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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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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025
Maritime Partnership, is attended by 27 foreign ministers and delegations from 45 countries. The conference, initiated by India Foundation in 2016, started with the presence of 30 countries in Singapore.  Over the past 8 years, this conference has emerged as a distinctive assembly of consulta ...
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
Maritime Security Belt. Iran and Qatar have also cooperated on issues related to combating terrorism and common security threats. The two countries signed a defense cooperation agreement in 2009, and in recent years, the Qataris have invited Iranian arms companies to participate in international de ...
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Iran, Russia, and China to Conduct Joint Naval Exercise
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Iran, Russia, and China to Conduct Joint Naval Exercise

Sunday 9 March 2025 ،
Iran, Russia, and China’s naval forces will conduct a joint exercise in southeastern Iranian waters on Monday ALWAGHT- Iran, Russia, and China’s naval forces will conduct a joint exercise in southeastern Iranian waters on Monday. The Iranian Navy will host a joint naval drill in the northern ...
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Aerial Target Shooting Executed During Iran-China-Russia Joint Naval Exercises
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Aerial Target Shooting Executed During Iran-China-Russia Joint Naval Exercises

Tuesday 11 March 2025 ،
Maritime Security Belt joint drills with China and Russia ALWAGHT- Iran’s Navy successfully conducted day and night aerial target shooting exercises during the 2025 Maritime Security Belt joint drills with China and Russia in the northern Indian Ocean, according to a senior Iranian Navy comman ...
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power

Sunday 16 March 2025 ،
Maritime Security Belt 2025 exercises are not just of a military aspect, but also a demonstration of strategic convergence in the economic and security spheres. Trump has recently made threats against the BRICS, one of the most important emerging economic blocs in the world. Also, according to an an ...
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Foreign Ministry: Persian Gulf Trio Islands Are Integral Part of Iran
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Foreign Ministry: Persian Gulf Trio Islands Are Integral Part of Iran

Tuesday 3 June 2025 ،
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected the repetitive claims about three Iranian islands in the GCC’s final communiqué ALWAGHT- Iran's Foreign Ministry has rejected the repetitive claims about three Iranian islands in the GCC's final communiqué, reasserting they constitute 'insepara ...
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Iran, Russia to Launch Joint Naval Drill in Caspian Sea
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Iran, Russia to Launch Joint Naval Drill in Caspian Sea

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Iranian and Russian naval forces will conduct a joint exercise in the Caspian Sea next week ALWAGHT- Iranian and Russian naval forces will conduct a joint exercise in the Caspian Sea next week. The joint maritime rescue and relief exercise, CASAREX 2025, is scheduled to commence in the Caspian Sea ...
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?
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Tehran-Beijing Rail Connection: How’s Iran Become China’s Big Partner?

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Iran and China are enhancing their ties at all levels amid Western push to restrict their regional influence. Alwaght- China and Iran as two economic and political partners have recently agreed to expand their rail relations, too. On Friday and during the meeting of Iran’s railways company hea ...
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Maritime Rescue and Rescue Exercise 2025, with the slogan “Together for a Safe and Secure Caspian Sea,” began on Monday for 3 days, with the participation of the naval forces of Iran and the Russian armed forces, hosted by Iran’s Northern Fleet and the Fourth Imam Reza Naval Region ...
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Iranian IRGC Frigate Joins Joint Naval Drill with Russia in Caspian Sea
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Iranian IRGC Frigate Joins Joint Naval Drill with Russia in Caspian Sea

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
A frigate from Iran’s IRGC joined a combined maritime rescue and relief drill conducted by Iranian and Russian navies in the Caspian Sea ALWAGHT- A frigate from Iran’s IRGC joined a combined maritime rescue and relief drill conducted by Iranian and Russian navies in the Caspian Sea. The IRGC ...

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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.