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Iran Prepared to Target US and Israeli Infrastructure Iran has prepared a comprehensive retaliatory plan targeting Israel’s critical infrastructure and US energy facilities in the region
Araghchi Cautions Britain Over Backing Aggressors On Friday, Iran’s foreign minister warned his British counterpart that any cooperation with aggressors targeting Iran is unacceptable
Iran: States Shielding America Could Face the ‘Fire of War’ Major General Ali Abdollahi, commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, has cautioned regional countries
SE Iran: Intelligence Ministry Says Several US-Israel-Linked Terrorist Cells Neutralized The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says security forces have dismantled four more operational cells belonging to a terrorist group
US Strike in Iraq Leaves Four IRGC Quds Force Members Martyred Four members of the IRGC Quds Force tasked with protecting Arbaeen pilgrims in Iraq were martyred in US airstrikes overnight in Diyala Province
Iranian FM Condemns Joint US-Saudi Attacks on Iraqi Territory Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly criticized the coordinated US-Saudi strikes targeting several areas in Iraq
Saudi Oil Shipments Drop 40% at Red Sea Port Amid Yemen Blockade Measures Saudi crude oil loading at the Red Sea port of Yanbu has declined by 40 percent since Yemen imposed a blockade on the kingdom
Khatam al-Anbia Cautions States Against Exploiting Iran’s Frozen Assets Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters’ spokesperson cautioned other nations against utilizing Iran’s blocked funds
Jordan, UN Emphasize Importance of US-Iran Ceasefire Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored the need to preserve the US-Iran ceasefire
Iran, Saudi, Omani FMs Call for Greater Regional Stability The foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Oman stressed the importance of coordinated efforts to strengthen regional stability
Iranian Army Warns of Stronger Response to Any Future Aggression The Iranian Army has vowed to respond to any potential aggression with an even stronger and more crushing blow
Iran Rejects Reports of Possible Talks With US Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has denied media claims that Tehran proposed direct talks with Washington
Hormuz Strait Was Central to Iran’s Wartime Deterrence The Strait of Hormuz played a decisive role in Iran’s deterrence strategy during the recent war of aggression by the US and Israel
New Air Defense Systems Delivered to Iran’s Army: Spokesperson New military equipment, especially air defense systems, has been added to the Army’s combat organization, strengthening Iran’s defense capabilities
Oil Tanker Erupts in Flames After Hitting Mine in Hormuz Strait An oil tanker sailing through the Strait of Hormuz exploded after striking a mine while its radar system was switched off
Iran Condemns Commercial Vessel Attack, Summons Ukrainian Chargé d’Affaires Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran over an alleged Ukrainian military attack on an Iranian commercial vessel
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In Focus
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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Cooperation Council’s Joint Command Center, Security Loopholes Riddle
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Persian Gulf Arab states announced they are founding a joint command center, ignoring their differences that can prevent its efficiency. Alwaght- Earlier this week, defense ministers of the members of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council agreed on foundation of a joint command center in Riyadh. Th ...
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Iraqi Shiites’ "National Stability" Coalition: Goals, Nature
Monday 21 February 2022
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The Shiite parties withing Coordination Framework formed a coalition aimed at stability and stronger political representation. Alwaght- Iraq has been in a state of political disunity and crisis, especially inside the Shiite and the Kurdish circles, since the October 2021 election, with the prime min ...
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Repeated Elections Accelerate Israeli Collapse: Expert
Saturday 25 June 2022
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Repeated elections are sign that the Israeli politicians cannot unite their ranks and this, along with their corruption, speeds up collapse of Israel. Alwaght- The Israeli cabinet like its predecessors could not hold for a full term and is collapsing a year after its formation, perpetuating the poli ...
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Arab NATO: A Treatment or a Pain?
Monday 27 June 2022
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Arab NATO is aimed to treat the security challenges the Arab states face but in fact it is a source of dangers to them. Alwaght- On the eve of the high-profile visit of the US President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia and the meeting that is expected to gather him and the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Counci ...
Analysis
How Is Riyadh Instrumentalizing Hajj for Normalization with Tel Aviv?
Sunday 10 July 2022
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This year, a number of Israeli reporters and analysts were invited to Hajj congregation in an unprecedented move. Alwaght- Starting to publicize their covert normalization over the past few years, Saudi Arabia and the Israeli regime are closer than ever to this aim. Riyadh this year devised a new wa ...
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Russia-Iran $40 Billion Agreement Renders Western Sanctions Ineffective
Saturday 23 July 2022
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The two allies are uniting their ranks in the face of the Western restrictions and many analysts say they will neutralize the sanctions. Alwaght- While the US is pushing for Iran and Russia isolation on world stage using sanctions and regional coalition making, Tehran and Moscow are wreaking Washing ...
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What Are US Strategic Goals Behind Launching Drone Fleet in West Asia?
Tuesday 23 August 2022
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The US eyes a set of goals from containing Iran to freeing up naval peer to curb China and Russia. Alwaght- Highly feeling threatened by fast growing Iranian military power and regional influence, the US is struggling to promote its power in the face of its rival. It has recently designed a new prog ...
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What’s Driving US Pessimism about Pakistani Nukes?
Saturday 22 October 2022
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The US president recently voiced concerns about the Pakistani nuclear weapons, saying they are without “cohesion.” Alwaght- Pakistan has had a special place in the American policy over the past two decades and since the US-led NATO invasion of Afghanistan their bilateral ties saw a major boost. But ...
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What Are Washington’s Evil Schemes behind New Red Sea Naval Coalition?
Tuesday 19 December 2023
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The emerging coalition is aimed at securing Israeli interests and imposing part of the cost guarding Tel Aviv interests on Arab countries. Alwaght- Being an accomplice to the Israeli crimes since the beginning of war with its deployment of naval ships to the Mediterranean to back Tel Aviv and vetoin ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
Sunday 2 August 2026
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Saudi Arabia is repeating a tested and failed experience of announcing a coalition against Yemen’s Ansarullah. It seems it has not learned enough. Alwaght- After two weeks of fruitless airstrikes against Yemen to press Ansarullah resistance movement to withdraw its recently announced sea blockade on ...
