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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 Calls on UNSC to Address US Aggression Against Venezuela
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Iran Calls on UNSC to Address US Aggression Against Venezuela

Saturday 3 January 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced US attacks on Venezuela as a violation of its sovereignty, urging the UN Security Council to intervene
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Trump Says Maduro Captured, Taken Out of Venezuela
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Trump Says Maduro Captured, Taken Out of Venezuela

Saturday 3 January 2026
US President Donald Trump claims that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured by US forces
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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment
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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment

Saturday 3 January 2026
Attack on Venezuela seems to be an opener to next American aggressive actions in Latin America.
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Venezuela Acting President Alleges ‘Zionist’ Element Behind Maduro Abduction
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Venezuela Acting President Alleges ‘Zionist’ Element Behind Maduro Abduction

Sunday 4 January 2026
Venezuela’s court-appointed acting president said the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro shows what she described as “Zionist” characteristics
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The Guardian Labels US Capture of Maduro an Imperial Act with Oil Motives
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The Guardian Labels US Capture of Maduro an Imperial Act with Oil Motives

Sunday 4 January 2026
The US bombardment of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro signals a risky revival of explicit US imperial aggression in the region
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Beijing Rejects Washington’s ‘Global Policeman’ Role in Venezuela Crisis
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Beijing Rejects Washington’s ‘Global Policeman’ Role in Venezuela Crisis

Monday 5 January 2026
Beijing condemns US actions against Venezuela’s president, rejecting unilateral use of force
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Iran Parliament Speaker Vows to Hear Protesters, Act Against Foreign-Linked Agitators
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Iran Parliament Speaker Vows to Hear Protesters, Act Against Foreign-Linked Agitators

Monday 5 January 2026
Qalibaf said legitimate public protests deserve attention
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Iran Demands US Free Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
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Iran Demands US Free Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Monday 5 January 2026
Tehran once more denounced the US “illegal kidnapping” of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores
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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
The US Justice Department has discreetly reduced its accusation of Nicolás Maduro
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Iran, Cuba Criticize US Aggression Targeting Venezuela
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Iran, Cuba Criticize US Aggression Targeting Venezuela

Tuesday 6 January 2026
Iranian and Cuban foreign ministers met to boost regional and international coordination and jointly denounced US military aggression against Venezuela
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Cuba Criticizes US “Hostile” Language, Reaffirms Commitment to Defending Sovereignty
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Cuba Criticizes US “Hostile” Language, Reaffirms Commitment to Defending Sovereignty

Wednesday 7 January 2026
Cuba’s top diplomat denounced what he described as hostile rhetoric from the Trump administration
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Trump Says Venezuela Will Supply 30–50 million Barrels of Oil for US Sale
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Trump Says Venezuela Will Supply 30–50 million Barrels of Oil for US Sale

Wednesday 7 January 2026
According to President Trump, Venezuela will send tens of millions of barrels of oil to the United States for US-controlled sale, days after Maduro was abducted
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Iran Condemns Argentina’s Action Against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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Iran Condemns Argentina’s Action Against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Tuesday 20 January 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemns Argentina’s accusations against Iran’s Armed Forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?

Saturday 24 January 2026
The US allies are pivoting towards rival powers as Trump is fragmenting the Western alliance with expansionist policies.
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?

Thursday 29 January 2026
The US president is pushing to subjugate Cuba as part of policy to hold Western Hemisphere under exclusive US domination.

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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.