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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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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel

Tuesday 19 May 2026
Commission stressed the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a complete source of economic, political, and military leverage that will always stay under Iranian control and management. Ebrahim Azizi, head of Iran's Parliamentary National Security Commission, issued a warning ...
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
Commission established after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Mousavian proposes a four-point framework to resolve the crisis. First, Iran could lawfully establish specialized maritime service regimes tied to concrete operational services like pilotage, environmental protection, and navigational safe ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Economic Union (EAEU) made clear at a summit in Astana that Armenia cannot be both a member of Russia-led economic structures and a candidate for EU membership. Putin cautioned that choosing the European path could come with a heavy economic price tag. A few days ago, Russia also recalled its ambas ...
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
Economic Forum, the report shows that Iraq's average corruption score from 2003 to 2025 has been 19.26, hitting an all-time high of 28 in 2025 and a record low of 13 in 2008. The country also ranks eighth among Arab states with the worst corruption records. This open acknowledgment of corruptio ...
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
Iran is pressing ahead with its plan to exercise sovereign authority over Strait of Hormuz, but Oman has its own reservations. Alwaght- After signing the MoU between Iran and the US, vessel transit in the Strait of Hormuz has taken a rising trend. According to the deal, Tehran commits to cooperate f ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
The Israeli regime is quietly and informally waging a war against West Bank to seize their further lands. Alwaght- While the Israeli regime is still grappling with the consequences of Gaza war and is haunted by its political, security, economic, and international fallout, it has recently ignited a n ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
Commission pushed forward on energy, investment, transport, and trade. As a result, bilateral trade volumes have been on an upward trajectory, reaching roughly $484 million in 2025. Yet that figure still falls well short of the two economies’ true potential. The new agreements, then, could se ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Economic Commission, slated for Baghdad. Iran’s side of the commission will be chaired by the minister of economy and finance. Notably, Hemmati’s trip continues the high-level dialogue that began during al-Zaydi’s visit to Tehran last July, when discussions covered debt settlement ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
Economic and Security Review Commission, Beijing purchased roughly 1.4 million barrels of Iranian crude per day in 2025, and a significant share of those transactions was settled in Chinese yuan through mid-tier Chinese banks rather than in dollars. That mechanism matters enormously. In this model, ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Economic and Security Review Commission, two-way trade between China and Saudi Arabia, and between China and the UAE, each reached roughly $108 billion in 2025, a strikingly large figure. Therefore, China is no longer a distant outside player. It is deeply embedded in the Persian Gulf's economy ...

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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.