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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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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?

Saturday 5 September 2026
and Hezbollah fighters in the strategically significant Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon, Israeli officials claimed they have fully captured the region. The Israeli military spokesman released footage early Friday from the hills, announcing the start of an operation to clear tunnels in the ...
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Iran Seizes US Unmanned Submarine Near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Seizes US Unmanned Submarine Near Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
and can remain underwater for as long as 10 days. The IRGC Navy said it had captured a US unmanned underwater vehicle near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in what it described as a complex intelligence and military operation. The force said the vehicle was among the US military’s most ad ...
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
and intelligence terms by this hunt, despite Washington's claims that the submarine system is old and malfunctioning. The War Zone website reported that seizing the system relatively intact gives Tehran a considerable privilege. Hunting an advanced submarine system The vessel described as an A ...
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
anda regarding Hezbollah and its conditions are meant to feign gains for Netanyahu ahead of October elections. Alwaght- Tehran-based Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies hosted a meeting discussing Lebanon's political and military developments. At the meeting, Ahmad Zarean, the ...
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
and Lebanon and this forces changes to Israeli-American calculations. Alwaght- Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies in Tehran hosted a meeting discussing Lebanon's political and military developments in Lebanon. Allah Karam Moshtaghi, a West Asia affairs expert, shed light on th ...
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44 Years After Sabra and Shatila, Activists Vow to Continue Resistance
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44 Years After Sabra and Shatila, Activists Vow to Continue Resistance

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
Sabra and Shatila ALWAGHT- Under a somber sky, survivors, relatives of those killed, and activists from around the world came together at Sabra and Shatila to commemorate the victims and reaffirm their determination to preserve the memory of the massacre. International activists from Italy, Argenti ...
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
and military establishment. Launched on claims of destroying weapons of mass destruction, countering security threats and rebuilding Iraq, the war ultimately ended with a staggering human, financial and strategic bill for Washington. Official figures put American losses at 4,474 killed and roughly 3 ...
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Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation
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Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation

Sunday 4 October 2026 ،
and Saudi-backed mercenaries is raging across multiple front lines, from Marib in the north to Taiz and further south. Meanwhile, Ansarullah resistance movement, which has been holding the capital Sana'a anduch of the northern Yemen since the 2014 revolution, says Saudi Arabia has launched a wav ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
and international developments as its aspects are fast expanding. While the Yemeni forces are tightening the noose in air and sea on Saudi Arabia and targeting its airports with missiles, in recent days Riyadh has stepped up its efforts in a bid to form a military coalition and draw support of its a ...
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
and this is where American weakness lies. Alwaght- As tensions between Tehran and Washington escalate, Strait of Hormuz once again rises to become the center of gravity of the confrontation of the two actors. The strait is not limited to the geography of the Persian Gulf and directly influences 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.