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- World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
- Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
- Russia says Oreshnik attack was revenge for Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’
- Iran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait
- Potential US-Iran Pact Threatens Israel’s Goals, Former US Counterterrorism Chief Asserts
- Baghaei Underscores Invaders’ Failure to Overcome Iran
- Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Russia says Oreshnik attack was revenge for Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’
Russian forces carried out an overnight "massive strike" on Ukrainian military targetsIran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait The IRGC Navy announced that 33 vessels, including tankers and container ships, transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours
Potential US-Iran Pact Threatens Israel’s Goals, Former US Counterterrorism Chief Asserts The Zionist regime is likely to sabotage any prospective peace deal between Washington and Tehran
Baghaei Underscores Invaders’ Failure to Overcome Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei shared a rock relief of Shapur the Great’s victory over a Roman emperor
Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack According to Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, multiple Persian Gulf Arab nations and Jordan have aided the American-Israeli aggression on Iran
Iran Will Not Surrender Its Rights, Ghalibaf Assures Munir On Saturday, Iran’s parliamentary leader informed Pakistan’s army chief that Iran will not abandon its national rights
Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict? Pakistan and Qatari visits, fresh US and Iranian statements, and Araghchi’s regional calls have sparked speculation of an early Iran-US deal
Iran Reports 25 Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz According to Iran’s IRGC Navy, 25 vessels—comprising oil tankers and container ships—passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours
White House Pressure Over Illegal Iran War Forces Trump’s Top Spy to Resign Informed sources have revealed that US President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, resigned under intense White House pressure
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US Forces in Region Pose Threat, Not Security, Says Iran The Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that past experience has proven that the presence of US military forces in the region poses a threat
Hezbollah Drones Inflict Heavy Damage on IOF in Southern Lebanon Hezbollah persists in engaging Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in southern Lebanon, using drones to strike assemblies of soldiers and vehicles
Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe The dangerous war jointly launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has significantly raised the risks of an environmental catastrophe
Iran Vows to Make Enemy Regret Any New Invasion Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has issued a warning, stating that Iran will force any adversary to regret repeating its aggression
26 Ships Cleared to Pass Through Strait of Hormuz, Says IRGC Navy According to the IRGC, ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz following authorization and coordination with the IRGC Navy
Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack Russia has accused the UN and IAEA of employing double standards regarding nuclear facility attacks
Supreme Leader Commemorates Ayatollah Raeisi on Second Martyrdom Anniversary The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, has released a message
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Bagheri (Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces), Brigadier General Hossein Salami (Commander of the IRGC), and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force). Iran also neutralized Mossad’s spying network. As a result, the war ended when Israel realized that continui ...
Analysis
Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
Monday 1 September 2025
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Bagheri, an expert on Turkish affairs, commented recently in an interview with Alwaght on the recent statements from Turkish officials and their sincerity regarding the boycott on Israel.
The president [Erdogan] and the foreign minister [Fidan] have repeatedly emphasized in various settings that th ...
Interview
European Recognition of Palestinian State a Political Show: Analyst
Wednesday 24 September 2025
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Bagheri.
Motivation behind recognition of Palestinian state
Mr Bagheri first shed light on why the West has changed its approach to the Palestinian cause, saying that the reality is that the Western countries are the staunch backers of the Israeli regime, but for some reasons they are opposed to t ...
Report
Iran’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions
Monday 1 December 2025
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Bagheri.
Each of these ships play various roles from logistical and operational support to carrying helicopters, drones, and working like support bases.
Their general mission includes logistical support fir strike groups, hosting helicopters and drones, and escorting and protecting commercial and ...
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IRGC Fully Equipped to Execute Leader’s Orders
Saturday 24 January 2026
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Bagheri, martyr Ali Shadmani, martyr Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and other martyrs from the imposed 12-day war, recent unrest, and the struggle for the liberation of al-Quds. The IRGC commander concluded by expressing hope for the continued success and strength of the IRGC under the guidance of the Leader o ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
Tuesday 27 January 2026
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Bagheri, an Iranian expert of Afghanistan affairs, talked to Alwaght about the details of the document and the degree of its compliance with the modern world legal realities, saying: Since Taliban's rise to power in August 2021, the group claimed commitment to constitution that was adopted under ...
Analysis
Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates
Tuesday 24 February 2026
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Bagheri told Alwaght that Afghanistan-Pakistan dispute over Durand Line has always existed and the Taliban do not recognize this border line. With their comeback to power, Islamabad officials thought that they could put an end to the border dispute with rise to power of a puppet government in Kabul. ...
Analysis
Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire
Saturday 11 April 2026
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Bagheri Qalibaf, likewise stated that “Lebanon was part of the ceasefire agreement, and Washington has so far violated three terms of Iran’s proposal for the ceasefire.”
Some sources even said that Iran was on the verge of responding to the ceasefire violations by Tel Aviv, but Pa ...
Analysis
Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban
Saturday 18 April 2026
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Bagheri has sent Alwaght a note shedding light on the issue:
Motasim Agha Jan is one of the old and effective members of the Taliban who was finance minister in the first rule of the Taliban, and after the group fell following the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, he worked as the head of the Pol ...
Analysis
From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
Monday 18 May 2026
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Bagheri suggested that the 21st Century marks a turning point in the world developments, since the unipolar world order that took shape after the Soviet Union with the US at its center has gradually lost its functionality.
Earlier in this century, the the US with invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and ...
