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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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Massive Crowds Welcome Ayatollah Khamenei’s Body in Karbala
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Massive Crowds Welcome Ayatollah Khamenei’s Body in Karbala

Wednesday 8 July 2026
crowds participated in ceremonies welcoming Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s body ALWAGHT- Senior Iraqi officials, tribal leaders, and vast crowds participated in ceremonies welcoming Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s body. The body of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei arrived in Iraq’s holy c ...
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
crowd. Alwaght: What is the significance of holding the funeral procession in the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala?  Zarean: The funeral of the martyred Leader in Iraq sends a powerful message: his leadership was never confined to Iran's borders and he was the Leader of the entire I ...
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A Sea of Mourners Fills Mashhad to Honor Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
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A Sea of Mourners Fills Mashhad to Honor Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
crowds as a powerful display of national unity and defiance. Major General Ali Abdollahi described the six days of mourning as an epic rarely seen that symbolized dignity, insight, and resistance, while warning the US and Israel not to mistake the grief for weakness. He stressed that the mourning wo ...
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
crowd-management measures, it said, are being ramped up in lockstep with the surging pilgrim count, all to ensure a safe, stable, and smooth passage for worshippers throughout the observance. In other words, though war has pushed up security costs, damaged parts of service infrastructure, and infla ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
crowds chanted anti-imperialism slogans and hoisted resistance-themed banners, making it crystal clear that security threats and political pressure cannot fracture the doctrinal bonds and unity among Shia communities. To many observers, this overwhelming turnout underscored Arbaeen's transcenden ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
crowded room, have been dubbed by the media as a dark comedy: Likud lawmakers seeking refuge in a party that until very recently was considered too hardline even by Israeli right-wing standards. Netanyahu trial between judiciary and politics While Netanyahu was busy with internal arrangements and ...
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
crowd, Pezeshkian called the massive turnout a clear symbol of the nation’s deep bond with Iran and its collective will to safeguard the country’s dignity, independence, territorial integrity and authority, and thanked citizens for their responsible and informed participation. Hussein T ...
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
crowd out every other instrument of diplomacy. The same holds true for the US. Washington's continued defense cooperation with countries like Botswana shows that, contrary to some perceptions, the US has not fully disengaged from Africa. Even where US direct footprint has shrunk, training, arms ...
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Minab School Reopens: Alwaght Reports from Bombed Iranian School
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Minab School Reopens: Alwaght Reports from Bombed Iranian School

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
crowded, with students, officials, and journalists who had come to prepare reports; I was one of them. Some children were looking for their teacher, and some for a friend to sit beside. I asked one of the students why he had come back to Shajareh Tayyebeh. He said: I did not want to forget the mem ...
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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 ،
crowd is proof that we are continuing his path and keeping our promise.” Another attendee called the commemoration sacred., saying we lost someone dear to us, but thank God, Sheikh Naim and the others are here. We will keep going down this road, even if all of us are martyred, we will not sto ...

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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.