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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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Martyred Leader Was Voice of World’s Muslims: Russian Funeral Participant
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Martyred Leader Was Voice of World’s Muslims: Russian Funeral Participant

Sunday 12 July 2026
funeral processions. He felt that it was not just a mourning ceremony, but a historic moment in the Muslim world and he had an obligation to get to Tehran to mourn beside the Iranian people and Muslims from other countries. This was not an ordinary travel to him. He came to honor a character from h ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
funeral processions for the martyred Leader of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei in Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala offered a striking display of popular support for the resistance discourse. Critics, for their part, argue that deepening US influence over Iraq's economic sectors is ...
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?

Wednesday 15 July 2026 ،
funeral of the martyred Iranian Leader, and it was the wake-up call. Ansarallah answered, heeding the people's rising demand to break the siege, once and for all, especially the aerial blockade. Ansarullah resistance movement has made a resolute decision to break this choking blockade. This dec ...
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US President’s Signature Holds No Value
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US President’s Signature Holds No Value

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei across Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, and other cities. In a message marking the events, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei praised the large public turnout, describing it as a reflection of national unity, political awareness, and commitment to Iran's ...
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
funeral. But political sources in Tel Aviv paint a very different picture, one that points to widening cracks between Donald Trump and the Israeli PM, as the two longtime allies enter a new phase of distrust and open disagreement over the region's most critical issues. Political sources in Tel ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
funeral processions for the martyred Iranian Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei in the two holy cities of Najaf and Karbala were, in many observers’ eyes, far more than a religious ritual. They were a stark display of the social and political weight of the resistance movement in Iraq, and of t ...
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Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?
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Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham. For observers, the whole episode underscores a stark reversal where Netanyahu once secured meetings with the US president swiftly and at the White House’s own initiative, this time he had to lobby for weeks, and ultimately hitch his visit to a funeral to get ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
funeral processions in Karbala for resistance martyrs from Iraq, who were killed in recent US and Saudi strikes, delivered yet another sharp rebuttal to enemy calculations, suggesting that the bond between these nations and the Axis of Resistance remains unshaken. This year's Arbaeen showed tha ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
Analysis

Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
funeral of the martyred Iranian Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei. As the heirs to the ancient Persian civilization, Iran and Tajikistan have always been beside each other in hard and happy days, said Araghchi. Araghchi, cited the reciprocal presidential visits between Tehran and Dushanbe and the ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
Analysis

Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
funeral of the slain resistance leader is a testament to Iran's spiritual and moral standing among Iraqis. Iran has proven itself a powerful neighbor, one that has stood by Iraq's people in difficult times and helped them. At the same time, given the Iraqi public's preference for Iranian ...

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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.