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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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Tehran and Minsk Ink 12 Bilateral Cooperation Documents
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Tehran and Minsk Ink 12 Bilateral Cooperation Documents

Wednesday 20 August 2025
ran and Belarus signed 12 cooperation agreements across multiple sectors ALWAGHT- During President Pezeshkian’s visit to Belarus, Iran and Belarus signed 12 cooperation agreements across multiple sectors. High-ranking officials from Iran and Belarus signed 12 cooperation documents covering po ...
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General Dismissed After Minimizing Iran Attack Impact
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General Dismissed After Minimizing Iran Attack Impact

Saturday 23 August 2025 ،
ran’s nuclear facilities caused only limited damage angered President Donald Trump. Jeffrey Kruse, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency since early 2024, was fired on Friday along with Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore and Rear Admiral Milton Sands, according to US officials. The reasons for their ...
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Wednesday 27 August 2025 ،
ranks under a parliamentary government, these days the crisis has gone beyond political differences and is moving to a direct threat to security stability of the autonomous region. The inefficiency of the legal institutions and processes in settling the political management challenges has put on th ...
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IRGC Detains Terrorists with Mossad Ties in Iran Amid Israel’s 12-Day War
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IRGC Detains Terrorists with Mossad Ties in Iran Amid Israel’s 12-Day War

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
ran during Israel’s recent 12-day attack. The IRGC’s intelligence forces in Khorasan Razavi announced the arrest of eight operatives linked to Israel’s Mossad and collaborating with separatist groups. The detainees had received specialized online training and were reportedly sendi ...
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
range ambushes—and cross-border rocket attacks. Meanwhile, the resumption of Israeli military operations, particularly in northern Gaza, indicates that Hamas, along with other resistance factions like Islamic Jihad, has managed to rebuild its strength and even reassert some elements of its gov ...
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
ranks of supporters of Palestine and, is issuing various statements, have talked about trade boycott over Tel Aviv. On media and diplomatically, Ankara has tried to establish the image of itself being engaged in a push to restrict, and even cut off, business ties to the Israeli occupation.  Va ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
ran weather the Western sanctions on Iran as it provides alternative trade partnerships. Alwaght- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian Sunday arrived in China for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. The visit is providing Tehran with the opportunity to implement the 25-year cooperation ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
rantee for the Shia sect. In this context, phrases like “handing over weapons is suicide” or “surrendering our honor” are repeatedly brought up, framing arms as the dividing line between life and death for the Shia community. They point to the fates of the Alawites in coastal ...
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With Israel Extremely Afraid, How Will Yemen Retaliate?
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With Israel Extremely Afraid, How Will Yemen Retaliate?

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
ranges, which have repeatedly managed to hit strategic targets deep inside the occupied territories. Given the small area of Israel, which has led to a concentration of this regime's vital and economic infrastructure—especially in port cities—strikes against energy facilities, milit ...
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Thursday 4 September 2025 ،
rangements. Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to remake the framework of global governance—not around domination and hegemony, but through cooperation, mutual respect, and equal participation. He argued that the world must move past the straitjackets of the Cold War legacy and po ...

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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.