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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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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US

Saturday 29 August 2026
dead, 757 injured: Human toll for the US military Direct entry of the American military to a war against Iran has not been without human costs for the US forces. According to figures, 18 service members have so far been killed and 757 have been injured. These casualties come as the US enjoys the ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
dead was a six-year-old boy, according to an Iranian aid group. An investigation by The New York Times, which verified footage and analyzed weapons remnants with a former US Army explosives expert, found that the bomb was a US-made glide bomb, a weapon used by the Pentagon and not by the Iranian mil ...
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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 ،
deadline. Yet ambiguous clauses in the bilateral deal have fueled fresh doubts about a full withdrawal. Under the agreement struck two years ago, even after the coalition’s counter-ISIS mission wraps up, Baghdad and Washington will keep cooperating on training, military advising, arms sales, a ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
deadline. Resistance leaders have repeatedly declared they will not accept even a single American soldier remaining after the deadline, warning of a military response if that happens. Akram al-Kaabi, secretary-general of the Al-Nujaba Movement, warned on September 2 that if the US has not fully wit ...
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
dead end. They believed the civil and non-Shia movements that emerged in 2019 could gain more power in the next elections and morph into a political and media wave against Hezbollah and its ally Iran.  He went on that the enemies of the Hezbollah also believed they could forge a heavy Arab coa ...
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
dead end ALWAGHT- Iran's Armed Forces said repeated threats from Trump point to a US strategic dead end, mounting military strain, and Washington's inability to meet its goals against Iran. Iran's Armed Forces General Staff and the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country' ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
deadlock?  As Israel draws closer to announcing the election lists, Netanyahu has upped his push to reorganize the right-wing camp and prevent fall of the votes. This effort comes as there is uncertainty around the ultimate coalitions and the fate of the smaller parties, whose crossing or not ...
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Saudi Arabia Carries Out 26 Airstrikes on Yemen, Leaving Dozens Dead and Injured
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Saudi Arabia Carries Out 26 Airstrikes on Yemen, Leaving Dozens Dead and Injured

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
dead and injured. Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the latest attacks brought the total number of Saudi strikes since the escalation began to 1,085. Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said Saudi warplanes conducted 26 airstrikes across Taiz, al-Jawf, Marib, Dhamar, and ...
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Lebanon Govt. Frustrated with US as Talks with Israel Run into Deadlock
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Lebanon Govt. Frustrated with US as Talks with Israel Run into Deadlock

Thursday 1 October 2026 ،
deadlock, one that even Lebanese leaders, who started their government with zeal to negotiate, stress. The framework that was supposed to see the Israeli occupation forces moving out of the country after implementing the bilateral commitments has practically been on hold for months over dispute on a ...
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
dead and injured. Second: The catastrophic legacy of this war in Iraq is not limited to financial losses and human casualties. This war showed that the US political leadership faces limits in restraining itself and exercising self-control, and is inclined to use military power as a tool in internat ...

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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.