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- Iranian and Saudi Officials Hold Talks to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
- Gaza Death Toll Hits 67,139 After 12 Killed Since Dawn
- Israeli Troops Carry Out Ground Raids in Southern Syria, Detain Three
- Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites in Occupied al-Quds With Ballistic Missile
- Araghchi: Europe Has Less Influence in Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks
- Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
- Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender
- Maduro Declares Venezuelans Will Resist Western Influence
- Iran to Launch Solid-Fuel Spacecraft from Chabahar Space Center
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Iranian and Saudi Officials Hold Talks to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Iranian ambassador to Riyadh met with a senior Saudi official to discuss strengthening bilateral relationsGaza Death Toll Hits 67,139 After 12 Killed Since Dawn Despite Netanyahu’s assurances of reducing airstrikes, Israel is still killing Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip
Israeli Troops Carry Out Ground Raids in Southern Syria, Detain Three Reports indicate that Israeli forces carried out multiple incursions into southern Syria near the occupied Golan Heights
Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites in Occupied al-Quds With Ballistic Missile The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced they carried out a new hypersonic ballistic missile strike on sensitive sites within Israeli-occupied territories
Araghchi: Europe Has Less Influence in Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks Iran’s foreign minister says Europe has eroded its influence in efforts to resolve Tehran’s nuclear dispute
Maduro Declares Venezuelans Will Resist Western Influence Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reiterated that the country will not bow to Western influence or serve as a subordinate to any dominant power
Iran to Launch Solid-Fuel Spacecraft from Chabahar Space Center Iran is completing the first phase of its Chabahar Space Center, built for solid-fuel launch vehicles, and is preparing for the center’s inaugural launch
Resistance Groups Praise Hamas, Criticize Trump’s Plan Leading members of Palestinian resistance groups and Yemen’s Ansarullah movement have expressed strong support for Hamas’s stance
Iran-Russia Pact Seen as Turning Point in Relations: Foreign Ministry The Iranian Foreign Ministry has described the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Iran and Russia as a turning point in bilateral relations
Six People with Alleged Ties to Israel Executed in Iran Six individuals linked to a separatist group with alleged ties to Israel were executed on Saturday morning
Araghchi Accuses US Of Blocking Progress in New York Negotiations Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, criticized the US for hindering progress in diplomatic discussions
41 Palestinians Killed in Ongoing Israeli Assault on Gaza About half of the fatalities occurred in Gaza City
Government Shutdown in US As Trump Threatens Mass Dismissals of Federal Workers The United States has gone into shutdown once more as Republicans were unable to reach a budget agreement with Democratic lawmakers
At UN Rights Council, Iran Demands ‘Comprehensive Sanctions’ on Israel Citing the findings of a recent United Nations report, Iran has called for swift and comprehensive sanctions against Israel over the ongoing genocide in Gaza
Israeli Naval Ships Move Toward Several Vessels in The Global Sumud Flotilla Activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla reported that their fleet is now 120 nautical miles from Gaza’s shoreline
Argentine Nobel Laureate Calls for Netanyahu’s Arrest Over Gaza Massacres Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentine Nobel Peace Prize winner, filed a petition urging the arrest of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza-related war crimes
‘Israel’ Helped Shape Trump’s Gaza Plan The Wall Street Journal reports that “Israel” advocated for changes in Trump’s Gaza plan to better reflect its own interests
Continued Israeli Assault on Gaza Claims 30 Lives The casualties included seven Palestinians waiting for aid distribution
Top Iranian General Hails Naval Forces’ State of Full Preparedness for Confrontation Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi lauded the Army and IRGC naval forces for their full combat preparedness
Araghchi Criticizes US and Europe for Blocking Nuclear Agreement in New York Talks Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that reaching an agreement on the so-called snapback mechanism in New York was impossible
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions
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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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Tuesday 12 November 2024
Saudis are beginning to feel the need to engage in security and perhaps military partnership with Tehran as a key player in the region. Alwaght- While traditional approach of the US in the Persian Gulf has been sowing division between Iran and the Arab states and establishing its presence in this wa ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound
Wednesday 16 April 2025
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Federal government and Kurdistan region’s road to stable relations remains hostage to unresolved oil dispute. Alwaght- The relations between Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over oil and the mutual charges over smuggling of this vital substance have gone frayed ag ...
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership
Saturday 19 April 2025
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The two countries are showing a great will to engage in deeper energy partnership to neutralize US pressures. Alwaght- The political transformation in Iran-Iraq relations—from hostility under Saddam Hussein to unity after his fall—has significantly reshaped their relations dynamics. Iraq ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
Monday 21 April 2025
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Russian Supreme Court removed Taliban from terror list, facilitating closer ties with Kabul as Russia feels a need for partnership with the group. Alwaght- Just until last week, any member of the Taliban who entered Russia should have been arrested according to the Russian laws and could face up to ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
Tuesday 13 May 2025
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The US president is expected to make a set of economic and security deals with Arab countries. Alwaght- The US president is set to land in Saudi Arabia in the coming hours to start his Persian Gulf tour that will see him also visiting Qatar and the UAE. This visit is coming as West Asia is in a stat ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
Thursday 22 May 2025
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The Saudis really need to review their mindset that security can be bought from abroad. Alwaght- During Trump's Persian Gulf tour, Saudi Arabia signed an agreement with the US the White House called the biggest arms sales deal in the history, a contract worth $142 billion for sale of missiles, a ...
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?
Sunday 25 May 2025
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Washington signed gas deals with Kurdistan region of Iraq despite central government’s opposition in a push to build a lever against Baghdad. Alwaght- In the shadow of the burgeoning tensions between Iraqi central government and Kurdistan region over Erbil's oil contracts with foreign companies, ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
Sunday 8 June 2025
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Erbil and Baghdad clash again as KRG says Baghdad cut salaries of its employees. Alwaght- In Recent weeks, differences between Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and central Iraqi government have once again made headlines. One of the most important sources of tensions that these days is making a co ...
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Click, Boom: US Tech Giants’ Hands Stained with Palestinian Blood
Tuesday 9 September 2025
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US technology companies provide AI and other services helping Israel kill more Palestinians for lower costs in Gaza war. Alwaght- Though war on Gaza is waged using modern military equipment and weapons, behind this large-scale barbarous war stand tens of American tech and computer giants that provid ...
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts
Saturday 4 October 2025
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The Israeli economy is counting the costs of war and the government is increasingly directing its resources to keep the war machine running. Alwaght- As Tel Aviv approaches the second anniversary of Hamas's Operation Al-Aqsa Storm and the invasion of Gaza, Netanyahu government continues to pour ...
