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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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What’s the Message of Iran’s IRGC Seizing Violating Ships in Strait of Hormuz?
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What’s the Message of Iran’s IRGC Seizing Violating Ships in Strait of Hormuz?

Thursday 23 April 2026
rhetoric about securing freedom of navigation through the strait using vast military presence in regional waters. Actually, Iran in practice proves that these are shallow statements and Iran is the main force in control of the Persian Gulf waters and the world ships should follow Iranian armed force ...
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Alastair Crooke: Iran, Not Trump, Controls the Strait of Hormuz
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Alastair Crooke: Iran, Not Trump, Controls the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
rhetoric against Iran constitutes a dangerous delusion ALWAGHT- According to former British diplomat and leading geopolitical analyst Alastair Crooke, Trump's rhetoric against Iran constitutes a dangerous delusion. He warns that the US administration's illegal war of choice is dismantling th ...
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Velayati: Trump Blind to Global Economic and Political Truths
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Velayati: Trump Blind to Global Economic and Political Truths

Sunday 3 May 2026 ،
rhetoric, asserting that the US President's absurd behavior and follies cannot overshadow prevailing geopolitical realities. Velayati pointed to the withdrawal of US troops from Germany, the weakening of NATO, and recurring technical failures in US warships as clear signs of the collapse of the ...
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Trump’s Right, US Navy Are Pirates
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Trump’s Right, US Navy Are Pirates

Sunday 3 May 2026 ،
rhetoric.” Prominent British journalist and broadcaster Mehdi Hasan also weighed in on Trump’s piracy remarks against Iran, saying: “The one good thing about Trump, the one thing!, is that he sometimes says out loud what we all know is true but never expect a US president to admit ...
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US Learns Force and Threats Don’t Work with Iran
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US Learns Force and Threats Don’t Work with Iran

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
rhetoric, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei declared that Washington has come to understand it is unable to speak to Tehran through coercion or intimidation. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed US President Donald Trump's so-called Project Freedom plan ...
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Israel Short on Troops and Ammunition for Long-term War
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Israel Short on Troops and Ammunition for Long-term War

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
rhetoric and its military reality on the ground. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) are dangerously weak at their core, facing severe shortages of manpower and ammunition while becoming fully dependent on American support. This prevents the regime from achieving decisive victories on multiple front ...
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
rhetoric found little traction internationally. French President Emmanuel Macron made it crystal clear yet again that France would not take part in US push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. As Trump’s futile initiative got underway, UAE ports were hit by multiple missiles and drones. The UAE De ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
rhetoric as a mere facade, not a genuine transformation of their nature. Even though these groups now hold the power, Hezbollah still views them negatively, refuses to recognize them, and continues to regard them with deep distrust. Washington-Riyadh's destructive role Mr Hanizadeh continued t ...
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
rhetoric and both political and field-based actions against Turkey. That could even endanger Turkish economic and security interests inside Iraq, pushing tensions beyond the political sphere and into operational, on-the-ground confrontations. Such developments could also drag relations between Baghd ...

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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.