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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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Tehran: Lebanon Needs Military Power for Self-Defense
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Tehran: Lebanon Needs Military Power for Self-Defense

Monday 11 August 2025
attacks, calling it unprecedented and unacceptable. Discussions will focus on future Iran-IAEA cooperation, guided by parliamentary directives and the need to safeguard Iran’s peaceful nuclear program. Addressing European threats to trigger the JCPOA “snapback” mechanism, Baghaei ...
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Global Outrage Erupts Over Israel’s Killing of Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza
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Global Outrage Erupts Over Israel’s Killing of Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
attack, calling it a war crime and a deliberate targeting of civilians. Rights advocates said al-Sharif was singled out for his frontline reporting on the Gaza war. Al Jazeera denounced the killings as a “desperate attempt” to silence coverage of Israel’s plans to seize and occupy ...
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Israeli-Egyptian Gas Contract a Win-Lose Deal
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Israeli-Egyptian Gas Contract a Win-Lose Deal

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
attacks to the Israeli gas facilities can directly disrupt gas flow to Egypt. This is because replacement of the Israeli gas in the world markets is time-taking and expensive and this will put Cairo in a tight spot in critical condition.  Overall, Israel views energy deals not merely as a reve ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
attacking northern Israeli settlements. Hezbollah's successful attacks on Israeli convoys and bases in southern Lebanon, especially with the use of anti-tank missiles and guerrilla warfare tactics, established the group as an effective force. This process ultimately led to the occupation regime ...
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
attacks. In these circumstances, repeating the same initial goals as new conditions is, for many domestic observers, a clear admission of strategic failure. Critical media describe this setback as a sign of “politicization of the war” and “cabinet lack of planning.” Cabinet ...
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
attacks. During the 11-day war between Israel and Gaza resistance groups in May 2021, the Israelis also targeted the offices of Al Jazeera and the AP. At the time, Tel Aviv authorities justified the crime by claiming that the 12-story Al-Jala Tower housed Hamas military and intelligence resources. ...
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Iranian Nuclear Authorities Vow Resilience Amid Pressure, Committed Until Threats Subside
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Iranian Nuclear Authorities Vow Resilience Amid Pressure, Committed Until Threats Subside

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities by the US and Israel, which occurred after an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution he called baseless. He argued that such actions and unfounded claims aim to obstruct Iran’s scientific progress while highlighting the West’s sele ...
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Egypt Intervenes to Facilitate Talks between Iran and the IAEA
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Egypt Intervenes to Facilitate Talks between Iran and the IAEA

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry reported that Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone calls on August 12 with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. The discussions were part of Egypt’s efforts to ...
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Muslim World Backs Iran, Israel and US Failed to Realize War Goals: Expert
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Muslim World Backs Iran, Israel and US Failed to Realize War Goals: Expert

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
attack of two aggressors that were equipped with cutting-edge military technology and proved that its domestic nuclear knowledge is not eliminatable with bombing. Alwaght discussed the war and its outcomes with Saadullah Zaree, an West Asia affairs expert. Alwaght: What were the reasons and goals b ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
attacks on military and civilian sites and the country's infrastructure during this war were carried out by Mossad agents and their spies and mercenaries, and the experience of the past years has shown that the western borders and the mercenary activities of the groups have been one of the main ...

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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.