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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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IRGC Foiled ‘Risky’ US Attempts to Prevent Seizure of Foreign Tanker Smuggling Iran Oil
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IRGC Foiled ‘Risky’ US Attempts to Prevent Seizure of Foreign Tanker Smuggling Iran Oil

Tuesday 11 July 2023
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully confiscated a foreign oil tanker smuggling Iranian fuel in the Persian Gulf last week despite “unprofessional and risky” attempts by the US navy to impede the seizure of the vessel, according to an IRGC commander. Alwaght- The Islamic Revolution ...
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West Losing to Iran at Security Council as Its Last Resort against Tehran
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West Losing to Iran at Security Council as Its Last Resort against Tehran

Tuesday 11 July 2023 ،
The Western countries’ motion to obstruct lifting of sanctions on Iranian arms has failed. Alwaght- Iran's military advances over the past decade have been so fast-moving that even the Western countries that not so long ago downplayed and dismissed Iran's military strength are now admitting ...
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US Deploying F-35s to Persian Gulf despite Iran Warning
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US Deploying F-35s to Persian Gulf despite Iran Warning

Tuesday 18 July 2023 ،
US military plans to send additional fighter jets and naval assets to the Persian Gulf region to increase its presence in the region, a move that comes against the backdrop of Iran’s stern warning. Alwaght- US military plans to send additional fighter jets and naval assets to the Persian Gulf region ...
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US Military Smuggles New Batch of Syrian Oil, Crops to Bases in Iraq
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US Military Smuggles New Batch of Syrian Oil, Crops to Bases in Iraq

Monday 31 July 2023 ،
The US military has separately used dozens of tankers and trucks to smuggle crude oil and crops from the country’s northeastern province of Hasakah to bases in neighboring Iraq, amid Washington’s attempts to further plunder natural resources in war-ravaged Syria. The US military has separately used ...
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IRGC Seizes Oil Tanker Illegally Transporting Fuel in Persian Gulf
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IRGC Seizes Oil Tanker Illegally Transporting Fuel in Persian Gulf

Tuesday 23 July 2024 ،
Oil Products Co. for unloading. Earlier, in late January, the IRGC Navy had confiscated a foreign tanker carrying two million liters of smuggled fuel in southern waters. In recent years, the IRGC Navy has employed modern detection equipment to monitor movements in the Persian Gulf and ensure the s ...
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Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Smuggling Oil
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Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Smuggling Oil

Monday 29 July 2024 ،
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has captured a Togo-flagged oil tanker for smuggling petroleum in the Persian Gulf ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has captured a Togo-flagged oil tanker for smuggling petroleum in the Persian Gulf. The IRGC Navy’s 3rd n ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
Israel is preparing to expand its influence to Iraqi borders, but it may have serious challenges ahead. Alwaght- The massive Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon over the past year and recently on Syria shows that the Israeli leaders have evil plans for West Asia region and find the chaos in Syria ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound

Wednesday 16 April 2025 ،
Oil (SOMO). - Oil revenues would be deposited into the federal government treasury after deducting production costs. - The Kurdistan region’s budget share would be paid regularly. But this agreement also faced challenges in its way of implementation. Disagreements over the exact amount of o ...
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US Weapons Convoys Cross from Syria into Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Base
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US Weapons Convoys Cross from Syria into Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Base

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
The US military has reportedly dispatched several convoys of trucks transporting troops, along with military and logistical equipment ALWAGHT- The US military has reportedly dispatched several convoys of trucks transporting troops, along with military and logistical equipment, from deep within Syria ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
The new rulers of Damascus are yielding to the US-Israeli demand to oust the Palestinian groups and refugees from Syria after decades of hosting. Alwaght- Amid extreme thirst of the new Syrian government for regional and international approval and legitimacy and while the interim President Ahmad al- ...

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Breathtaking and sad moments of Shahid Rajaee Port  Iran mourns

Breathtaking and sad moments of Shahid Rajaee Port Iran mourns