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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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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda
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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda

Sunday 17 August 2025
Iran: It should be taken into account that despite damage it sustained during the 12-day war Israel waged against it, Iran still maintains its regional influence. Tehran still works to expand its regional influence while talking to Washington over its nuclear program, and if these talks yield a posi ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and recently Qatar, with a seeming sense of impunity. According to Serhat Suha Çubukçuoğlu, director of the Turkey Program at the Trends Research and Advisory Institute, these actions are setting a dangerous precedent that circumvents international norms an ...
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Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies
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Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Iranian gas to feed its power plants, aggravating an already troubling crisis. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump who has recently pushed the tensions with Iran to their height has now embarked on a policy of restricting Tehran's business and energy interactions with neighboring countries. I ...
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Iran’s Obtaining of Israeli Nuclear and Military Intelligence: 7 Strategic Impacts
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Iran’s Obtaining of Israeli Nuclear and Military Intelligence: 7 Strategic Impacts

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Iran has dealt a major intelligence blow to Israel whose impacts are expected to be painful. Alwaght- Earlier in June and a few days before the Israeli war on Iran, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry unveiled a complicated operation that led to transferring to the country a large number of documents ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Iran and Israel is not only a military development but also a turning point in the history of conflicts in West Asia. Over the past four decades, the Israeli-Iranian confrontation has largely been indirect and in recent years it has been a combination of cyber operations and confrontations with Isra ...
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Iran Vows Strong Response Over Enforced Illegal Resolutions – Qalibaf
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Iran Vows Strong Response Over Enforced Illegal Resolutions – Qalibaf

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Iran under the snapback mechanism, according to the Parliament speaker ALWAGHT- Tehran warned it will respond forcefully and reciprocally to any effort to act against Iran under the snapback mechanism, according to the Parliament speaker. Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warne ...
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Iran and its allies celebrate expiration of the UNSC sanctions, arguing the West should finally cede to this reality. Alwaght- Ten years after signing the Iran nuclear deal with the world powers and suspending the UN Security Council sanctions under Resolution 2231, the resolution has finally expire ...
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Ayatollah Khamenei Mocks Trump’s Claim of Dismantling Iran’s Nuclear Program
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Ayatollah Khamenei Mocks Trump’s Claim of Dismantling Iran’s Nuclear Program

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
Iran’s nuclear sites ALWAGHT- Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s recent boast about bombing Iran’s nuclear sites, stating that the American leader has no right to dictate the actions of other nations. Ayatollah ...
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Tehran Blames US “Unreasonable Demands” For Stalled Talks, Says Iran’s Top Diplomat
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Tehran Blames US “Unreasonable Demands” For Stalled Talks, Says Iran’s Top Diplomat

Wednesday 22 October 2025 ،
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran will not reenter negotiations with Washington while the US persists in making excessive demands ALWAGHT- Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran will not reenter negotiations with Washington while the US persists in ma ...
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Iran Stands Firm Amid Economic Pressure
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Iran Stands Firm Amid Economic Pressure

Friday 24 October 2025 ،
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said that Iran’s resilience will withstand external economic pressure ALWAGHT- Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said that Iran’s resilience will withstand external economic pressure. Iran’s Supreme Natio ...

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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.