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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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Iranian President Meets Leader to Discuss Major National Issues
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Iranian President Meets Leader to Discuss Major National Issues

Sunday 9 August 2026
presidency. President Masoud Pezeshkian and Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei discussed Iran’s domestic situation and key challenges during a meeting on Sunday. The talks focused on people’s livelihoods, current conditions amid the US-Israeli-im ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
presidency, the foreign ministry, the armed forces, and the security establishment. Taken together, then, the military appointments and Rezaei’s elevation to secretary of the Supreme National Security Council paint a broader picture: even as Iran locks in its military command structure, it ha ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
presidency. The story took a new turn when The Washington Post, citing intelligence sources, reported that US spy agencies secretly swapped out Trump’s plane mid-trip, diverting him onto a military aircraft over an alleged Iranian assassination threat, rather than letting him fly home on Air ...
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Iranian Military Seeks Clarification from Qatar on Fate of Pilots
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Iranian Military Seeks Clarification from Qatar on Fate of Pilots

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
presidency, Army Headquarters, and direct contacts with Qatar’s government and military. Despite these efforts, Doha has said it has no information about the missing pilots. Akraminia urged Qatar to treat the issue more seriously and intensify efforts to determine their fate. He called on Doh ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
presidency and the 2018 withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, which widened the rift within the Democratic Party. A progressive wing emerged that did not merely diverge from Israeli policy but openly criticized it. Figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, and ...
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US Pressure Strengthening Unity Among Muslim States, Pezeshkian Says
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US Pressure Strengthening Unity Among Muslim States, Pezeshkian Says

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
presidency’s readout did not mention any mediation efforts. Pezeshkian described Iran and Pakistan as powerful regional countries with significant human and natural resources, saying closer cooperation could help both meet their needs through domestic and regional capabilities. Naqvi said bil ...
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
presidency as a result of the war, to the point that he is now being compared to Nixon in his final days. Under such conditions, releasing more precise figures on military casualties and damage to American facilities could deepen public discontent with the war. For the Trump administration, the iss ...
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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis
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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
presidency. The surging oil prices and higher living expenses have pushed up the public discontentment in this European country. The demonstrations first were led by students about deteriorating education conditions, but gradually spiralled into an inclusive protest movement. During these demonstr ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
presidency, continues its presence in the cabinet. The environment ministry, meanwhile, went to the New Generation Movement of Shaswar Abdulwahid—a sign that the Kurdish share-out, unlike in the past, is no longer confined to competition between the two traditional parties. Even so, the KDP c ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
presidency. Such a shift would not only hand Democrats broader oversight and investigative tools but also give them leverage over the budget process, federal spending, and even some of the Trump administration's policies. With a majority in hand, Democrats could launch sweeping investigations i ...

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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.