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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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Israel Ignites Global Backlash Over US-supported Plan to Occupy Gaza City
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Israel Ignites Global Backlash Over US-supported Plan to Occupy Gaza City

Saturday 9 August 2025
plan to capture Gaza City and forcibly relocate nearly a million Palestinians to designated zones in the south has drawn widespread global condemnation ALWAGHT- Israel’s US-backed plan to capture Gaza City and forcibly relocate nearly a million Palestinians to designated zones in the south has ...
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Germany Suspends Military Exports to Israel Amid Brutal Gaza Offensive
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Germany Suspends Military Exports to Israel Amid Brutal Gaza Offensive

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
plan to seize control of Gaza City. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany will suspend all military exports to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip, citing the recent decision by Israel’s security cabinet to escalate military operations there. While some arms exports ...
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The “Zangezur Corridor”: A US-Israeli Strategy 34 Years in the Making
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The “Zangezur Corridor”: A US-Israeli Strategy 34 Years in the Making

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
plan that Iran and Russia have opposed from the outset ALWAGHT- Dariush Safarnejad, a senior expert on the Caucasus, explains that the “Zangezur Corridor” is a 34-year-old US plan that Iran and Russia have opposed from the outset, which is why it has yet to be realized. The internationa ...
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
plan for the so-called stabilization of the ceasefire. The plan, lacking Shiite cabinet members' support, seeks restriction of weapons in the hands of the Lebanese government, a move that is seen as a direct challenge to the weapons of the Hezbollah in the country.  According to the decisi ...
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Tehran: Lebanon Needs Military Power for Self-Defense
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Tehran: Lebanon Needs Military Power for Self-Defense

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
plans to confine all weapons to state institutions under a new army-led framework by year’s end. Baghaei also commented on regional diplomacy, noting that high-level talks between Iran and Armenia will take place following the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, which he described as a poten ...
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Global Outrage Erupts Over Israel’s Killing of Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza
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Global Outrage Erupts Over Israel’s Killing of Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
plans to seize and occupy Gaza. The network said the journalists were killed when Israeli forces struck a tent for reporters outside a hospital’s main gate. Before his death, al-Sharif had reported on Israel’s “fire belt” bombardments and, in a final message prepared for his ...
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Larijani Unveils Iraq Security Agreement, Voices Continued Backing for Hezbollah
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Larijani Unveils Iraq Security Agreement, Voices Continued Backing for Hezbollah

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
plans to sign a major security agreement with Iraq during his upcoming regional tour, which will also include a visit to Lebanon to deliver messages reaffirming Tehran’s support for the Resistance movement. He described the deal with Iraq as “very important” and emphasized that Ira ...
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Arbaeen 2025 Showcases a Stronger, More United Axis of Resistance
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Arbaeen 2025 Showcases a Stronger, More United Axis of Resistance

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
plan failed due to widespread opposition from the people and resistance groups. On Arbaeen this year, many Iraqi mawkebs (roadside service station) and mourning groups openly voiced their support for the PMF. Pictures of martyred commanders, placards reading the PMF Guarantees Iraq's Security , ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
plans and actions in Lebanon. These facts convinced Hezbollah that only by relying on domestic power and developing military strength can the territory, people, and national sovereignty of Lebanon be defended, an approach that has remained an integral part of the movement's strategy to date.&nb ...
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
plans, and political and military maneuvers over the past 22 months. This landscape has not only deepened the political gaps inside the cabinet and the Israeli society, but has also shown that Netanyahu is now unprecedentedly exposed to home pressure and public distrust. Goals not realized: From bi ...

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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.