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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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Ramadan War: Birth of Post-American Order
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Ramadan War: Birth of Post-American Order

Sunday 15 March 2026
Americans after World War II, particularly during the Cold War, has another pillar: the political understanding of the American-led order, which they themselves refer to as “Pax Americana”, or American peace. This concept was biased and unfair since the outset, namely the US wanted peac ...
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Iran Throttles Energy Flow amid War: Why’s Trump Calling for Help?
Analysis

Iran Throttles Energy Flow amid War: Why’s Trump Calling for Help?

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
Today, the global oil economy is no longer dictated by American interests but is instead shaped and executed according to Iran’s calculations. It is Iran that now determines which countries’ ships can pass through the Strait of Hormuz and which ones are to be halted. Today, the equation ...
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US Seeking Face-saving Exit from Iran War, Tehran Has the Upper Hand: Expert
Interview

US Seeking Face-saving Exit from Iran War, Tehran Has the Upper Hand: Expert

Saturday 21 March 2026 ،
American aggression against Iran turns into a war of attrition and the aggressors are running into a dead end in realizing their goals on the 20th day of war, Alwaght arranged an interview with Ahmad Zarean, an Iranian political analyst and chief of Tehran-based Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for S ...
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Boots on the Ground? Trump and His Last Gamble in Iran War
Analysis

Boots on the Ground? Trump and His Last Gamble in Iran War

Tuesday 31 March 2026 ،
American military aggression against Iran with the aspiration of establishing “Greater Israel” through toppling the Islamic Republic and partitioning Iran to smaller states, the evil plan has began to backfire and the aggressors, desperate in words and actions, are seeking a way out of t ...
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture

Sunday 19 April 2026 ،
America Great Again) slogan. It is actually an American movement first emerged in 2016 election campaign of Trump. It can be described as populist movement believing that the US as a world power has declined for some reasons, most important of them foreign issues. For example, its voices believe tha ...
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
Analysis

Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
ToWarWithIran have trended globally at different moments, with some hashtag campaigns racking up tens of millions of views. Short, powerful motion graphics, produced by Iranian users telling documented stories of the recent war and the enemy’s crimes, have been watched and widely reshared by ...
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US Strikes Civilian Vessels En Route to Iran, Killing 5
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US Strikes Civilian Vessels En Route to Iran, Killing 5

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
American forces attacked civilian boats. The source argues that the US must be held accountable for the crime, which it attributes to hasty and clumsy actions driven by fear following Iran's recent warnings against hostile vessels in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Tensions have escalate ...
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Beijing’s Backing for Iran Clear and Unquestionable, Says Envoy
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Beijing’s Backing for Iran Clear and Unquestionable, Says Envoy

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
American unilateralism. Ambassador Cong Peiwu affirmed that China's support for Iran is clear and unquestionable, adding that Beijing is ready to play a role in rebuilding Iran—both bilaterally and on the international stage in defending justice. He referenced the Chinese president's ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
Analysis

Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Death to Iran’?” He also pushed back against the intense propaganda machine and accusations leveled at Tehran, asking: “How dare you feed these lies to the world? You tell me what terrorist act has Iran ever committed against you?” The remarks by this US Navy veteran tore aw ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
Americans have ignited. Concerning the outcomes and the scenarios ahead, Alwaght arranged an interview with Ahmad Zarean, a West Asia affairs expert, asking him for comments about the future of this war. Alwaght: What is the nature of these scattered clashes in the Persian Gulf and Lebanon amid the ...

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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.