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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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New Start Treaty Suspension: World One Step Closer to Nuclear Apocalypse
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New Start Treaty Suspension: World One Step Closer to Nuclear Apocalypse

Tuesday 28 February 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced suspension of treaty for reduction of strategic arms, dubbed New Start. Putin said that the country that provides weapons to Ukraine and fuels the war cannot inspect Russian nuclear arms.  In an interview with the state TV channel Rossiya, Putin said ...
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No Longer a Safe Haven: Idlib Airstrikes Herald Doomsday for Terrorists
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No Longer a Safe Haven: Idlib Airstrikes Herald Doomsday for Terrorists

Saturday 1 July 2023 ،
Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in operations opening bad days for Idlib-based terrorists. Alwaght- Hiding in their safe haven and last stronghold city of Idlib in western Syria since 2016, terrorist groups in recent weeks launched attacks on civilians in an attempt to break their security ...
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How’s Russian Def. Minister’s Iran Visit Significant to Tehran-Moscow Alliance?
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How’s Russian Def. Minister’s Iran Visit Significant to Tehran-Moscow Alliance?

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited Tehran on Wednesday, signaling acceleration of a growing trend in the two countries’ military interactions.  The visit by Shoigu and his delegation to Tehran is the first in a decade and therefore can be seen of importance in terms of agenda ...
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Iran’s Arms Display: From Mysterious Cruise Missiles to Drones to Electronic Warfare
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Iran’s Arms Display: From Mysterious Cruise Missiles to Drones to Electronic Warfare

Sunday 11 August 2024 ،
Russian KH-55 missile in 2013. Missiles made with this technology are known as Soumar. Soumar is a ground-launched missile that uses a solid fuel booster to carry a 410 kg warhead. The length of this missile is about 6 meters and its weight is about 1,210 kg. The relatively small size of this missil ...
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Hidden Hands behind Aleppo Re-inflamed Conflict
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Hidden Hands behind Aleppo Re-inflamed Conflict

Saturday 30 November 2024 ،
Russian, Iranian, and Turkish guarantees, this is the first large-scale violation of the conflict lines with the Syrian government by these terrorist groups.  The attacks followed repeated threats from takfiri groups to carry out large-scale operations in Aleppo and Idlib to regain the territo ...
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Russian strategic bombers, angering Moscow. Alwaght- While the new round of Istanbul talks between Russia and Ukraine and with the presence of international mediators is to start today to discuss a ceasefire and prisoner swap deal, the shadow of intensification of fighting and the division between W ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Raised White Flag in War against Tehran?

Tuesday 24 June 2025 ،
Russian senator had said that part of the Trump administration was afraid of being dragged into the Middle East war. Aleksey Pushkev said that there was serious gaps inside the Trump administration about deeper involvement in Israel-Iran war.  The fatigue of Israeli air force crews for long-du ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
Russian military activities and Chinese infrastructural projects under Belt and Road Initiative (RBI).  5. A means for power balance with Russia and Iran  The US could have used Bagram to monitor Russia's influence in Central Asia and Iran's activities to its west. Both Moscow an ...
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Russia And China Announce Combined Strategic Bomber Patrols in East China Sea Airspace
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Russia And China Announce Combined Strategic Bomber Patrols in East China Sea Airspace

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
Russian Tu-95MS and Chinese H-6K strategic bombers, were framed as part of the two countries' annual military cooperation plan and were described as not being directed at any third party. The patrols prompted a swift response from Japan, which scrambled fighter jets in response to the aircraft ...
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Russians find southern Libya a key where they can expand north Africa and even West Asia influence at low cost. Alwaght- The geopolitical developments of West Asia and North Africa in recent years and especially after fall of Bashar al-Assad of Syria later in 2024 have once again brought to focus on ...

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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.