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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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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert

Thursday 17 September 2026
Iran remains a staunch backer to Hezbollah and Lebanon and this forces changes to Israeli-American calculations. Alwaght- Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies in Tehran hosted a meeting discussing Lebanon's political and military developments in Lebanon. Allah Karam Moshtaghi, a ...
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
Iran has gone nowhere. The US war against the world Iran topped Trump’s agenda. Defending the war the US and Israeli regime launched against Iran, the American president said that absent a deal, Washington could “obliterate” the Islamic Republic. He even invoked phrases about &ld ...
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Iran Rules Out Resuming Pre-War Diplomatic Track with US
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Iran Rules Out Resuming Pre-War Diplomatic Track with US

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary has reaffirmed that Tehran does not intend to revive the diplomatic framework ALWAGHT- Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary has reaffirmed that Tehran does not intend to revive the diplomatic framework it followed with Washington ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Iran, Hamas disarming case in Gaza, and the developments related to the Israeli presence and influence in Syria and Lebanon. Israeli society is split. Part of it faults Netanyahu's policies and the fallout from wars and security crises, while another part still sees him as the figure capable of ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
Iran war The Iran war will also be a key item on the Trump-Xi agenda. Washington believes China can leverage its close economic and political ties with Tehran to influence Iran, but analysts say Beijing has so far shown only limited appetite for applying serious pressure on Tehran. Rubi Othman of ...
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
Iranian flights. Alwaght- After Washington launched a fresh propaganda campaign against Iran’s aviation industry spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who called on Wednesday for all countries to halt flights and airport services for Iranian passenger planes, Iraq’s initial mov ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
Iran, Obama was forced to withdraw American troops, and even as the occupiers were pulling out of Iraq, the Americans were afraid of being attacked by resistance forces. Afghahi described the 2011 withdrawal as a serious defeat for the US, saying that when the Americans entered Iraq and Baghdad fel ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
Iran dispatched Mohammad Reza Bahrami, director-general for South Asia at the foreign ministry. Representatives from India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan also attended. Turkmenistan typically keeps a low profile at these meetings, a posture attributed to its neutrality. Am ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Iran, is likely pursuing the ability to maintain a long-term presence in the Indian Ocean, a capability that probably depends above all on long-range submarines and the capacity for prolonged endurance at sea. This matters all the more when we consider attacks on vessels linked to the Israeli regim ...
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Iran is working to involve other parties in its economic projects to benefit from a network of regional corridors. Alwaght- In recent days, reports of Iran leasing lands in southern Iran to Afghanistan has ignited reactions online. But the reality is different from from what has been circulated by s ...

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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.