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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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Beijing’s Backing for Iran Clear and Unquestionable, Says Envoy
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Beijing’s Backing for Iran Clear and Unquestionable, Says Envoy

Tuesday 19 May 2026
and facilitating travel for businessmen and tourists. Amani reiterated Iran's view of Donald Trump as a war criminal responsible for the deaths of General Soleimani and Iranian nuclear scientists, insisting on Iran's right to retaliation, economic war compensation, and securing the Strait of ...
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Supreme Leader Commemorates Ayatollah Raeisi on Second Martyrdom Anniversary
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Supreme Leader Commemorates Ayatollah Raeisi on Second Martyrdom Anniversary

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
and other Martyrs of Service who died in the May helicopter crash. He noted that their commemoration serves as a reminder of the many esteemed martyrs who served the Islamic Republic, including figures such as Motahhari, Beheshti, Rajaei, Bahonar, Al-e Hashem, Amir-Abdollahian, and Larijani — ...
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Iran Vows to Make Enemy Regret Any New Invasion
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Iran Vows to Make Enemy Regret Any New Invasion

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
andoned its military goals and is seeking a new round of war. He stated that the enemy is trapped in a strategic mistake, pointing to US domestic challenges including protests over gasoline prices, bonds, interest rates, and inflation, while noting that many Trump supporters see a war with Iran as I ...
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
and Israel against Iran has significantly raised the risks of an environmental catastrophe ALWAGHT- A Princeton University researcher warns that the dangerous war jointly launched by the United States and Israel against Iran at the end of February has significantly raised the risks of an environment ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
and the Sea blockade he has destroyed Iran economically and militarily, is trying on the diplomatic arena to establish the picture that the policy of threat and pressure has succeeded in keeping Iran’s partners from expanding cooperation with Tehran, tightening the noose on the Islamic Republi ...
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White House Pressure Over Illegal Iran War Forces Trump’s Top Spy to Resign
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White House Pressure Over Illegal Iran War Forces Trump’s Top Spy to Resign

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
and Abraham Williams' serious and rare bone cancer diagnosis. In her resignation letter posted on X, she stated she needed to step away from public service to support him through his battle, with her resignation effective June 30. Trump responded on Truth Social, saying we will miss her and expr ...
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
and Qatari visits, fresh US and Iranian statements, and Araghchi’s regional calls have sparked speculation of an early Iran-US deal ALWAGHT- Pakistan and Qatari visits, fresh US and Iranian statements, and Araghchi's regional calls have sparked speculation of an early Iran-US deal. But disputes ...
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
and Pakistani delegations visit Tehran to discuss an agreement that will save the region, and world, from another crisis. Alwaght- Last week, the diplomatic stagnation that set in after the first Islamabad talks finally began to lift. At least, that is the picture emerging from officials’ rema ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
cultural products and food. Balance of power and region’s geopolitical shift Eurasia has long been grappling with a fundamental security challenge, one that is rooted in the sensitive and subtle game of these countries between such big regional powers as Russia and China, which hold substan ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
and economic damages, can counter Washington with a stronger leverage as it has shown that it can control one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies. Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator for both Democratic and Republican administrations has said: “Three months have go ...

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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.