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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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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?

Tuesday 19 May 2026
Iran's 40-day war, prosecutors claim al-Saedi orchestrated attacks against US and Israeli interests, including the killing of American and Jewish civilians. The case goes on to allege that he and his associates helped plan and coordinate at least 18 attacks in Europe and two in Canada. Ultimate ...
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
Iran, Washington has resorted to a rejuvenated phase of pressure on Tehran and the Axis of Resistance branches amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the American pressure on the Iraqi government to disarm the forces fighting against the imperialist American projects. Al-Sadr’s move also ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Iran-Israeli tensions was not simply a limited military encounter, but, as regional and international observers suggest, it bore signs of a transformation in the principles ruling the confrontation of the two sides. While the Israeli regime has always tried to take the initiative in various fields a ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
Iran-US deal has caught the world by surprise. The source was again the US President Donald Trump who had earlier talked about being close to striking a peace deal with Iran, but each time it proved otherwise. This time, too, Trump used the same old tactic: First making a big threat and then walkin ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Iran is not just a simple agreement to end the war, it is one reshaping the architecture of relations between Washington and Tel Aviv. The Foreign Policy magazine argues in a recent analysis that although the military and security cooperation between Washington and Tel Aviv is at its height level, t ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Iran. That’s why he’s publicly calling for Israel to stop the fighting, while simultaneously seeking an alternative way to advance the same goal: weakening or containing Hezbollah. In other words, Trump and Netanyahu do not disagree on strategic objectives for Lebanon, the White House ju ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
Analysis

How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
Iran have shown that security and survival of this regime rests not on the domestic capabilities but on the political, military and financial support of the US and other Western allies. At the level of public opinion, for years there was a belief that the Israeli regime cannot hold without Western ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
Analysis

Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
Iran-US conflict. Alwaght- While the regional public opinion has been focused on the US-Iran tensions in recent weeks, the Bahrain government has exploited the conditions and mounted pressures on the Shiites of the country. Reports said that security forces of Al Khalifa regime have announced a fres ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
Iran-US agreement, but it views that outcome as fundamentally at odds with its own survival and sees itself as the clear loser in such a scenario. Notably, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem had already declared the inclusion of a Lebanon ceasefire in the Iran-US text a victory for the r ...
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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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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.