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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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“Helping Palestinians a Duty”, Iran’s Leader Says During Sheikh Zakzaky Meeting
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“Helping Palestinians a Duty”, Iran’s Leader Says During Sheikh Zakzaky Meeting

Saturday 14 October 2023
top Shiite cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky said that it is a duty for all Muslims to support Palestinians in their fight against Israeli occupation.  “Everyone in the Islamic world has a duty to help the Palestinian people,” he said. Referring to the Al-Aqsa Storm operation launched by Pal ...
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

Wednesday 27 December 2023 ،
top gainers in addition to Progress Party were ‘We Construct Alliance” which consists of political branches of most of the factions of the Shiite parties affiliated with resistance forces, and State of Law Coalition led by ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki.  The Progress Party ranked first in ...
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Alarm of War between US and Iraqi Resistance Sounds: Have US Measures Been Deterrent?
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Alarm of War between US and Iraqi Resistance Sounds: Have US Measures Been Deterrent?

Tuesday 2 January 2024 ،
top Shiite cleric Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, in Iraq announced that they will avenge their martyrs and declared their determination to ramp up their escalation against the American occupation forces on their soil.  Two sources close to the Iraqi Hezbollah brigades told the New Arab news outlet a f ...
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Sudan FM Rebuffs WSJ Report on Iran Bid for Naval Base
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Sudan FM Rebuffs WSJ Report on Iran Bid for Naval Base

Monday 4 March 2024 ،
toppled Omar al-Bashir. The West over the past three decades has always been critical of close Tehran-Khartoum ties, but al-Bashir defied the West by building close relations with the Islamic Republic. However, Sudan cut off ties with Iran in 2016, when protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehr ...
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Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons
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Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons

Monday 13 May 2024 ،
top contender and formed an alliance with independents, communists and seculars, but in October of the same year he again announced his intention to retire from political life and pledged not to name any candidates for cabinet posts.  In December 2019, his office stated that he issued instruct ...
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani ‘Saddened’ by Iranian President’s Martyrdom, Says Condolences Message
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani ‘Saddened’ by Iranian President’s Martyrdom, Says Condolences Message

Monday 20 May 2024 ،
top Shiite cleric expresses his condolences over the passing of Iranian president and his delegation after helicopter crash. Alwaght- Prominent Shia Muslim cleric and source of emulation Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani says he is saddened by the news of the passing away in a helicopter crash of Irani ...
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024 ،
top on the list of missions of their embassies. Recently, the increased activism of the Saudi ambassador to Iraq Abdulaziz al-Shammari within the framework of public diplomacy and visits to religiously important provinces of Iraq and unofficial meetings with religious figures, elites, and visits to ...
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More Than 100 Senior Clerics Vow Steadfast Allegiance to The Leader
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More Than 100 Senior Clerics Vow Steadfast Allegiance to The Leader

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
top officials, underscoring national unity and resilience against external threats.
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Iran Urges Closer, Substantive Relations with Iraq Amid Global Shifts
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Iran Urges Closer, Substantive Relations with Iraq Amid Global Shifts

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
top security official, Ali Larijani, met with Iraqi Shia cleric Seyyed Ammar Hakim in Tehran, emphasizing the need for more tangible and objective cooperation between Iran and Iraq. Larijani described Iraq as a strong regional partner and called Tehran-Baghdad relations strategic, highlighting the i ...
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Bahrain Cleric: Millions Ready to Die for Iran’s Leader
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Bahrain Cleric: Millions Ready to Die for Iran’s Leader

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
top cleric issues warning: Millions willing to die for Ayatollah Khamenei amid heightened US hostility towards Iran ALWAGHT- Bahrain's top cleric issues warning: Millions willing to die for Ayatollah Khamenei amid heightened US hostility towards Iran. Sheikh Issa Qassem has declared Ayatollah K ...

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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.