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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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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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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- Time will reveal the full consequences of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding. The core issue remains the 60-day negotiation track aimed at striking a nuclear deal. But in the early read on what just went down, Trump got little more than the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. His pre-w ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- A few hours after the first round of Geneva talks between Tehran and Washington, the region's diplomatic scene saw a flurry of official visits. In the day’s headline event, Islamabad hosted Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Meanwhile, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ...
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has toured Persian Gulf for the first time since the war with Iran and signing the peace deal with Tehran. Visiting the three countries of the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain, the top US diplomat also held a summit with (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council, clos ...
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- As the days of Ashura mourning arrive, followers of Imam Hussein's school of freedom around the world have held various ceremonies honoring the grandson of Prophet Muhammad and the martyrs of Karbala. Reports indicate this year's Ashura commemorations took place in over 50 countries ...
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
Alwaght- As Gaza war unfolds, in recent weeks a group calling itself June 26 Movement issued calls for Gaza people to take to the streets on June 26 and protest against Hamas, the resistance movement that has been holding Gaza since 2007. However, reports suggested that the call did not receive majo ...
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
Alwaght- Field developments across West Asia region, particularly after a period of inflamed tensions and the subsequent push toward an Iran-US agreement, have revealed clear signs that Arab states in the region are recalibrating their perspectives. In the post–Iran-US conflict era, Arab poli ...
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Tehran Marks Second Day of Farewell Ceremonies for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
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Tehran Marks Second Day of Farewell Ceremonies for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
Ali Khamenei ALWAGHT- Millions gathered in Tehran for the second day of funeral ceremonies for martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as Iran observed a period of national mourning and paid tribute to its longtime leader. Millions of Iranians gathered in Tehran on Saturday as funeral ceremon ...

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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.