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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 Voices Continued Support for Venezuela Opposing US Policies
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Iran Voices Continued Support for Venezuela Opposing US Policies

Wednesday 27 August 2025
narcotics operations, while tightening sanctions and raising the bounty on President Nicolas Maduro. Against this backdrop, Iran and Venezuela — both heavily sanctioned by Washington — have deepened cooperation in energy, trade, and technology, presenting themselves as partners resisting ...
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China Condemns US Military Activity Near Venezuela, Issues Warning
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China Condemns US Military Activity Near Venezuela, Issues Warning

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
narcotics operations exceed what is necessary for anti-smuggling patrols. President Nicolás Maduro and military authorities claim these actions aim to intimidate Venezuela, destabilize its government, and revive failed regime-change policies, framing the maneuvers as gunboat diplomacy. The e ...
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Maduro: Venezuela Has 5,000 Russian Missiles to Counter The US
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Maduro: Venezuela Has 5,000 Russian Missiles to Counter The US

Thursday 23 October 2025 ،
narcotics operations, which have reportedly destroyed vessels alleged to be smuggling drugs from Venezuela. Maduro denounced the US military presence as a precursor to invasion and accused Washington of seeking to overthrow his government under false pretenses. The Venezuelan leader said the missil ...
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
narcotics are intercepted at the southern land border not at sea. It is also critical to have in mind that Venezuela, as a cocaine-producing nation, sends the majority of its product to Europe, with only a tiny fraction being smuggled into the US. In reality, the cocaine consumed in the US arrives ...
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Maduro Accuses US Of ‘Fabricating’ Conflict as Naval Strike Group Approaches Venezuela
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Maduro Accuses US Of ‘Fabricating’ Conflict as Naval Strike Group Approaches Venezuela

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
narcotics missions. Tensions have escalated further following Trump’s admission that he authorized CIA and potential land operations in Venezuela. US forces have reportedly attacked multiple vessels since April, killing dozens of Venezuelans accused of drug smuggling. Caracas has since declar ...
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Cuba Stands with Colombia in Response to US Sanctions
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Cuba Stands with Colombia in Response to US Sanctions

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
narcotics mission as a “false pretext.” Rodríguez warned that the deployment threatens regional peace, particularly signaling potential military aggression against Venezuela, and reiterated Cuba’s commitment to defending regional sovereignty and opposing US domination. Petr ...
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
narcotics, an area in which it has suffered thousands of casualties and martyrs. Ali Zinivand, the ministry's spokesman, commented on cooperation with the ECO regarding foreign nationals, saying: Iran alone is bearing the cost of dealing with foreign nationals; we have absorbed a flood of expens ...
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US Senator Lindsey Graham: Venezuela Land Strikes “Real Possibility”
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US Senator Lindsey Graham: Venezuela Land Strikes “Real Possibility”

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
narcotics trafficking. Since September 2, US strikes on 10 vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 43 people. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned the US presence as a potential prelude to an invasion aimed at toppling his government, which Washington accus ...
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Iran’s Top Diplomat Visited Kabul, Water Share Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Top Diplomat Visited Kabul, Water Share Top on Agenda

Wednesday 29 October 2025 ،
narcotics. In recent years, the influx of undocumented Afghan nationals has made border control increasingly difficult for Iran, creating a significant burden and underscoring the urgent need for bilateral cooperation to manage the frontier and regulate the movement of people and goods. Effective jo ...
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions

Thursday 30 October 2025 ،
narcotics. He stressed that a small unit of US military advisors would remain at Iraq's Ain al-Asad base to monitor the Syrian border. This confirmation of a US monitoring role over the Syrian-Iraqi border occurs amid reports from some Iraqi analysts and politicians of a behind-the-scenes Ameri ...

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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.