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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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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
Persian Gulf as the heart of the tension, this war has its impacts going beyond the borders of conflict, fundamental impacts that can seriously alter regional orders in mid terms. Among the regions that directly and indirectly have seriously been influenced by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz ar ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
Analysis

Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Persian Gulf War veteran who attended the ceremony in Minab, addressed the world public while standing on the rubles of the school: “Just imagine those same Tomahawk missiles that are built in Tucson, Arizona, raining down on your children. Imagine Iran killing 132 of your sons and daughters. ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
Analysis

Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Persian Gulf Arab monarchies, and this is one of the negative influences of this war that has disclosed the broadening gap between Tel Aviv and Persian Gulf Arab countries.   
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?
Report

Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?

Tuesday 26 May 2026 ،
Persian Gulf, a punitive move that played a significant role in pushing the Koreans to cooperate in transferring the money to Qatari banks. South Korea had been the sole buyer of Iranian gas condensates. After US sanctions were reimposed in 2018, the payments for those shipments remained trapped in ...
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How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?
Report

How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
Persian Gulf are slow to flow to European countries. Alwaght- The US-Israeli war on Iran and its strategic consequences, especially the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have yielded an economic quake rattling the European trade infrastructures. The stability of the market that makes the backbone of ...
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As Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Aggression, He Faces Three Risks
Analysis

As Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Aggression, He Faces Three Risks

Saturday 30 May 2026 ،
Persian Gulf, the Israeli war machine in Lebanon is moving to generate further crisis and chaos. Tel Aviv not only has not stopped its attacks on southern Lebanon, but also broaden its range. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Tel Aviv has decided to escalate war in Leba ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
Analysis

Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Persian Gulf will align with the US policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz and join the pressures against Tehran, the US President Donald Trump now faces a different reality, one in which some regional players are uninterested to fully comply with the American demands. Within this context, any coun ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
Interview

From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
Persian Gulf to Lebanon, the region is grappling with a conflict the Israelis in association with the Americans have ignited. Concerning the outcomes and the scenarios ahead, Alwaght arranged an interview with Ahmad Zarean, a West Asia affairs expert, asking him for comments about the future of this ...
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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 ،
Persian Gulf and the wider region. Now, however, the Ansarullah operation has sent a clear message, saying that in the event of a new war, it would not just be the Strait of Hormuz under threat, but Bab-el-Mandeb could be subjected to the same path. That matters because Bab-el-Mandeb is one of the ...
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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 ،
Persian Gulf monarchies Over the past decade, the Pakistani military has steadily evolved into a leading security player across the Muslim world. Armed with a nuclear arsenal, a massive Muslim population, a battle-hardened professional army, and extensive counterterrorism experience, Pakistan has e ...

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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.