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“It wants to project to its people, but also the region, that it’s here to stay, that it’s an unpredictable Islamic Republic, not a defeated one.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
They underestimated the resilience, ruthlessness and guile of the Islamic regime.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Digital wallet addresses tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are estimated to have accounted for more than half of all the value that Iran’s crypto ecosystem received in the fourth quarter of 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
During the mid-14th century, Islamic piracy expanded along the Valencian coastline, while increasing militarization created growing demand for protective equipment and weapons.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
It was the Muslim high court which examined all possibly nonauthentic converts to the Islamic religion seeking to enter Mecca.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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