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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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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?

Sunday 11 October 2026
Port. This, indeed, does not mean transfer of property. It is for investment to establish trade infrastructures in this region. Still, some media outlets misread the deal. Iranian officials also made clear that under the country’s constitution, there is no mechanism for handing over a territo ...
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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 ،
PortWatch platform also shows that average daily transits through the Suez Canal remain below half their level before the Gaza war began in 2023. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on September 14 that losses from the decline in ship traffic through the Suez Canal had reached about $11 b ...
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
Port, in the Bandar Abbas, is one of Iran's main maritime trade hubs and can connect to the country's overland transport network. Links to northeastern and northwestern routes, including corridors leading to Sarakhs and Jolfa, strengthen its ability to move goods to Central Asian and Caucasu ...
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Yemeni Forces Target Riyadh Airport and Saudi Oil Facilities in Seven Operations
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Yemeni Forces Target Riyadh Airport and Saudi Oil Facilities in Seven Operations

Saturday 24 October 2026 ،
Yemen’s armed forces announced that they launched seven attacks on Saudi territory ALWAGHT- Yemen’s armed forces announced that they launched seven attacks on Saudi territory, deploying ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles against several sites, including King Khalid International A ...
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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 ،
Iraqi cabinet was completed, but the challenges remain in place amid political discontent and US interference. Alwaght- Completion of the cabinet of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on October 15 after about five months of debating over distribution of ministries and executive posts in the shadow o ...
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Iran Slams Europe for Double Standards Over US-Israeli Aggression
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Iran Slams Europe for Double Standards Over US-Israeli Aggression

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned Germany and other European countries ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned Germany and other European countries for what he described as inconsistent and irresponsible positions regarding the US-Isra ...
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How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?
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How’s Iran Becoming Point of Dispute between Netanyahu and His Army Chief?

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
Netanyahu wants a war against Iran before elections, but Zamir thinks going to war alone is risky and costly. Alwaght- The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who over the past three years has been running rampant in regional wars in a bid to, as he thinks, eliminate Tel Aviv's enemies ins ...
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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 ،
Port and Development Route, that link Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean and European markets through Iraq. In these relation, the two countries may discussed proposals for renewing border crossings, facilitating customs processes, introducing data exchange, and reviving transportation infrastructure ...
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US Sea Blockade Rendered Ineffective as Iran Runs labyrinthine Circumvention Network
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US Sea Blockade Rendered Ineffective as Iran Runs labyrinthine Circumvention Network

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
Port in Malaysia for further ship-to-ship transfers, likely ultimately reaching China. Washington’s claims proven false These reports must be set alongside the other lies peddled by Trump and his secretaries of war and treasury. Trump has claimed many times that Iran lost its nuclear capabil ...
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
Trump now has difficult path deciding to continue a lost war or end it with disgrace. Alwaght- The American midterm vote came to a close with a decisive defeat for Republicans and, indeed, Trump. The elections unfolded as the foreign policy of Donald Trump's administration, particularly the war ...

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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.