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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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Hezbollah Drones Inflict Heavy Damage on IOF in Southern Lebanon
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Hezbollah Drones Inflict Heavy Damage on IOF in Southern Lebanon

Saturday 23 May 2026
media reporting that fiber-optic drones are very difficult to detect or intercept. Senior IOF officers admit that prolonged presence in southern Lebanon exposes forces to these weapons, which have caused numerous casualties. Notably, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, Colonel Meir Biderman, ...
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Araghchi and Guterres Hold Talks on War, NPT, and Diplomatic Efforts
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Araghchi and Guterres Hold Talks on War, NPT, and Diplomatic Efforts

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
mediated negotiations ALWAGHT- Iran's Araghchi blames US dishonesty and repeated betrayals for deadlock in Pakistan-mediated negotiations. In a phone call with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi briefed him on the diplomatic process to end the ...
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
mediation by Pakistan and Qatar—including visits by Pakistan's Army Chief to Tehran and a Qatari delegation coordinated with Washington—a key question has emerged: Are the two sides moving toward an initial understanding, or is the region heading toward a more dangerous phase? Unlike ...
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
media outlets, citing unnamed sources, have even alleged obtaining a draft of an initial framework agreement between Tehran and Washington centered on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and launching a new round of talks. Despite all these signs, Washington’s record of treachery and betrayal of t ...
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Baghaei Underscores Invaders’ Failure to Overcome Iran
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Baghaei Underscores Invaders’ Failure to Overcome Iran

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
media posts, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf pushed back against the notion of foreign invasion. Baghaei shared an image of the ancient Sasanian rock relief of Shapur I defeating a Roman emperor, arguing that Iranians have hi ...
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Potential US-Iran Pact Threatens Israel’s Goals, Former US Counterterrorism Chief Asserts
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Potential US-Iran Pact Threatens Israel’s Goals, Former US Counterterrorism Chief Asserts

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
media reports of narrowing differences between Iran and the US and a possible 60-day ceasefire extension, Kent added that the coming two months will test Washington's ability to pressure AIPAC, the largest pro-Israel lobby in America.
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
mediately after the Soviet collapse. In the 1990s, Iran played a key role in ending Tajikistan’s civil war and restoring stability, using mediation and diplomatic outreach to help solidify conditions there. Meanwhile, through active diplomacy over the Caspian Sea’s legal status, Tehran ...
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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 ،
media attempts to bury it. Alwaght- Nearly three months after Minab school war crime by the US and Israeli regime, the wound is still fresh, never to fade from memory of the Iranians. In addition to several commemorations, recently a new ceremony was held at the site of the barbarously bombed schoo ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
media outlets that final deal with Iran means victory of Iran, since the regional countries have come to terms with the fact that Iran’s Islamic Republic will not collapse and now they are trying to mitigate their damages. So, even regarding Iran case, there is no longer true strategic alignme ...
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?

Tuesday 26 May 2026 ،
mediator in the nuclear talks. At one stage, the release of Iran’s $7 billion in frozen assets held in South Korea was floated as a gradual step toward a final agreement. South Korea, constrained by US secondary sanctions on Iran, refused to release the funds. That refusal turned into a major ...

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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.