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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 Rules Out US Negotiations, Says Hormuz Talks with Oman Are Temporary
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Iran Rules Out US Negotiations, Says Hormuz Talks with Oman Are Temporary

Monday 3 August 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran is not engaged in any negotiations with Washington at present ALWAGHT- Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran is not engaged in any negotiations with Washington at present, while noting that discussions with Oman over a shipping route throug ...
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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 ،
foreign operators, and a resumption of production there. So, as long as Baghdad-Erbil oil disputes are not settled and the recent insecurity in the Kurdistan region, which are driven by broader conflict in the Persian Gulf, does not wind down, the new deal is unlikely to fully yield the economic ben ...
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Iranian, Italian FMs Hold Talks on Hormuz Strait
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Iranian, Italian FMs Hold Talks on Hormuz Strait

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani discussed issues of mutual interest ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani discussed issues of mutual interest during a telephone conversation on We ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
foreign mawkibs took part this year, alongside 16,000 local mawkibs across the province, all working flat-out to serve the masses. At the border, Omar al-Waeli, director of Iraq's border crossing authority, confirmed that the Zarbatiyah border crossing remained the single busiest gateway for fo ...
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats

Sunday 9 August 2026 ،
ministry described the attack as a heinous crime and a blatant violation of diplomatic and consular rights, stressing that the passage of time does not diminish its gravity. Iran’s Foreign Ministry called for the perpetrators and masterminds behind the attack to be identified and brought to j ...
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Araghchi Reaffirms Iran’s Commitment to Resistance Amid Pressure
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Araghchi Reaffirms Iran’s Commitment to Resistance Amid Pressure

Sunday 9 August 2026 ،
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran remains firmly committed to the path of resistance despite mounting pressure ALWAGHT- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran remains firmly committed to the path of resistance despite mounting pressure, emphasizing that the country will never allow the bl ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
foreign investment, especially in oil, gas, and electricity. Reuters reported, coinciding with al-Zaydi’s visit to Washington, that his administration is seeking major US investment to rebuild Iraq’s economy and energy sector, an ambition that will prove far harder to realize without a c ...
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Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’
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Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
foreign powers. Referring to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, he described it as evidence of a changing regional outlook and growing recognition that security cannot be imported. Baghaei said Israeli attacks on Palestine, Lebanon and Syria, along with ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
foreign media has been the appointment of Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff and Major General Ahmad Vahidi as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).  Al Jazeera, in a report headlined “Iran Cementing Its Chain of Command; Veter ...
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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 ،
foreign-backed ISIS terrorist organization all helped weapons proliferation in the Iraqi society.  After fall of Ba'athist rule, a considerable part of weapons of the army in stockpiles were sold out to the groups and ordinary citizens. The security vacuum catalized by army dissolution int ...

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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.