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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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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?

Sunday 25 May 2025
Center for Political Thought, told Sgafaq News: The United States believes that Iranian influence is hindering progress in relations between Baghdad and Erbil and is trying to prevent the implementation of recent agreements between the Kurdistan Regional Government and American companies, especially ...
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Netanyahu Grows Uneasy as Trump Alters Policies
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Netanyahu Grows Uneasy as Trump Alters Policies

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
Donald Trump’s decision to skip Israel during his recent Middle East trip reflects a wider transformation in regional policy ALWAGHT- Donald Trump’s decision to skip Israel during his recent Middle East trip reflects a wider transformation in regional policy, including renewed dialogue with Ir ...
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Araghchi Warns of Strong Iranian Retaliation Over Potential Snapback Sanctions
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Araghchi Warns of Strong Iranian Retaliation Over Potential Snapback Sanctions

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Tehran would respond firmly if the "snapback mechanism" is used to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran ALWAGHT- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Tehran would respond firmly if the snapback mechanism is used to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran. Iranian F ...
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Center for Strategic Studies conducted in January shows that 72 percent of Lebanese believe that the current army is unable to provide security, 65 percent said that disarming Hezbollah without an alternative would be national suicide, and 58 percent believe that the government only cares about part ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
Diplomatic efforts have been made to settle the dispute over years, but not only have they failed to reach a solution, but also recently a new twist has been added to the dispute. Last month, Erbil government announced that it had signed contracts with several large American companies to invest in ...
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Israel and Multi-layer Losses in War with Iran
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Israel and Multi-layer Losses in War with Iran

Sunday 29 June 2025 ،
The Israelis count the costs of war not only in military terms, but economically, politically, and socially. Alwaght- Just contrary to the claim of victory by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the 12-day war with Iran, field realities and far-reaching consequences of this conflict sho ...
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Ex-Parliament Speaker: Israel Failed to Assassinate Iran’s Leader and Top Government Officials
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Ex-Parliament Speaker: Israel Failed to Assassinate Iran’s Leader and Top Government Officials

Monday 30 June 2025 ،
Israel had planned to strike a high-level gathering of Iranian officials, including government heads, and subsequently assassinate the Leader ALWAGHT- A senior advisor to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, disclosed that Israel had planned to strike a high-level gat ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, held that although an agreement between the two sides in Tel Aviv and Damascus is possible, this does not mean an immediate normalization.  I believe that an agreement can be reached between the two sides, but it is important to understand that an agreemen ...
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Syria faces a serious danger of split under al-Jolani’s rule and the only option for survival is return to its past path. Alwaght- The noisy party of the rule of the armed groups over the war-torn Syria has ended way sooner than what was predicted and as the al-Jolani gang and its foreign supporters ...
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Center for International Security at IMEMO RAS, wrote that Putin’s meeting with Larijani was both for coordination before the negotiations with the European troika and Moscow's moral support for Iran. Ivanov noted: “It is important for Russia to understand Iran’s position befor ...

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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.