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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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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It

Monday 17 February 2025
The Arab countries look quite united in their opposition to Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and force Gazans out to Egypt and Jordan. Alwaght- The plan that was seemingly put forward by the US President Donald Trump on reconstruction of Gaza and forced migration of the coastal enclave's residents ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Military Committee, remains in place and has not changed so far,” Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani during a meeting with Admiral Stuart Monk, Commander of NATO’s Joint Forces Command, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference maintained that Baghdad is still interest ...
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations
Analysis

Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), now the emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamas Al Thani visited Tehran to further shore up ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Over the past years, relations between Tehran and Doha have suffered the least damage from the US and Israeli regime's provocative p ...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Has Arrived in Tehran for Diplomatic Talks
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Has Arrived in Tehran for Diplomatic Talks

Tuesday 25 February 2025 ،
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on Tuesday for an official visit ALWAGHT- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on Tuesday for an official visit. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Tehran for ...
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
The Sudanese officials are shifting to closer ties to Tehran as they feel a need to diversify their partners. Alwaght- Geopolitical changes in the world are pushing the developing nations to more convergence and finding new allies in various areas. Meanwhile, African countries, which have turned int ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
The US president is seemingly victimizing Ukraine for own interests of Washington. Alwaght- In September 1938, Britain, France, Italy, and Germany reached Munich Agreement that victimized Czechoslovakia and prepared the ground for the Second World War. By chance, history is repeating itself these da ...
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?

Tuesday 11 March 2025 ،
Israel is under pressure to end war and yield to lasting peace amid Hamas show of determination to unite Palestinian ranks. Alwaght- While Israeli regime in recent days has put forward plans to return to the war on Gaza and set a 10-day deadline for Hamas to meet its demands, it seems that the press ...
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Neighbors of Syria convened in Amman to discuss Syria, but their division of views and concerns was obvious. Alwaght- With clashes in Syria between Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) forces and the minorities in various parts of the country raging, these developments have become the main agenda of the neigh ...
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Iran And Belarus Sign MoU to Enhance Bilateral Defense Cooperation
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Iran And Belarus Sign MoU to Enhance Bilateral Defense Cooperation

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Cooperation Organization (SCO), to counter common threats and combat unilateralism. He regarded the newly signed memorandum of understanding as a crucial step toward strengthening defense and security ties between Tehran and Minsk. Khrenin echoed the importance of continued collaboration to ensure l ...
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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

Friday 14 March 2025 ،
Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a display of the strength of relations of the three nations.  Boosting Iran's position  Having in mind that Trump is re-embarking on maximum pressure campaign against Iran and adopting new hostile position against Tehran, Russia and China participati ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution