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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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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026
The US media outlets begin to focus on the damage to the American assets in Persian Gulf amid Trump administration’s censorship. Alwaght- As the living costs, especially the fuel, rise in the US, one of the constant criticisms of the opponents of the warmongering of the Trump administration is the d ...
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Despite finding ways to export its energy amid war, Saudi Arabia faces challenges in alternative routes. Alwaght- The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Israeli aggression on Iran has left the fate of one of the most important energy arteries through which 20 percent of the world energ ...
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Pezeshkian Urges Tehran Mayor to Accelerate Post-War Reconstruction and Housing Repairs
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Pezeshkian Urges Tehran Mayor to Accelerate Post-War Reconstruction and Housing Repairs

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
In a Tuesday meeting with Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani, President Masoud Pezeshkian called for accelerated housing repairs ALWAGHT- In a Tuesday meeting with Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani, President Masoud Pezeshkian called for accelerated housing repairs, stronger local resilience, and faster post-war ...
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Undersea cables in the Persian Gulf are a potential headache for the world if Trump decides to wage a war of infrastructures on Iran. Alwaght- The recent Israeli-American war on Iran more than ever gave the world awareness about the Iranian defense and strategic capabilities to defend their national ...
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Grossi: I Will Visit Persian Gulf to Ensure Nuclear Security
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Grossi: I Will Visit Persian Gulf to Ensure Nuclear Security

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
IAEA Director General announced the agency will actively maintain nuclear safety and support diplomatic solutions ALWAGHT- Citing growing concerns over nuclear facility security in the region, IAEA Director General announced the agency will actively maintain nuclear safety and support diplomatic sol ...
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Russia has accused the UN and IAEA of employing double standards regarding nuclear facility attacks ALWAGHT- Russia has accused the UN and IAEA of employing double standards regarding nuclear facility attacks, highlighting that repeated Israeli-US strikes on Iran's Bushehr plant have faced no co ...
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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 ،
The dangerous war jointly launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has significantly raised the risks of an environmental catastrophe ALWAGHT- A Princeton University researcher warns that the dangerous war jointly launched by the United States and Israel against Iran at the end of Febru ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
Despite the US claims of Chinese assurances that it will not send arms to Iran, Tehran’s relationship with Beijing, as well as Moscow, is strategic. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump, who claims that with the aggression and the Sea blockade he has destroyed Iran economically and militarily, is ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
As Iran war remains uncertain where it heads, Eurasian countries eye new routes that distance from traditional reliance on Iran, Russia, and China. Alwaght- While the US-Israeli war on Iran has drawn the whole world attention to the Persian Gulf as the heart of the tension, this war has its impacts ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Countries condemn Israel’s extreme violence against organizers of an aid flotilla aimed at symbolically breaking Gaza siege. Alwaght- These days, the epic move by the Steadfastness (Sumud) Flotilla and the recurring tragedy of the brutal suppression of small boats carrying meager food and medical ai ...

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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.