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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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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026
National Nuclear Corporation entered in 2007 with a $300 million investment to develop a uranium mine, and the China National Petroleum Corporation held a 60 percent stake in the Zinder refinery project. At the same time, Chinese companies have helped build industrial parks, special economic zones, ...
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Says Threats to Iran’s Oil Exports and Security Could Have Wider Consequences
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Says Threats to Iran’s Oil Exports and Security Could Have Wider Consequences

Wednesday 30 September 2026 ،
States attempting to interfere with Iran’s oil trade or compromise its security could face consequences in return ALWAGHT- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf cautioned that states attempting to interfere with Iran’s oil trade or compromise its security could face consequences in retur ...
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Where have American Forces and Military Equipment Gone after Iraq Withdrawal?
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Where have American Forces and Military Equipment Gone after Iraq Withdrawal?

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
National newspaper reported in early August that American forces, in addition to relocating air defense equipment, had also brought down a high-altitude surveillance balloon, or Aerostat, from above Erbil. Local sources had also reported the transfer of logistical containers and defense equipment. ...
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
National Security Council official, argues that leaving Iraq alone will not produce a decisive shift in US-Iran relations, and may even remove one avenue for Iran to pressure US forces directly in peacetime. That view underscores a key point which is that the troop withdrawal should be seen as part ...
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert
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True Security and Political Independence in Iraq Matters after US Military Pullout: Expert

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
The Iraqis need to make sure that they are in control of home affairs and that the US cannot sway their home and foreign policy. Alwaght- Full US military pullout of Iraq on September 30 marked an end to one of the most important chapters of the direct US presence in West Asia. This withdrawal igni ...
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Iran: Deployment of 39,000 Troops Thwarted Planned Ground Invasion
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Iran: Deployment of 39,000 Troops Thwarted Planned Ground Invasion

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
The deployment of more than 51 combat units and the redeployment of 39,000 military personnel during the Ramadan War prevented an enemy ground invasion of Iran ALWAGHT- Iranian Army Ground Forces commander Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi said the deployment of more than 51 combat units and the rede ...
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
National Assembly and Senate scheduled for Tuesday. The parliament, where the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz led by Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Peoples Party and their allies hold a majority, will take over the powers of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly. The emergency order stipulates tha ...
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Iran Signals Capability to Strike Persian Gulf Internet and AI Infrastructure
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Iran Signals Capability to Strike Persian Gulf Internet and AI Infrastructure

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has warned that regional communications and technology infrastructure could become targets if hostilities with the United States resume. The threat highlights the growing strategic importance of digital infrastructure across the Persian Gulf, where c ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Egypt is asked by Saudi Arabia for military involvement in Yemen war, but there are factors that keep it from stepping in this abyss. Alwaght- Cairo began to face a key question about future of its regional policy when recently Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi declared the country's readi ...
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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 ،
Security, repair his sagging poll numbers ahead of elections, and shift the contest's center of gravity from his record to the security threat. He wants to tell Israeli society that, among the available choices, only he can keep the regime safe and steer it through the major security challenges ...

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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.