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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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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026
mediator for ceasefire and negotiations between Iran and the US, a clear testament to the deep trust Tehran places in Islamabad. Beyond that, with the US Navy ramping up an illegal maritime blockade to strangle Iran's economy and break the people's will to resist, Pakistan's eastern bord ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
mediated and backed by the US. - Israel and Lebanon commit to a reciprocal, conditional process for expanding Lebanese army control and carrying out an Israeli withdrawal. - Operational details will be laid out in a security annex currently being drafted with full U.S. support. - Successful imple ...
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
media reported that a Singaporean-flagged commercial vessel, the Ever Lovely, came under drone fire while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The strike damaged the ship's bridge, but there were no casualties. Using that as its pretext, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) promptly struck targets along ...
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
media reports, the campaign is being directed from outside the Palestinian enclave. Its core messaging consistently pins blame for Gaza's current plight on Hamas, an approach that critics say conveniently sidelines Israel's military responsibility for the war and the unfolding humanitarian c ...
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
media resources, the operation was launched in the early hours of Sunday morning with the closure of all gates of the Green Zone. A convoy of armored vehicles operated by the Counterterrorism Service entered the Green Zone and tanks were deployed around it. At the same time, tight security measures ...
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
media that Iraq is working to preserve its role as a “bridge” between Iran and regional states, a framework that also frames Araghchi’s trip, encompassing security coordination, preventing abuse of Iraqi territory, and safeguarding domestic stability. Qasim al-Araji, Iraq’s ...
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
media reports, we can decide that the caution shown by Oman regarding exercising sovereignty over Strait of Hormuz is driven by several factors: 1. Legal limitations One of the biggest reasons for Oman's caution is its legal obligations. The Omani outlet Muscat Daily has reported that Oman is ...
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Italian Delegation Travels to Tehran for Martyred Leader’s Funeral
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Italian Delegation Travels to Tehran for Martyred Leader’s Funeral

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
media activists traveled to Tehran to attend the funeral procession of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution ALWAGHT- A delegation of Italian political, social and media activists traveled to Tehran to attend the funeral procession of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah ...
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Martyred Leader Was Honest, Inspired Russians: Russian Citizen Attending Ayatollah Khamenei’s Commemorations
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Martyred Leader Was Honest, Inspired Russians: Russian Citizen Attending Ayatollah Khamenei’s Commemorations

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
media propaganda finally saw the reality of who he was. He maintained that even among the non-Muslims of Russia, one of the known feature of him was his honesty and behavior. Vesal said that many Russians believe that just contrary to many world politicians, Ayatollah Khamenei did what he said and ...
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Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic
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Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic

Monday 6 July 2026 ،
media outlets reacted to the news of his martyrdom? Husseinov: I spend nearly half the year traveling for work, crisscrossing different regions of Russia. Among Muslims, over 90 percent were deeply affected by this event, and even that small segment of Sunnis who had previously kept some distance f ...

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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.