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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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Iranian Cleric Assassination: Marks of Israeli-American Plot
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Iranian Cleric Assassination: Marks of Israeli-American Plot

Wednesday 16 September 2026
events in this province, and repeatedly warned of the enemy's role in stoking division and animosity between Shiites and Sunnis. Molawi Gargij was a man of the people. His ties to the public and his positions in support of Islamic unity drew praise from both Shiite and Sunni clerics alike, and ...
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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 ،
events that unfolded after February 8, 2025, and the failure of Washington's and the Israeli regime's dreams to materialize, led the Israelis to conclude that the only remaining path to destroying Hezbollah was their own direct entry into Lebanon. They tried 20 different types of threats and ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
events such as attacks on holy sites, given the strong influence of religious currents and the presence of major Sunni religious institutions like Al-Azhar and religious schools. Yet what is striking is that public opinion in both countries has never backed Saudi Arabia's warmongering in Yemen, ...
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44 Years After Sabra and Shatila, Activists Vow to Continue Resistance
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44 Years After Sabra and Shatila, Activists Vow to Continue Resistance

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
events across the region.
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
events together signal that the Iran question is no longer merely a bilateral file between Tehran and Washington and it can now become part of a broader US-China conversation about security, energy and regional order. In that context, Ghalibaf's visit can be read as an attempt to convey Tehran& ...
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
events did not unfold as he had hoped, and Israel's own media landscape turned on him fast. The Wall Street Journal, citing analysts, noted that Netanyahu delivered his speech in English during Israeli prime-time television hours, a move that may have been aimed at shoring up his poll numbers. ...
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
events after the address did not unfold as the prime minister had hoped. A Ma'ariv poll found Netanyahu's coalition lost ground after the General Assembly speech while opposition support is climbing, making it hard to imagine the right closing a 12-seat gap to form a government. Netanyahu, ...
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
events for a while. But Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, despite roughly 32 years at the helm of Hezbollah, was never absent from the scene, neither inside Lebanon nor regionally. He was constantly active, and it was this sustained presence, coupled with how he operated, that turned the overall impact of hi ...
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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 ،
events, the war's launch on March 20, 2003, the entry of US forces into Iraq and the fall of Baghdad on April 9, created the impression that the mission would be accomplished successfully. Bush himself hastily staged a victory celebration aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, with a large banner behin ...

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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.