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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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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Turkey and Iraq seem determined to form a partnership benefiting both, but they need to remove hurdles first. Alwaght- After years of ups and down in Iraqi-Turkish relations, the assumption of power by Ali al-Zaydi in Baghdad and his government's emphasis on developing the ties with neighboring ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Iraqi government is highly interested to expand trade with Iran, but the US stands as a barrier. Alwaght- While the US with economic and political pressures tries to put the skids under Iranian-Iraqi trade relations, Tehran and Baghdad are still pursuing expansion of their trade based on the past ag ...
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
Pressure without seeking an exit is futile Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, has offered a stark assessment of Trump's new policy, warning that Washington is effectively rehashing lessons it has already learned, and failed to learn from, over the past severa ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
Pressure and sanctions are not the solution to problems. We are closely monitoring the threats and will take whatever necessary measures to safeguard our rights and interests.” The statement highlights a major challenge for Washington: fully enforcing an economic blockade against Iran would re ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
The American president needs gains to sell to Americans as elections draw closer. Venezuela deal may not deliver what he wants. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump since the beginning of his military campaign in Venezuela and abduction of its President Nicholas Maduro made it clear that the main ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
US is shifting from direct military presence to security partnership with Baghdad. Alwaght- After 23 years of occupation of Iraq, the US forces are scheduled to withdraw from the country by September's end. In recent days, reports and comments by Iraqi officials suggested an accelerated process ...
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Maximum pressure fails The exercise also unfolded against a backdrop in which external economic and political pressure remains a central axis of Iran’s dispute with the US and its allies. Washington had sought to widen the gap between the people and the Islamic Republic through intensifying ...
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
The US seems far from knowing Iran and the experience of resilience and resistance it has developed in over 47 years. Alwaght- Two weeks ago, the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that Iran would have nothing left to bargain with in another two weeks and was shipping its last oil cargoes t ...
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
Netanyahu unveils new security doctrine aimed at reviewing long-practiced Ben-Gurion doctrine ahead of elections. Alwaght- A week to the parliamentary elections, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled the regime's new national security doctrine. Unveiled during a press confe ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
Recent vote made it clear Netanyahu is far from realizing his political agenda as his support erodes. Alwaght- The latest Israeli election results are weakening Netanyahu's political standing and deepening internal rifts, even as the fallout from regional wars, unfulfilled security promises and ...

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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.