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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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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026
US, UAE, and Saudi Arabia cannot tolerate an independent Oman and this is driving their pressures against Muscat. Alwaght- Having thought that all of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf will align with the US policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz and join the pressures against Tehran, the US Pr ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
Analysis

Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Armenia tends to move towards the West, but it also should make sure to maintain its traditional ties with the Russia as the dominant power in Caucasus. Alwaght- Armenia that has been facing an array of political and security challenges after defeat in Azerbaijan war and losing disputed Karabakh reg ...
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
New Middle East.” No powerful country, after all, confines itself strictly to its territorial borders when it comes to protecting its security interests. In the fierce ongoing battle to redraw the region’s new security order, Iran simply cannot afford to be a bystander to Lebanon’s ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
Iran’s strikes last night went far beyond a simple military action against Israeli atrocities in Lebanon. Alwaght- The IRGC’s missile strikes at Israeli regime last night and this morning that came in realization of threat to respond to the Israeli aggression against southern Lebanon were not ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
Analysis

Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Pakistani leaders see in the West Asian developments an opportunity to expand their influence and benefit. Alwaght- As traditional power equations in West Asia undergo a shift and the race to shape the region’s future security architecture reaches a climactic point, several Islamic powers are ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Tehran with its preemptive missile strikes at Israel sent a message of renewed deterrence and the power to act if violations continued. Alwaght- The latest round of Iran-Israeli tensions was not simply a limited military encounter, but, as regional and international observers suggest, it bore signs ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
Analysis

Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing....What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth... With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith. Trump's fury has a clear reason. Some of the most ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
Analysis

Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Years of foreign and internal wars had effectively robbed Iraq of any chance to invest in alternative infrastructure. But the moment the crisis hit, Baghdad realized it had virtually no backup route for its energy exports. That shock, it seems, has pushed Iraqi politicians to finally shelve old drea ...
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
Iraqi resistance is wearing a new face by pursuing a political path. Alwaght- At a meeting titled the prospects of the Iraq's resistance in the light of the statement of the Shiite Coordination Framework about the need for the Public Mobilization Forces to cut off relations to the partisan and p ...
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
The Israeli army sets up new outputs in Jordan Valley for an array of reasons, among them geopolitical ones. Alwaght- The Israeli regime that in recent years through expansion into Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza has tried to move its security belt beyond its borders now is looking to the eastern front 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.