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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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Iran’s Leader: Actions Undermining National Unity Are Forbidden
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Iran’s Leader: Actions Undermining National Unity Are Forbidden

Saturday 29 August 2026
culture, education and upbringing should be treated as “supra-strategic” issues in national policymaking. He said greater attention to these areas, along with support for teachers, academics and other professionals, would contribute to building a stronger Iran.
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Iran Ready to Implement Islamabad MoU if US Follows Suit
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Iran Ready to Implement Islamabad MoU if US Follows Suit

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
culture. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised Pezeshkian’s sincerity and said increased diplomatic engagement between Tehran and Islamabad had produced positive results. He described the Mecca Agreement as defensive and aimed at regional security, while calling for greater cooperat ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
culture. Still, organizational progress should not be mistaken for a full resolution of political differences. It is noteworthy that the Peshmerga structure has for decades been more than just a military force; it has formed part of the power architecture of the Kurdistan region’s two dominan ...
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Pezeshkian: US Talks Serve No Purpose
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Pezeshkian: US Talks Serve No Purpose

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
culture, and technology. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan welcomed the progress in bilateral relations and said Yerevan remains committed to expanding cooperation with Tehran despite sanctions. The remarks come amid renewed tensions following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent I ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
culture minister under the republican government, and Amanullah Paiman, a former Afghan representative, with other anti-Taliban figures taking part. The Taliban, in effect, accuse Pakistan of meddling in Afghanistan’s internal affairs. So, there is the question of support for ISIS-Khorasan, p ...
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
culture and civilization and generally the powerful Iran of the past and present and at the same time were driven by political and ideological purposes, something that has not remained hidden from the eyes of observers and analysts. Rubio's inadvertent admission to Iranian power The top Americ ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
culture and of anti-Islamic and secular thinking, because the more society moves toward religiosity, the more public opinion criticizes and opposes the government's policies of closeness to the child-killing regime. In general, the rise in religious sentiment shows that restrictive policies do ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
culture minister, while Mohammad Raad al-Mousawi, of the Sadiqoun bloc, took the helm at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. The Ministry of Youth and Sports went to Safaa Mahdi Salih al-Kanani, of the National Wisdom Movement. In other posts, Ribaz Hamlan from the Kurdistan Democratic Party ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
culture are among the ministries attributed to this camp in the initial government lineup. Yet coalition cohesion and the ability to hold allies are a separate matter from the number of ministries held. The departure or distancing of some allies, Faleh al-Fayyad and Ahmed al-Asadi among them, and th ...

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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.