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- Syria, the Resistance Camp’s Effective Piece in Game of War Equations
- Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Intelligence Base near Tel Aviv with Missile Strike
- Iran Calls in EU Representative to Protest Sanctions
- Rocket Attacks Target Two Bases Housing US Forces in Eastern Syria
- IAEA Warned About Potential Anti-Iran Resolution
- Ex-IRGC Chief Warns: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey May Be Next if Palestine Falls
- New Emirati-Israeli Adventure in Yemen Could End up Costly to Abu Dhabi
- USS Abraham Lincoln Leaves Red Sea after Yemen Coast Attacks
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Rocket Attacks Target Two Bases Housing US Forces in Eastern Syria Two military bases in Syria’s eastern provinces of Hasakah and Dayr al-Zawr, hosting US forces and allied militants, were hit by separate rocket attacks
IAEA Warned About Potential Anti-Iran Resolution Iran’s FM warned the UN nuclear chief that any resolution against Iran by the IAEA Board of Governors would prompt a proportional response from Tehran
Ex-IRGC Chief Warns: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey May Be Next if Palestine Falls A former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has cautioned that Israel and its allies could target Iran and other West Asian nations
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ICJ Expected to Conclude Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza, Expert Predicts The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is likely to rule that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to renowned legal scholar John Quigley
Iran Condemns EU and UK Sanctions as Systematic Human Rights Violations Iran’s FM spokesman criticized the new EU and UK sanctions on Iran’s shipping lines, calling them a clear example of systematic human rights violations
Hezbollah Missiles Strike Tel Aviv, Causing Multiple Casualties and Injuries A missile barrage from Lebanon targets Tel Aviv, inflicting significant damage after Israeli air defenses fail to intercept
North Korea’s Kim Calls on Military to Gear Up for War North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his country’s military to pursue a ’limitless’ expansion of its nuclear program to counter threats led by the US
Iran Condemns UK’s Rejection of Gaza Genocide Claims The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticized the UK for rejecting UN reports that clearly hold the Israeli regime responsible for genocidal crimes in Gaza
Iran Calls Martyred Hezbollah Media Chief the Lebanese Nation’s Resonant Voice Iran has strongly condemned the assassination of Hezbollah spokesman Mohammad Afif in an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut
Israel Kills Eight Additional Paramedics in Lebanon as Violence Escalates Israeli warplanes have launched new strikes on Lebanon, killing six paramedics in the country’s south
Iran’s Deputy FM Warns US Maximum Pressure Will Meet ‘Maximum Resistance’ and Fail Again Any efforts by the incoming Trump administration to reinstate Washington’s ’maximum pressure’ policy on Iran will be countered with maximum resistance
Yemeni Armed Forces: Drones Strike Key Israeli Target in Eilat The Yemeni armed forces have reported striking a critical Israeli target in Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat), located in southern occupied Palestine
Iran Ready to Strengthen Relations with Oman: Pezeshkian The Iranian president extended congratulations to Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and the people of Oman on their national day
IRGC Inspires Resistance in Gaza, Lebanon: General Salami The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps stated that the steadfast resistance against the Zionist regime in Gaza and Lebanon is fueled by the IRGC
Beit Lahiya: Israeli Strike Kills Dozens of Palestinians An Israeli airstrike on a multi-story residential building in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, has killed or injured dozens of Palestinians
President Assad: Terrorism is a Global Responsibility Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stated that regional nations and the global community must work together to end terrorism in West Asia
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Life Unaffected Across Iran After Air Defense Repels Israeli Aggression
No IRGC Military Facilities Targeted in Tehran
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IRGC Chief: Iran Will Obtain All Resources Needed to Overcome the Enemy
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Sunday 4 March 2018
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Thursday 18 October 2018
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Tuesday 22 October 2019
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Thursday 31 October 2019
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Friday 24 February 2023
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Sunday 24 December 2023
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