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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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The Picture Late Pres. Raisi Drew to Talk to Today’s World
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The Picture Late Pres. Raisi Drew to Talk to Today’s World

Friday 22 May 2026
Alwaght- As Iran marks the second anniversary of its late President Sayyed Ibrahim Raisi, time is fit for shedding light on some of his measures and policies that are related to the current conditions. Though he served less than three years as president of Iran, despite this short time, he managed ...
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan as states that facilitated or supported the attacks through granting military base access, logistical and operational support, intelligence sharing, air defense coordination, and airspace access. The letter stressed that these actions violated inter ...
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Alwaght- Last week, the diplomatic stagnation that set in after the first Islamabad talks finally began to lift. At least, that is the picture emerging from officials’ remarks and a flurry of new diplomatic movements, suggesting a window is opening for a fresh round of negotiations. Several f ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- Having thought that all of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf will align with the US policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz and join the pressures against Tehran, the US President Donald Trump now faces a different reality, one in which some regional players are uninterested to fully c ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- In modem wars, suicide drones, or what are known as loitering munitions, present themselves as the most determining tools in the battles. These weapon systems combine the capabilities of surveillance and loitering of the drones with the power of destruction of the missiles. Just unlike the ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- As traditional power equations in West Asia undergo a shift and the race to shape the region’s future security architecture reaches a climactic point, several Islamic powers are seizing the moment. With a clear-eyed reading of the security vacuums left by wars and political crises, th ...
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf

Thursday 11 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump everyday talks about being close to a deal with Iran, the developments on the ground suggest that there is a considerable distance between these claims and the field realities. The course of developments shows that not only the regional atmosphere is not ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- Closure of Strait of Hormuz following the joint American-Israeli aggression against Iran has left Iraqi economy grappling with one of toughest shocks. This vital bottleneck, through which over 20 million oil barrels cross to the global markets, was closed to the Iraqi oil exports all of a s ...
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- Finally, white smoke rose out of the White House on Sunday, something suggesting that the US government has reached a new deal. The smoke appeared after the US President Donald Trump announced reaching a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran to end the war he waged since February 28. ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- The recent remarks by the US President Donald Trump about possibility of Syria playing a role in Lebanon to complete the mission the Israeli regime has started against Hezbollah are not simply tactical or media positions. Rather, they bear signs of a broader American plan to redesign the ba ...

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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.