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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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Iran Labels US Assassination of General Soleimani an Unlawful Act of Hostility
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Iran Labels US Assassination of General Soleimani an Unlawful Act of Hostility

Sunday 4 January 2026
2020 US strike in Baghdad was an illegal act of aggression and a grave breach of international law, urging full international accountability. Saeed Iravani, Iran’s UN envoy, stated in a January 3 letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council president that the assas ...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
2020 US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport as a heinous crime and a blatant violation of Iraqi sovereignty, noting it occurred in a civilian area protected under international law and was denounced by Iraq’s religious authorities as brutal aggression. He reaffirmed Iraq’s d ...
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After Invasion and Kidnapping, US Drops Drug Cartel Accusations Against Maduro
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After Invasion and Kidnapping, US Drops Drug Cartel Accusations Against Maduro

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
2020 indictment accused Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of leading the so-called Cartel de los Soles, framing it as an organized cocaine-trafficking network. The allegation became a cornerstone of Washington’s pressure campaign, used to justify sweeping sanctions and escalating mili ...
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
2020 following assassination of General Qassem Suleimani and also strikes at Al-Udaid air base, as the US’s most important overseas strategic military asset, bore witness to the Iranian armed forces’ capability to precisely execute anti-American actions when the need arises. Furthermore ...
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
2020 launched by the IRGC in retaliation for the assassination of two anti-terror commanders, Iran’s General Qassem Suleimani and Iraq’s Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis. Why Al-Harir? Al-Harir Airbase, a key US military hub 75 kilometers from Erbil, and the closest American facility to Iran (11 ...
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
2020 and 2024. This migration was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, which devastated Cuba's tourism industry, a primary source of income for its residents. In 2024, only 2.2 million visitors came to Cuba, less than half the pre-pandemic number, and Cuba has lost about 10 percent of its popul ...
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US

Tuesday 3 February 2026 ،
2020 following the assassination of Iran's General Qassem Suleimani and Iraq’s Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, two of the key anti-terror commanders in the region. Since then, the movement has been named in security and media reports as one of the active actors opposing the presence of American for ...
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
2020s, in some years intensifying further. On March 4, 2022, ISIS’s Khorasan Province carried out a suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 63 people and injuring 196 others. On November 21, 2024, a large convoy of vehicles carrying Shiites was ambushed in the Ku ...
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Iran Suggests Epstein Case Linked to Israeli Political Agenda
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Iran Suggests Epstein Case Linked to Israeli Political Agenda

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
2020 FBI memo cited a source who believed Epstein was a co-opted Mossad agent trained as a spy for Israel. The same source suggested that former President Trump was potentially vulnerable to Israeli influence due to financial and political leverage. Baghaei concluded that the scandal requires carefu ...
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?

Thursday 12 February 2026 ،
2020 under so-called Abraham Accords, Emirates has built deep economic and security presence in Somaliland. The 30-year contract of DP World to operate Berbera Port has made Abu Dhabi a key actor in the region's economy and infrastructure. Last month, Somalia revoked all of its agreements with ...

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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.