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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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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff
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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff

Wednesday 9 September 2026
Iran and the resulting Patriot missile crunch, Ukraine's air defenses are dangerously thin against the bombardment. As a result, both sides can talk up negotiations, but they have very different visions of what a successful outcome would actually look like. Cold distance of Moscow and Kiev Ru ...
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Iran Seeks to Resolve Obstacles to Joining BRICS New Development Bank: Araghchi
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Iran Seeks to Resolve Obstacles to Joining BRICS New Development Bank: Araghchi

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is taking steps to address the remaining challenges to securing membership in the BRICS New Development Bank ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is taking steps to address the remaining challenges to securing membership in ...
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BRICS Condemns Attacks on IAEA-Safeguarded Nuclear Sites in Iran
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BRICS Condemns Attacks on IAEA-Safeguarded Nuclear Sites in Iran

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Iranian nuclear facilities operating under IAEA safeguards ALWAGHT- BRICS countries have raised strong objections to attacks targeting Iranian nuclear facilities operating under IAEA safeguards, stressing that such strikes run counter to international law and applicable resolutions of the nuclear wa ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Iranian government, and the IRGC have responded by striking vessels and tankers tied to the US. Iran’s use of anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from its own territory at maritime targets marks a new level of military capability in this confrontation and, alongside drones and mine-laying, has ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Iran's influence network in Iraq and is working to weaken it. The White House fears that, amid regional tensions and Iran's economic blockade, Iraqi companies and banks tied to these groups could be used to move foreign currency and help Tehran dodge sanctions, which is why economic pressure ...
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Lamerd Attack: An Atrocity that Adds to the US Crimes Case
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Lamerd Attack: An Atrocity that Adds to the US Crimes Case

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
Iranian city’s children sports facilities with banned weapons on the first day of war, killing and wounding many of them. Alwaght- Over the past seven months, massive American and Israeli strikes across Iran have laid bare a raw portrait of violence and atrocity, killing and wounding a large number ...
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
Iran in supporting the Lebanese resistance. Mr Zarean started by pointing to military dynamics in that country, saying that in the military sphere, we have a process that begins with the support war. This war started the day after Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm , and Hezbollah, with the aim ...
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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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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
Iran expects BRICS to move past political statements and work out practical mechanisms that enable the bloc to counter Western pressures. Alwaght- The 18th BRICS summit was held in India, drawing leaders of the world's emerging powers to set the stage for the group's next chapter, naming its ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Iran, while condemning any assault on holy sites, has stressed that merely claiming to have intercepted a drone headed toward Mecca is not enough to pin responsibility on a particular party. This clash of narratives shows that a major part of the battle is now being fought in the realm of perceptio ...

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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.