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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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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026
national and tourism offices.  1. Saudi Vision 2030 vs. Dubai economic dominance: With his ambitious Saudi Vision 2030 plan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is eyeing to transfer the regional economic hub from Dubai to Riyadh. The aim is for the big companies to relocate their offices f ...
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert
Interview

No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
national law. Therefore, if the Americans bring this war to an end and the state of war concludes, traffic in the Persian Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal, and Iran, based on the rights it possesses, has the right to exercise management over the Strait of Hormuz. Another p ...
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Leader Orders New Measures to Counter Enemy’s Faulty Calculations
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Leader Orders New Measures to Counter Enemy’s Faulty Calculations

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
national interests until death. During the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei praised the armed forces and issued new directives for decisive action following the 40-day US-Israeli war against Iran, which began on February 28 with barbaric bombings of military and civilian infrastructure. The unprovoked w ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
Analysis

Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
national sovereignty and protecting national sovereignty against the Israeli aggression, is practically destroying national cohesion in line with the interests and demands of the foreign actors and enemies of Lebanon. In this regard, after rounds of direct talks with Israeli regime as archenemy of ...
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Patriots Take to the Streets for Over 70 Consecutive Nights
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Patriots Take to the Streets for Over 70 Consecutive Nights

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
national unity and support for the Islamic Republic, framing their presence as solidarity with the state during a sensitive regional period, with many citing a shared commitment to national sovereignty against external pressure.  The gatherings are notably spontaneous and decentralized, organi ...
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
national interests. Rear Admiral Mohammad Akbarzadeh, political deputy of the IRGC Navy, announced that Iran has fundamentally redefined the operational boundaries of the Strait of Hormuz. What was once a limited area around islands such as Hormuz and Hengam has now expanded into a vast operational ...
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
national interests, including the strategic control of the Strait of Hormuz. We will continue our path with authority, and no threat or sanction will weaken the will of the Iranian nation, he concluded.
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Israel Invades Lebanon: While Hezbollah Fighting, Lebanon’s Govt. Waiting Mirage of Talks
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Israel Invades Lebanon: While Hezbollah Fighting, Lebanon’s Govt. Waiting Mirage of Talks

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
national resistance played out last week at Beirut’s military tribunal. Three Hezbollah fighters had been caught at a checkpoint carrying weapons toward the front lines. After a five-minute hearing and a ten-dollar fine, they were released. During that farcical session, held for people defendi ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
national morale, we are fully prepared to confront the enemy, because the Iranian people know they have been aggressed against. The enemy’s goal is to erase Iran’s very existence.  Remember, Trump himself said during the war that he was thinking about changing Iran’s borders, ...
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Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"
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Iraq’s Resistance between Maintaining Arms and Handing Them Over: Will the US Project Pan Out?"

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
national treason. His remarks come as the US has made clear it will veto any role for resistance factions in Iraq's political arrangements. Meanwhile, Nazim al-Saedi, head of al-Nujaba's executive council, insisted that any discussion on weapons must be comprehensive, fair, and based on a s ...

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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.