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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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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026
governments changed.” The US decline has unfolded in three distinct phases. First, failure in direct military intervention (Iraq and Afghanistan); second, failure of proxy strategy through regional powers and terrorist organizations like ISIS and al-Qaeda; and finally, failure to succeed in d ...
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Supreme Leader’s Injuries Minor, Health Remains Strong, Officials Confirm
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Supreme Leader’s Injuries Minor, Health Remains Strong, Officials Confirm

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
government officials and the residence of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution—had been bombed, marking the official start of the war. Health Minister Zafarghandi immediately headed to Sina Hospital on a motorcycle amid chaotic, blocked streets. Kermanpour stated that authorities were informe ...
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
government is also likely to intensify. Factions close to the resistance may demand that Baghdad speed up the withdrawal of American troops and scale back security cooperation with Washington. Regional countries' potential role  Perhaps the most sensitive aspect of this case is the ambigu ...
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
government crisis erupted in Latvia after a drone hit local oil storage facilities, leading to the dismissal of the defense minister and the prime minister's forced resignation. Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics and Foreign Minister Baiba Braze denied allowing Ukraine to launch attacks from La ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
government officials, that Donald Trump’s decision to delay military action against Iran could be a ruse, and that he might still proceed with strikes. On Tuesday, however, there was no sign of a renewed US attack on Iran. Meanwhile, American political theorist John Mearsheimer stated that re ...
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
governments argue Iran cannot lawfully impose transit tolls on vessels passing through the strait under UNCLOS, the comparison with other coastal states is fundamentally flawed. He notes that no other littoral state governing a strategic strait has experienced three major illegal military confrontat ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
government has not confirmed these reports, US security agencies believe Beijing prefers to handle its sensitive cooperation with Tehran through intermediary networks, private companies, and unofficial channels, an approach that makes it harder for Washington to identify and directly pressure China. ...
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
governments of exercising self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter are legally invalid, asserting that Tehran itself—as the victim of aggression—possesses the legitimate right to self-defense. Citing Article 16 of the International Law Commission's Draft Articles on State Res ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
governments, including ours. Until the graphic images of violence emerged, our government had stayed silent.” Tough human conditions continue after war Though Gaza war has seemingly ended, in reality it is underway in another form, taking tolls on the Palestinians. The figures tell an appa ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
governments and media outlets. Reactions are dictated more by political calculations than by basic human principles. Although some Western officials condemned the crime against the Minab school and called for a full investigation, the scale and intensity of those responses never reached a level tha ...

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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.