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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 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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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
national legitimacy to push controversial agendas, such as the disarmament of resistance factions. Meanwhile, Barrack's private meeting with Faiq Zaidan, head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council, peeled back another layer of this new architecture. Washington knows full well that to bypass leg ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
national security requirements. But the Jordan Valley's significance is not purely military. In recent years, specially under far-right governments, it has become a cornerstone of the creeping annexation of the West Bank. The prevailing view within the regime's ruling circles is that any in ...
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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 ،
national allies, a shift they believe is being pursued not through the ballot box or national consensus, but through external pressure and the perpetuation of occupation. Distrust in Israel: Tel Aviv's treachery speaks loud For all the flaws and dangers inherent in this agreement's details ...
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Hezbollah Official Says US Pressure Won’t Change Iran’s Lebanon Policy
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Hezbollah Official Says US Pressure Won’t Change Iran’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
national unity and the Resistance remain key to preventing unrest. Popular Movement leader Najah Wakim also condemned the agreement, predicting it would collapse along with the Lebanese authorities that signed it. He claimed the deal threatens Lebanon's sovereignty and state institutions, while ...
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From National Cohesion to Deterrence: Messages of Colossal Funeral of Iran’s Martyred Leader
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From National Cohesion to Deterrence: Messages of Colossal Funeral of Iran’s Martyred Leader

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, in practice it displays one of the most important pillars of its deterrence. The massive turnout at the funeral procession for the martyred Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, regardless of differing estimates of its size, carried a strateg ...
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral Historic, Iraq Farewell Displaced Influence of Resistance in the Region: Expert

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
national imperialism and Zionism fronts mobilized their media and substantial resources to influence this large congregation of freedom-seekers in Iran and all countries that took to the streets to honor this great man.  Meanwhile, anti-Islamic Revolution groups and those who have no signs of ...
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
national recognition for their range, affordability, and suitability for saturation attacks. The 2011 capture and reverse-engineering of a US RQ-170 Sentinel showcased Iran's ability to adapt foreign technology under sanctions. Together with missiles, UAVs gave Tehran flexible, scalable, and eco ...
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
national sovereignty and strategic security, a waterway that has been under Iranian influence and control for centuries, and one that cannot be turned into a playground for outside powers to impose their own rules and mechanisms. This current battle, then, is less about military clashes and more ab ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
national defense—to the point where, by prioritizing factional and partisan interests over the national interest, it accepted in the so-called ceasefire agreement that the occupying army's withdrawal from the south would be conditional on Israeli confirmation of the Hezbollah's disarma ...

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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.