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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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FM Araghchi Calls General Soleimani the ‘Mastermind Behind the Regional Axis of Resistance’
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FM Araghchi Calls General Soleimani the ‘Mastermind Behind the Regional Axis of Resistance’

Monday 29 December 2025
strike in Baghdad in January 2020. Both were widely respected for their role in combating ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and their martyrdom have become a symbol of resistance against external aggression and destabilization in the region. Speakers at the conference, including Soleimani’s daughter Ze ...
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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 ،
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 determination t ...
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Tehran Condemns Israeli Military Actions in Lebanon
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Tehran Condemns Israeli Military Actions in Lebanon

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
strikes in the south and Bekaa obvious breaches of international law. Iran’s Foreign Ministry, through spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, strongly condemned Israel’s recent airstrikes on southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region, extending condolences to the families of the victims and expressing s ...
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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 ،
strikes if Tehran’s leaders decide to deal a blow to Washington. Powerful attacks on Ein Al-Assad military base in Iraq that hosts American troops in 2020 following assassination of General Qassem Suleimani and also strikes at Al-Udaid air base, as the US’s most important overseas strate ...
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
Analysis

Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
strike them. Alwaght- As tensions heighten in West Asia region and the US says it has deployed to this region its carrier strike group led by USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier north of the Arabian Sea, one question repeats itself: Can Iran sink an American aircraft carrier? On the paper, the US ...
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means  Winning or Losing Everything
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means Winning or Losing Everything

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
strike a deal on nuclear energy, accept dismantling its uranium enrichment capability, approve of strict limitations on the range of its missiles, and withdraw support to its regional allies for the US to refrain from a military action. In the run-up to the US midterm congressional elections, Trump ...
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Immunity of US Aircraft Carriers at Risk
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Immunity of US Aircraft Carriers at Risk

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
strike group operating in the area. The flight of SEP2501 underscores the importance of the Sea of Oman as a critical maritime corridor and highlights the potential vulnerability of modern carriers to electronic warfare. Iran's long-range investigation drones, like the Shahed-139 or Homa, are c ...
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Rafah Border Crossing: A Safe Gate or an Entrance to a Large Open-Air Prison?
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Rafah Border Crossing: A Safe Gate or an Entrance to a Large Open-Air Prison?

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
strike on northwestern Rafah killed another Palestinian. The Palestinian Government Media Office described these actions as systematic and widespread violations, stressing that from the implementation of the ceasefire decision in October 2025 through the end of January 2026, a period of 111 days, I ...
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
strikes against Iran, but any large-scale campaign Trump is seeking to prepare for will very likely draw Iran’s reciprocal response. So, the US needs a strong air defense system to protect the American forces and allies in the region. That stands as a drive to the US deploying further anti-mi ...
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
strikes would not alter the structure of the Iranian political system, and Iran’s armed forces retain the capability to carry out retaliatory attacks. US pullback: Alastair Crooke, a former British diplomat and ex–MI6 officer, said in an interview that the Oman talks were originally int ...

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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.