create opportunities for proxy forces and terrorist groups to enter Iranian territory. However, he said the rapid deployment of army and Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) units along the country's borders disrupted that plan. The commander added that ...

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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.