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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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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
justice, and public services, the citizens will still have reasons to keep their weapons. If Baghdad wants to restrict military powers of the Kurdistan forces without an inclusive political deal, it can turn into a federal tension. And If the plan focuses solely on the resistance factions, it will e ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
justice and tikkun olam, the imperative to repair the world, have played a significant role in shaping that perspective. Organizations like Jewish Voice for Peace have also played a key role in mobilizing Jewish support for Palestinian rights. The presence of Jewish students in the protest ranks h ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
justice and accountability. Even when the Pentagon itself concedes civilian casualties, that admission has rarely translated into punishment for perpetrators or meaningful redress for victims.
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Pezeshkian at UNGA: Iran Will Not Give in to US Pressure
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Pezeshkian at UNGA: Iran Will Not Give in to US Pressure

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
justice for the Palestinian people. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Tehran would not yield to US pressure, while remaining open to diplomacy and negotiations. His remarks came a day after US President Donald Trump threatened Iran and called for its economic iso ...
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Araghchi: Iran ‘Fully Prepared’ for Renewed War with US While Pursuing Diplomacy
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Araghchi: Iran ‘Fully Prepared’ for Renewed War with US While Pursuing Diplomacy

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
justice, and Iran’s rights remained the only path forward, while warning that Tehran was prepared for further confrontation if hostilities resumed.
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
justice. She served as a judge, and later president, of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, established to prosecute the 1994 genocide. Her role in handling cases of sexual violence, including cementing the legal principle that rape under certain conditions can constitute a crime against ...
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
justice: Joseph Loconte, an American historian, author and scholar of Western civilization, argued in an essay for the conservative National Review that Rubio's speech was riddled with historical and conceptual errors. His central criticism is that Rubio emphasized ambition, rivalry and national ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Now more anti-American parties have posts in the cabinet of al-Zaidi, which can hit the US power to sway Iraqi government’s decisions. Alwaght- After nearly five months of debate among political parties, the Iraqi parliament finally approved remnants of the ministers of the government of Ali al-Zaid ...
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Leader Calls for Stronger Anti-Corruption Measures and Compensation for US-Israeli War Damage
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Leader Calls for Stronger Anti-Corruption Measures and Compensation for US-Israeli War Damage

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
justice during a meeting with Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei on Saturday. He stressed the importance of resolving cases swiftly, accurately and decisively to strengthen public trust in the judicial system. Ayatollah Khamenei also called for comprehensive reforms, greater use of modern ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
justice ministry and holding the presidency, continues its presence in the cabinet. The environment ministry, meanwhile, went to the New Generation Movement of Shaswar Abdulwahid—a sign that the Kurdish share-out, unlike in the past, is no longer confined to competition between the two traditi ...

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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.