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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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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott

Monday 1 September 2025
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has recently stated that Turkey will cut off all economic and trade ties with Israel. He also went on to say that Ankara will close off its airspace to Israeli aircraft. London-based Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that Turkish ships bound for the occupied territor ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held several meetings with the Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, and Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. He also held a short talk with the Chinese President Xi Jinping. During their talks with Iranian officials, Russia and China ...
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Iran’s Lawmakers Vow ‘Strong’ Response to Sanctions Snapback
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Iran’s Lawmakers Vow ‘Strong’ Response to Sanctions Snapback

Tuesday 2 September 2025 ،
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Tehran will take appropriate countermeasures. The dispute follows years of tensions after the US withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, reinstated sanctions, and pursued its “maximum pressure” campaign, while Europe failed to deliver on its promi ...
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Tehran Rejects Persian Gulf Council’s Remarks on Trio Islands
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Tehran Rejects Persian Gulf Council’s Remarks on Trio Islands

Tuesday 2 September 2025 ،
Foreign Ministry rejected the “repetitive and baseless” claims in a recent Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) statement concerning three islands ALWAGHT- Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the “repetitive and baseless” claims in a recent Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) s ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
The Lebanese army is convinced that the main enemy is Israel and disarming Hezbollah compromises national security. Alwaght- The Lebanese government's deadline for Hezbollah to disarm is ending and this is leaving the army facing the hard job of restricting the arms to the government amid the Am ...
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Minister Reports Growing Number of Foreign Tourists in Iran
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Minister Reports Growing Number of Foreign Tourists in Iran

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
Reza Salehi Amiri, Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism, announced that the number of foreign visitors to Iran is on the rise ALWAGHT- Reza Salehi Amiri, Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism, announced that the number of foreign visitors to I ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
The Americans want to ensure at least economic and financial dominance over Iraq before any moves for withdrawal. Alwaght- Over the past weeks, there have been many Iraqi and regional media reports of the US moving its forces in Iraq, once again bringing to the surface the fate of the American milit ...
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Araghchi Criticizes Western Silence on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons
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Araghchi Criticizes Western Silence on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
Foreign Minister, criticized the West for ignoring Israel’s expanding nuclear arsenal ALWAGHT- Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, criticized the West for ignoring Israel’s expanding nuclear arsenal, saying Washington and European states can no longer credibly claim to defend nuclear ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
Syria’s battered economy is suffering as the government is cutting subsidies and the political stability outlook is uncertain. Alwaght- While after the fall of the government of Bashar al-Assad the hope of some Syrians for economic improvement was high, Syria began to grapple with extensive challeng ...
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Israel’s 12-day War Strengthens Unity Among Iranians
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Israel’s 12-day War Strengthens Unity Among Iranians

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
Iran’s top military commander praised the public for maintaining ‘exceptional unity’ in the face of Israeli-US aggression ALWAGHT- Iran’s top military commander praised the public for maintaining ‘exceptional unity’ in the face of Israeli-US aggression, resisting Tel Aviv’s c ...

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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.