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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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Gaza Months after Ceasefire Deal: The Reality of Dream Trump Sold to the Palestinians and World
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Gaza Months after Ceasefire Deal: The Reality of Dream Trump Sold to the Palestinians and World

Sunday 3 May 2026
execution of the terms. During the ceasefire, Tel Aviv, like in the past, has violated the deal thousands of times. Hamas said that we and all of other Palestinian groups are fully committed to the terms of the deal, while occupiers violate their obligations. The daily breaches of ceasefire by the ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
execution of sovereignty in the Strait of Hormuz, all to press the Islamic Republic economically for concessions, and this is the main American aim. The aggression sides are assessing Iran's will to see how we are determined to fight. They are banking on internal differences and are hopeful to s ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
execution methods all suggest that the Islamic Republic continues to develop its intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities to design counter-strike scenarios. On the defensive side, an important message was also sent. During the previous war, some of Iran’s air defense systems were hit. Bu ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
execution phase, and that Washington stands firmly behind its aligned leaders inside Iraq. The anxiety over these closed-door consultations is precisely about this: bypassing parliamentary oversight, accepting commitments that exceed constitutional authority, holding the economy hostage to force po ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
execution of responsibilities assigned to Iran under the MoU for managing maritime traffic and safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz.  Washington, for its part, offered a different narrative, claiming Iran had breached the memorandum by targeting the tankers. Along those lines, US Central Command ...
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
execution. These developments carry a message for the region as well. For decades, most Arab governments have defined their security through the American umbrella. Iran is now offering a different model, one that locates the legitimacy of deterrence not in the presence of foreign troops but in the ...
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Iran Executes Two Convicted Mossad Operatives
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Iran Executes Two Convicted Mossad Operatives

Monday 3 August 2026 ،
executions of two men early Monday after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences for alleged cooperation with Israel’s Mossad ALWAGHT- Iran carried out the executions of two men early Monday after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences for alleged cooperation with Israel’s Mossa ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
execution contracts and the potential siphoning off of the massive budgets involved. 2. Economic challenges Iraq's financial crunch looms as one of the project's most formidable hurdles. The sheer scale of funding required, coupled with the need for long-term commitments and operational an ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
execution of this policy must ultimately rest with Iraqi institutions. That is the crucial distinction between external pressure for disarmament and genuine internal capacity to carry it out. If the al-Zayidi government moves in this direction, it will likely first try to co-opt some armed groups b ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
execution stage. Al-Zaydi made it clear that the government should hold the monopoly of use of arms. In a op-ed he published on The Washington Post in July, he highlighted his government's commitment to realization of this goal. He said that in the first 60 days of his government, he took measur ...

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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.