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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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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026
Party’s popularity has cratered due to Trump’s aggressive and erratic behavior toward Iran, as well as the heavy costs this futile war has imposed on the American people. The president is in no position to manage this conflict, and under these circumstances, he cannot keep up his adventu ...
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
Iran remains a staunch backer to Hezbollah and Lebanon and this forces changes to Israeli-American calculations. Alwaght- Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies in Tehran hosted a meeting discussing Lebanon's political and military developments in Lebanon. Allah Karam Moshtaghi, a ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia is highlighting the religious aspect of its claim of attack on Mecca to draw Muslim public sympathy. Alwaght- Recent drone incident in south of the holy city of Mecca soon spiralled into a political and trans-regional case from a security issue regardless of the origin of the attack, it ...
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
Analysis

UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
The US response to the report of HRW is denial and withdrawal from the UN institution. Alwaght- The US war of aggression against Iran continues as the aspects of attacks on civilians more than ever come to focus of the international organizations. A recent report by the UN fact-finding committee ab ...
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert
Analysis

Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
Under Nasrallah, Hezbollah transformed from an internal actor to one with regional and even international standings. Alwaght- As Lebanon and the region mark the second anniversary of martyrdom of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, regional affairs expert Saadullah Zaree in an exclusive piece t ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
The US should say hello to a period when it cannot dictate to Iraq and the region what it wants. Alwaght- In a press meeting on the US withdrawal from Iraq, former Iranian ambassador to Iraq Hassan Kazemi Qomi commented on various aspects of US military presence in this country over the past two dec ...
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?
Analysis

What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
Peoples Party and their allies hold a majority, will take over the powers of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly. The emergency order stipulates that the chief minister, provincial ministers, advisers, special assistants and the advocate general are immediately removed from their posts. Has ...
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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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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
Party, remains in limbo after a vote on the party's nominee was postponed. Reports point to friction between the KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan over coordination. The cabinet is largely complete, but a comprehensive political agreement on all posts has yet to materialize. 2. Party quo ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
Party soured from the late 1970s, and especially after the Iran-Iraq war broke out and Hafez al-Assad's government declared its support for Tehran in the conflict, Syria unilaterally shut down the pipeline carrying Iraqi oil. In the years after the 2003 fall of Saddam's Baathist regime, too, ...

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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.