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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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US Claims Control of Majority of Venezuela’s 65 Billion Barrels of Oil
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US Claims Control of Majority of Venezuela’s 65 Billion Barrels of Oil

Saturday 29 August 2026
controlling stake in Venezuela’s vast proven oil reserves ALWAGHT- President Donald Trump says the United States has obtained a controlling stake in Venezuela’s vast proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 65 billion barrels, through an agreement that significantly broadens American compan ...
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
control. The UN rejected the move, and the Security Council rallied behind its chief. Israel also waged an intense campaign against UNRWA, pushing to ban the agency from operating inside its territory, a step that drew international backlash and deepened fears about the future of aid to Palestinian ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
control of the oil of this South American nation. Now after eight months, Washington claims it has realized its wish to dominate the Venezuelan oil. Trump said Saturday that the US had struck the largest oil deal in world history with Venezuela, asserting that his administration had secured majorit ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
control over security and arms, and as Washington has backed Baghdad's initiative to disarm armed groups. Recently, a security official from Kata'ib Hezbollah resistance group of Iraq even laid out the group's conditions for joining talks on its own weapons, demanding nothing less than ...
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
control of the waterway and can respond to any hostile movements. He said Iran has not abandoned its leverage over the strait and will continue to prevent attempts by non-coastal states to challenge its authority there. Ghalibaf also pointed to progress on the diplomatic front, particularly an agre ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
control over the Strait of Hormuz. Every shot fired will be met with even more devastating retaliation, the statement read.  Iran’s Foreign Ministry also issued a statement on the US military attack on the Iranian island, emphasizing that the country’s armed forces will not hesitat ...
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Two US-Controlled Oil Tankers Struck by Mines in Strait of Hormuz
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Two US-Controlled Oil Tankers Struck by Mines in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
control struck mines and were disabled in the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says two oil tankers operated under US control struck mines and were disabled in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the IRGC Public Relations Office, the two tankers were hit after a ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
controlled for decades, an initiative fundamentally different in nature from the denials surrounding Turkey's military presence at the Abu al-Duhur base. Within this context, Israel's growing military engagement and cooperation with the Greek Cypriot administration is not merely a routine s ...
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
control both above and below ground. He said the forces had swept Hezbollah fighters from the area, killing some and driving others from the area.  Separately, Defense Minister Israel Katz asserted that seizing the high ground at Ali al-Taher effectively completes the regime's security zon ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
control, with the stated goal of reaching a solution that avoids internal conflict. Notably, the language in these talks appears to be shifting: the term disarmament is gradually being replaced by softer formulations such as weapons regulation, weapons management, and placing the use of weapons und ...

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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.