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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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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China

Saturday 15 February 2025
Development (USAID) agency. Last week, the top American diplomat wrote to lawmakers that USAID’s “conflicting, overlapping, and duplicative” activities have led to “discord in US foreign policy and foreign relations.” Trump in a X post on Friday addressed Rubio: &ldqu ...
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
Road, one of the main routes leading to Rafic Hariri Airport. With slogans such as We will not let the Americans rule us, the protesters declared this action as the result of foreign pressure. Hezbollah also said in a statement: The Lebanese government must accept its responsibilities to end this s ...
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
Road and Belt Initiative that has various strategic, geopolitical, political, economic and security dimensions. This project has two land and sea routes: The sea route of this project, titled the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, will connect to the port of Venice in Europe after crossing the Indian ...
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Israel Kills a Lebanese Citizen and Wounds Two Others in Border Villages
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Israel Kills a Lebanese Citizen and Wounds Two Others in Border Villages

Wednesday 19 February 2025 ،
In its latest violation, the IOF carried out a drone strike on a car in Aita al-Shaab, killing a Lebanese civilian ALWAGHT- In its latest violation, the IOF carried out a drone strike on a car in Aita al-Shaab, killing a Lebanese civilian. Israeli occupation forces launched a drone strike on a car ...
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Syria is on verge of split as al-Jolani fails to act on his promises and his forces are massacring minorities. Alwaght- Armed clashes between the opponents of al-Jolani rule and the HTS groups in Syria's costal regions have winded down after two days, but the exchange of fire and partisan operat ...
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power

Sunday 16 March 2025 ،
Road and Belt Initiative (RBI), Russia, with its strengthening military presence in tropical regions, and Iran, with its development of naval power, are seeking to broaden influence in the Indian Ocean and access to high seas, and therefore this partnership can help strengthen the military presence ...
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
Road and Belt Initiative (RBI) of China project is highly significant. However, with the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the Western economic sanctions against Russia, the importance of the Central Asian transit route has increased, and these issues have in turn caused the countries of the region ...
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Direct Flights Between Tehran and Minsk to Resume Following Agreement
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Direct Flights Between Tehran and Minsk to Resume Following Agreement

Saturday 12 April 2025 ،
Development, formalized the agreement on the sidelines of the event. During the meeting, both sides agreed to strengthen their transit and rail cargo capacities through a structured program aimed at boosting international freight movement. The focus is on leveraging existing routes and enhancing in ...
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia is concluding that Iran is a key actor in the region and improved ties with Tehran are beneficial to Riyadh. Alwaght- In recent days, visit to Tehran of Saudi Defense Minister Khaled bin Salman has grabbed broad media attention. The visit, seen as a significant development in the Irania ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Hezbollah says Israel and the US are pushing for its disarmament for easy occupation of Lebanon. Alwaght- These days, the debate over Lebanon's defense strategy is stirring controversy, and despite its beautiful, rational, and convincing title, it is actually a codename for advancing a plot to d ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution