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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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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026
American forces which, reports say, are largely exhausted after six months of war. Alwaght- Following US strike on positions in Iran’s Larak Island, Iran’s armed forces fired back with a missile attack on US targets in Jordan. At the same time, Tehran announced that ships and tankers in ...
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?
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Iran at Eurasia’s Heart: How’s SCO Helping Tehran Cushion American Sanctions?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
Alwaght- President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran's visit to Bishkek this week was made as US economic pressure on Tehran enters a new phase. Washington has announced plans to impose fresh secondary sanctions on financial networks tied to Iran, and is even targeting banks and financial institutions t ...
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IRGC Strikes US Command Headquarters at Kuwait Military Base in Retaliatory Attack
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IRGC Strikes US Command Headquarters at Kuwait Military Base in Retaliatory Attack

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
Ali Al Salem Air Base ALWAGHT- The IRGC Ground Forces carried out a missile and drone strike against the headquarters of the US commander at Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base. The IRGC says its Ground Forces launched a missile-and-drone attack on the US military presence at Kuwait’s Ali Al ...
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US Attack on Sirik Wedding Marks “Moral Decline,” Iran Says
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US Attack on Sirik Wedding Marks “Moral Decline,” Iran Says

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the US attack on a wedding ceremony in the Kouhestak area of Sirik Island constitutes a war crime and reflects what he described as Washington’s “moral decline.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned the US st ...
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Two US-Controlled Oil Tankers Struck by Mines in Strait of Hormuz
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Two US-Controlled Oil Tankers Struck by Mines in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says two oil tankers operated under US control struck mines and were disabled in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the IRGC Public Relations Office, the two tankers were hit after allegedly attempting to navigate through a route that had not be ...
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Qalibaf: Resistance Front Stands United Against US Aggression
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Qalibaf: Resistance Front Stands United Against US Aggression

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
ALWAGHT- Iran’s Parliament Speaker said Wednesday that Iran and the Resistance Front remain united in confronting what he called US “arrogance,” warning that abandoning their struggle would amount to accepting defeat. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf told Hamas official Basem Naim that the ...
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache

Thursday 3 September 2026 ،
Alwaght- The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now in one of the most complex political contradictions of his premiership. The extremist settler movement and hardline right-wing parties that have become one of Netanyahu’s most crucial political lifelines over the past several years ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
Alwaght- As tensions have escalated between Israeli regime and Turkey in recent months, the two sides have intensified their push to cement and expand their influence in various regions. Eastern Mediterranean, meanwhile, that has for years been a setting for Tel Aviv-Ankara dispute once again rose a ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Attacks on wedding ceremonies is as of part of the American policy in the region, with criminals immune to punishment. Alwaght- For families across Middle East, wedding ceremonies are far more than a family ritual; they are a symbol of life and continuity. But over the past two decades, wedding cele ...
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Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further
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Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Alwaght- The protracted war of Ukraine has given rise to one of the country's most important challenges which is the shortage of manpower in the army. This crisis is showing itself in army personnel desertions, resistance to recruitment, and even fleeing the army training courses ouside Ukraine. ...

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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.