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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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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner

Saturday 1 August 2026
Organization. Used by the Indian navy, air force, and army, this system is worth billions of dollars and is recognized as the joint military project of the two sides. Cooperation in this project is not limited to purchase of equipment, but involves technology transfer and joint production. Prime Mi ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia is repeating a tested and failed experience of announcing a coalition against Yemen’s Ansarullah. It seems it has not learned enough. Alwaght- After two weeks of fruitless airstrikes against Yemen to press Ansarullah resistance movement to withdraw its recently announced sea blockade on ...
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?

Monday 3 August 2026 ،
Tehran follows a pragmatic policy regarding Afghanistan. While not recognizing the Taliban, it does not want insecurity to return to its neighbor. Alwaght- In a widely circulated video interview on social media, Iran's deputy ambassador to Kabul, Seyed Hassan Mortazavi, has declared that the Isl ...
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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 Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats

Sunday 9 August 2026 ،
Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif ALWAGHT- Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate Gen ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Baghdad has a subtle job of implementing the disarming of armed groups. This takes gentle steps. Alwaght- Amid rising tensions in the region that have unavoidably involved Iraq, inside the country the political and security situation is getting tense as the end of September ultimatum for the armed g ...
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff ALWAGHT- Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, underscoring the completion of its merger with the Khatam al-Anbiya Ce ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
The government has to make the restriction of arms a broad project to include a vast part of society. Alwaght- The new Iraqi government under Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has put restriction of weapons to the state at the top of its security and political agenda, an approach that on the surface may s ...
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Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores
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Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Organization said a large portion of the contaminated area has now been contained, with monitoring and cleanup operations continuing until all remaining oil is removed. Meanwhile, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi blamed US aggression for the oil slick near Qeshm Island and the Strai ...
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Trump seems to be coming to terms with the reality that Hamas is key to any future roadmap for Gaza. Alwaght- Trump's advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner recently met Hamas in Cairo. This unprecedented meeting of Kushner, as a Trump's envoy to the Middle East, with the leaders of the Palest ...

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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.