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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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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025
Russian S-400 system effectively knocked it out of the high-tech arms race. Now, Saudi Arabia's potential accession to the F-35 club threatens to widen this technological gap into a chasm, visibly underscoring Ankara's strategic drift from the West. In the soft-power rivalry between Riyadh ...
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Kiev Holds Talks with The US In Switzerland on A Potential Peace Agreement
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Kiev Holds Talks with The US In Switzerland on A Potential Peace Agreement

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed cautious optimism regarding former US President Donald Trump’s 28-point peace proposal, suggesting it could serve as a foundation for a final settlement if Ukraine and its Western allies engage in serious dialogue. The plan includes reducing US milita ...
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Will Belated Russian Help Save Al-Jolani?
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Will Belated Russian Help Save Al-Jolani?

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
Russia against Israeli aggression, but Moscow cannot do much to check Tel Aviv. Alwaght- After the last month visit to Moscow of the Russian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, which looked seemingly ordinary, now the real and strategic dimen ...
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
Russia. However, given the strategic alignment between the US and Israeli regional policy, and the precedent set during the Ukraine war, when Washington sold its gas to European partners at quadruple the price, Egyptian policymakers cannot rely solely on continued US gas purchases. To ensure a stab ...
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Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief
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Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
Russia. During his visit to Islamabad, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, emphasized the potential for a strategic partnership between Iran and Pakistan, modeled on Iran’s successful relations with China and Russia. He highlighted that such a framework ...
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Russia Says It Stopped a Ukrainian Sabotage Attempt Near Moscow Gas Line
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Russia Says It Stopped a Ukrainian Sabotage Attempt Near Moscow Gas Line

Sunday 30 November 2025 ،
Russia announced it had prevented a Ukrainian-directed attack on a key natural gas pipeline in the Moscow region ALWAGHT- The Federal Security Service of Russia announced it had prevented a Ukrainian-directed attack on a key natural gas pipeline in the Moscow region. A Russian man was detained in t ...
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying

Sunday 30 November 2025 ،
Russian football without independent legal probes under European and US pressures These contradictions have driven other countries to question FIFA’s principle of neutrality and justice. Now the US case gives the world football body an opportunity to prove to the world that justice is not sel ...
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Iran’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions
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Iran’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Russia, and India are forerunners in this class of ships. Iran now ranks among the world’s advanced naval producers, thanks to its ability to design and build, or upgrade, light to medium destroyers such as the Mowj-class and projects like the upgraded Sahand, as well as its work on designing ...
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Russian Tanker Hit in Black Sea as Turkey Issues Warning to Ukraine
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Russian Tanker Hit in Black Sea as Turkey Issues Warning to Ukraine

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
Russian tanker transporting vegetable oil came under attack in the Black Sea, with Turkey confirming the ship and crew are safe ALWAGHT- A Russian tanker transporting vegetable oil came under attack in the Black Sea, with Turkey confirming the ship and crew are safe. A Russian-flagged tanker carryi ...
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Sahand-2025 Exercises Highlight Iran’s Participation in Joint Anti-Terror Efforts
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Sahand-2025 Exercises Highlight Iran’s Participation in Joint Anti-Terror Efforts

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, with Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, and Iraq attending as guests. Senior military and security officials, including 20 security officers, 60 staff commanders, and 40 operational unit commanders, are present from SCO member states. Sahand-2025 spans five days, with the ...

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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.