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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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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert

Monday 15 June 2026
terrorist group. During that time, following the fatwa by grand Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, resistance groups placed all their capabilities at the disposal of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to fight ISIS terrorists. The defeat of ISIS was largely due to the capacities of th ...
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
terrorists and criminal elements, and are deploying along the eastern border to ensure the safety of Israeli civilians.” According to their claims, some of the weaponry used by Palestinian groups in the West Bank entered the area through this very route. Additionally, several security inciden ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
terrorist militias acting under the Syrian government. These stances were enough to inflame considerable concerns inside Lebanon about possible sectarian Shiite-Sunni confrontations. So, the very raising of such a scenario by the American president prompts important questions about his behind-the-sc ...
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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 ،
terrorism. Any structural weakening will do nothing but create a security vacuum and pave the way for the return of ISIS and terrorism, which may, in fact, be part of Washington's broader strategy to keep the pressure on Baghdad. The Americans believe that success for this security strategy hin ...
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
terror groups like ISIS-Khorasan, which has repeatedly targeted the Shiite community with deadly attacks. Yet Shiite leaders and ordinary citizens keep asking the same question: What possible security risk could a mourning flag hung on a house, shop, or public space possibly pose to justify this cr ...
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
terrorist groups or foreign powers from using Iraqi soil against Iran appears to have topped the agenda in recent Iranian-Iraqi talks. Tehran is also pressing Baghdad to sustain cooperation in neutralizing any security threats along their shared borders. It is noteworthy that the Iran-Iraq security ...
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
terrorist state. Ankara went on to claim it had halted a significant portion of its economic and trade ties with the Israeli regime and closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft. In recent months, the Turkish leader and his AK Party officials have repeatedly framed Zionist ideology as a threat to Tur ...
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IRGC Neutralizes Terrorist Group in Northwestern Iran
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IRGC Neutralizes Terrorist Group in Northwestern Iran

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
terrorist attacks in northwestern Iran. The IRGC's Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohada Base said its forces dismantled a five-member separatist militant group after it allegedly crossed into Iran's northwestern border region to carry out sabotage and terrorist activities. The military said the group w ...
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Iran’s Intelligence Minister Pledges to Avenge Martyred Leader
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Iran’s Intelligence Minister Pledges to Avenge Martyred Leader

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
terrorist crime in contemporary history. The statement was issued during funeral ceremonies held at Tehran's Grand Mosalla of Imam Khomeini. The ministry called on Iranians to participate in the funeral procession and renewed its pledge of allegiance to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Aya ...
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Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic
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Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic

Monday 6 July 2026 ،
terrorists in crisis of Syria and other hot spots. How do you see the role and function of the martyred leader in defusing sectarianism and Shia-Sunni proximity in Russia? Husseinov: First, let me say this: thanks to the late Supreme Leader's support for expanding ties with Russia, Russian offi ...

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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.