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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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Al-Houthi: September 21 Uprising Marked a Turning Point in Restoring Yemen’s National Dignity
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Al-Houthi: September 21 Uprising Marked a Turning Point in Restoring Yemen’s National Dignity

Tuesday 22 September 2026
independence, sovereignty, and national dignity. He described the movement as a rejection of foreign influence and said Yemen’s political and security institutions had previously been heavily shaped by external powers. Al-Houthi also addressed the Saudi-led war on Yemen, accusing Saudi Arabia ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
independence. On the other side, if Erbil wants to fund the Peshmerga on its own, it will need more foreign financing. That could preserve the region’s dependence on outside actors and, in practice, undercut the goal of building an independent and sustainable security structure. Therefore, t ...
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Leader Vows Knowledge, Morality Will Disarm Aggressors
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Leader Vows Knowledge, Morality Will Disarm Aggressors

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
independence, Persian language, and the symbols of the Islamic Republic. Referring to the recent war, Ayatollah Khamenei called on students to remember those killed from Iran's school and university communities. According to the Ministry of Education, US-Israeli attacks since February 28 have k ...
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Iranian Flight Suspension Tests Iraq’s Sovereignty Amid US Pressure
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Iranian Flight Suspension Tests Iraq’s Sovereignty Amid US Pressure

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
independence as pressure from Washington intensifies. Mazaheri said the suspension followed a September 8 US Treasury warning that airports serving Iranian flights could lose access to the US dollar clearing system. He attributed the disruption to US secondary sanctions, refusals by British ground- ...
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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 ،
independence and tilt the balance of power toward the executive, a fight that became a central driver of domestic unrest and deepened the country's political fault lines. Alongside the domestic crisis, the government's security policies have opened multiple fronts against Tel Aviv and fuele ...
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
independence in decision-making of the country, a question that, if the embargo against Iran continues by the government, will likely have broader outreach. If the halt of flights causes serious disruption in travel of patients, students, and pilgrims, the social pressure on the government for a set ...
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Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei Pays Tribute to Nasrallah, Reiterates Iran’s Commitment
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Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei Pays Tribute to Nasrallah, Reiterates Iran’s Commitment

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
independence, dignity and national strength. Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran had emerged stronger from past conflicts and would continue to uphold its positions, including control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert
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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
independence of action against American pressures. Despite the fact that one of the public demands of the Resistance forces and the various forces belonging to the Iraqi resistance front is the lifting of the aerial embargo of Iran by Iraq, the Iraqi government still does not possess the necessary w ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
independence. ISIS threat not over yet Referring to the possibility of insecurity continuing in Iraq, Kazemi Qomi said that the fact that the American president is complaining about our Kurdish friends shows that Washington may continue to use its instrument of destabilizing and this seriously run ...
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
independence for Baghdad. But if Baghdad cannot fill those gaps, competition among regional and domestic actors to shape Iraq’s security architecture may intensify. Alwaght: How do you think the US exit will impact the type and future of the Baghdad-Washington relations? Will we see them scal ...

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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.