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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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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It

Tuesday 18 August 2026
ality that Hamas is key to any future roadmap for Gaza. Alwaght- Trump's advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner recently met Hamas in Cairo. This unprecedented meeting of Kushner, as a Trump's envoy to the Middle East, with the leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement should be seen as o ...
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Martyred Leader’s Vision Fuels Iran’s Rising Defense Power
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Martyred Leader’s Vision Fuels Iran’s Rising Defense Power

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
al to trust in the country's youth, scientists, and experts while rejecting dependence on foreign sources for defense needs. The statement further emphasized that a significant portion of Iran's defense progress was achieved under the martyred Leader's direct guidance and support. This ...
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Strait of Hormuz to Remain Closed Until Oil Sanctions Are Lifted
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Strait of Hormuz to Remain Closed Until Oil Sanctions Are Lifted

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
alibaf has stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until oil sanctions are removed ALWAGHT- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until oil sanctions are removed, frozen Iranian assets are released, and the US naval bl ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
alating military, economic, and political pressures on the US ALWAGHT- Escalating military, economic, and political pressures on the US, combined with the fallout from the Hormuz confrontation and Iran's adoption of a more aggressive posture, suggest that an extended conflict would progressively ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
al pressures tries to put the skids under Iranian-Iraqi trade relations, Tehran and Baghdad are still pursuing expansion of their trade based on the past agreements. Within this framework, Central Bank of Iran Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati traveled to Iraq on Sunday at the head of a high-ranking econ ...
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
alation. Yemen’s Armed Forces announced three military “equations” in response to what Sanaa describes as Saudi escalation: “blockade for blockade,” targeting Saudi military buildups, and defending Yemen’s sovereignty against territorial violations. The forces s ...
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Annexation Will Never Succeed; Israel’s Downfall Is Inevitable
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Annexation Will Never Succeed; Israel’s Downfall Is Inevitable

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
al Esmaeil Ghaani, says Israeli annexation is not an option ALWAGHT- Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani, says Israeli annexation is not an option and that Israel’s collapse is inevitable. General Ghaani said Israel i ...
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Araghchi: Iran War Has Reshaped Regional Security Equations
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Araghchi: Iran War Has Reshaped Regional Security Equations

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
President Masoud Pezeshkian with playing a key role in negotiations that produced the Islamabad MoU, saying Pezeshkian rejected a temporary ceasefire in favor of a lasting end to hostilities. Araghchi said Iran’s future foreign policy would focus on national interests, its people’s right ...
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Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Iran-Iraq Ties Strengthened Against Foreign Interference
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Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Iran-Iraq Ties Strengthened Against Foreign Interference

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
alibaf honored the legacy of martyred Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad ALWAGHT- Ghalibaf honored the legacy of martyred Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, while discussing plans for talks with senior Iraqi officials. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Thursday 20 August 2026 ،
President Donald Trump, who had spent weeks wielding threats and pressure to wring concessions from Tehran, announced that no talks are underway, none are planned, and that he would maintain a naval blockade. Iran, for its part, continues to reject Washington’s terms, with core flashpoints lik ...

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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.