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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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Strait of Hormuz: The Gordian Knot of Iran-US Talks
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Strait of Hormuz: The Gordian Knot of Iran-US Talks

Sunday 12 April 2026
program. As expected, the two countries participated at high levels given the significance of negotiations. A high-profile Iranian delegation, spearheaded by Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has arrived for crucial talks, accompanied by a formidable entourage of 70 senior off ...
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture

Sunday 19 April 2026 ،
programs, and it has nkt lost control of the Strait of Hormuz. Even some conservative analysts warned that Trump may have failed to achieve his objectives and that the ceasefire could give Iran time to rebuild its power. Within MAGA circles, critical voices were also loud and clear. Some of Trump&# ...
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
program and Strait of Hormuz closure, will push the region to a rejuvenated military conflict. Alwaght has arranged an interview with Ahmad Zarean, a West Asia political affairs expert and head of Tehran-based Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies, asking him questions on these issu ...
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
program, isolate the Islamic Republic internationally, and legitimize the recent military aggression. World public begin to support Iran  A look at the global public opinion can help us see an extraordinary scene of solidarity with the Iranian nation. From streets of Japan to Europe and even ...
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US Learns Force and Threats Don’t Work with Iran
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US Learns Force and Threats Don’t Work with Iran

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
program is unfounded. He reiterated his call for the international community to hold the US accountable for making the Strait of Hormuz unsafe.
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American Legislators Call on Trump Officials to Expose Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program
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American Legislators Call on Trump Officials to Expose Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
program ALWAGHT- A group of 29 US lawmakers has written to the administration, calling for the public release of information about Israel's nuclear program—an effort that has operated covertly since the late 1950s. A group of House Democrats, led by Joaquin Castro, has called on the Trump ...
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US Confiscates Enriched Uranium from Venezuela
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US Confiscates Enriched Uranium from Venezuela

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
program. Despite the dramatic language, the material had not been publicly linked to any imminent proliferation threat. US nonproliferation officials argue that any civilian HEU stockpile poses a long-term risk of theft or trafficking and should be removed from circulation. The Venezuela transfer r ...
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Tehran Responds to Washington’s Latest Proposal Aimed at Ending Hostilities
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Tehran Responds to Washington’s Latest Proposal Aimed at Ending Hostilities

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
program—should be addressed in later stages of talks. The US proposal was a response to a 14-article plan previously submitted by Iran aimed at halting the US-Israeli war of aggression and guaranteeing shipping security in the Persian Gulf. Iran and the US held intensive negotiations on April ...
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes
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Lavrov: Iran Has the Right to Enrich Uranium for Peaceful Purposes

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Nuclear Power Plant concerns only Russia and Iran, as it has never been subject to sanctions and was exempted from the JCPOA. He confirmed that the plant's modernization and additional power units are under construction. Regarding Ukraine, Lavrov blamed European radicals, neo-liberals, neo-Nazis ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
program and logistic difficulties of war. However, evacuation concluded at the end of the road. As the war unfolded, it became clear that its impacts go far beyond what was thought in the first days of war. Wave of war-driven inflation in Central Asia The war’s most significant impact, muc ...

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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.