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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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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action

Tuesday 8 September 2026
Iran is turning the tide in the Persian Gulf, telling the Americans Tehran is the boss there. Alwaght- The latest remarks of the secretary-general of Iran's Supreme National Security Council General Mohsen Rezaei about setting a new prohibited zone around the Strait of Hormuz is a significant si ...
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YAF Extends Strategic Presence from Al-Mokha Toward Bab al-Mandab
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YAF Extends Strategic Presence from Al-Mokha Toward Bab al-Mandab

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
YAF forces swiftly seized control of al-Mokha and Bab al-Mandab, effectively reversing nearly three years of Saudi and Emirati efforts ALWAGHT- YAF forces swiftly seized control of al-Mokha and Bab al-Mandab, effectively reversing nearly three years of Saudi and Emirati efforts to consolidate their ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Over the past 48 hours, Yemeni forces advanced rapidly along the western coast, routing Saudi-backed troops, particularly the so-called National Resistance led by Tariq Saleh, nephew of former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, and reinforced and consolidated their position in the coastal area overlooking ...
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire

Friday 18 September 2026 ،
The US war price has been high and can go higher if war resumes, as Washington is far from capable of replenishing depleted munitions. Alwaght- The recent official admission of the US Department of War to the strategic depletion of the munition stockpiles is ond of the key indications of the heavy p ...
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
Over the past two decades there were many cases of crimes committed by the US or the military coalition under its leadership in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen. In Iraq, Human Rights Watch examined cases of civilian casualties in airstrikes and ground operations in its reports on the 2003 war a ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Ansarullah has made major advances in recent weeks and it finds it possible to push further to topple Saudi-backed Aden government. Alwaght- Yemen's Ansarullah advances into the western coastal regions and seizure of Bab-el-Mandeb region have redrawn a major part of Yemen military map, opening t ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
The project and its success is tied to an array of home and foreign factors. Alwaght- The unification of the Peshmerga forces in Iraq's Kurdistan region these days presents itself as one of the salient security developments of the autonomous Kurdish region. O the surface, it may look like a mili ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Amid upcoming elections, Israel is stuck in a set of home crisis, disunity, and international pressures for settlement. Alwaght- The scheduled October 27 election of the Israeli regime is approaching as the political race inside this regime is not just over who will be the next prime minister or how ...
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
In a move largely seen by Iraqis as incalculated and naive, Iraqi government submitted to US order to ban Iranian flights. Alwaght- After Washington launched a fresh propaganda campaign against Iran’s aviation industry spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who called on Wednesday for ...
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert
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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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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.