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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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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI
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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI

Sunday 21 June 2026
Iran war is the testing ground for extensively weaponizing the AI in military operations. Alwaght- The recent Israeli-American war of aggression against Iran witnessed for the first time deployment of AI-guided targeting systems against an independent country and this conflict was practically used a ...
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Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic
Interview

Islamic Revolution Path Continues Under New Leader: Russian Academic

Monday 6 July 2026 ،
First, let me say this: thanks to the late Supreme Leader's support for expanding ties with Russia, Russian officials now view Shia Muslims in a positive light. I could give countless examples. For example, after Friday prayers, police officers who would come to secure the area or check undocume ...
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
100-per-barrel mark for the first time in months. None of this can be grasped without looking at the war between Iran and the US playing out in the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia knows full well that any serious move against Yemen could put it in a prohibitively costly position, one that, given the ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
First, the voting mechanism: Will all 150,000 party members be eligible to vote, or will the right be restricted to the roughly 4,000 members of Likud's Central Committee? This is no mere technical disagreement; it is a struggle for the party's soul. Netanyahu favors broadening the electorat ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
100 people. Indeed, this figure does not mean that 19.6 percent of Iraqi population have arms, rather, it simply reflects the approximate ratio of civilian firearms to the total population. Still, even that estimate lays bare a crucial reality: the gun problem in Iraq extends far beyond organized m ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
100 billion in private investment, support thousands of high-wage jobs, and kick-start the reconstruction of the country's shattered economy. Venezuela sits on roughly 300 billion barrels of crude, the world's largest proven reserves. But crippling US sanctions and years of underinvestment ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
Analysis

Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
100,000 Pakistani pilgrims traveled to Iran for religious tourism, a testament to the enormous potential. But to unlock it, Tehran must pivot its cultural strategy from dispatching its own envoys to empowering local actors on the ground. Proposals and solutions Undoubtedly, to fast unlock these po ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
100 targets across multiple countries, including Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, were struck, with 16 US bases sustaining damage in the barrage. Concerns about possible Russian role and technical dimensions of attacks A critical layer of this saga is the classified US int ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Kurdistan is heavily dependent on US support and Kurdish leaders are not sure they can survive alone. Alwaght- Reports suggest that the process of withdrawal of the US forces and Patriot missile systems from Erbil suburbs is making a gap between some media sources and Iraqi Kurdistan region's of ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
100 injured . 2004, Makr Al Deeb, Iraq: When the US denied the very existence of wedding ceremony One of the most contentious cases unfolded on May 19, 2004, in the Iraqi village of Makr al-Deeb, near the Syrian border. Local officials and survivors reported that a US strike hit a wedding celebrat ...

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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.