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Iran Summons Argentina’s Chargé d’affaires In Protest of Alleged False Accusations Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Argentina’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran to lodge a formal protest over recent accusations
US Set to Supply Israel with Thousands More Bombs Amid Planned Gaza War Escalation The United States has reportedly authorized a new delivery of thousands of heavy munitions to Israel
Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians the Maldives Parliament has passed legislation—ratified by President Mohamed Muizzu—banning Israeli citizens from entering the country
Leader: Indirect Oman Talks ‘Positive’ So Far, But Trust in The Other Side ‘Remains’ A Concern Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat have been well executed in their early stages
IRGC: Iran’s Military, Security Are Non-negotiable Red Lines A spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stressed that Iran’s national security and defense capabilities are non-negotiable
Iraq Praises Iran’s Diplomatic Efforts Iraq’s foreign minister commended Iran for choosing dialogue and diplomacy to resolve issues related to its nuclear program
Iran Updates Saudi Arabia on US Negotiations The Iranian foreign minister informed his Saudi counterpart about the recent indirect talks between Iran and the US
Hamas Urges Action to End Israeli Gaza Blockade Hamas has sharply criticized Israel’s continued blockade of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip
Gaza Health Ministry Reports 39 Killed, 118 Injured in Past 24 Hours Over the past 24 hours, 39 Palestinians have been killed and 118 wounded in Gaza, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 50,983
Iran Shares Details on Upcoming Round of Talks with the US Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, provided details about the upcoming round of talks between Tehran and Washington
IAEA Chief Set to Travel to Iran on April 16 An Iranian diplomat has announced that Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, is scheduled to visit Iran on Wednesday, April 16
Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has sounded the alarm over the growing activities of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group
Iran Petroleum Minister Visits Iraq to Boost Energy Ties Iran’s Petroleum Minister, Mohsen Paknejad, has arrived in Baghdad to explore opportunities for enhancing energy cooperation
Supreme Leader Encourages Iran’s Military to Enhance Its Power Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, urged the Iranian Armed Forces to enhance their capabilities
US Airstrikes Hit Major Educational and Training Facility in Yemen The United States has launched a fresh series of airstrikes on Yemen’s al-Bayda province, along with Sa’ada and Hudaydah
Al-Ahli Blast: Final North Gaza Hospital Hit In a major assault, Israeli forces targeted al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City
Iran-US Dialogue: Next Meeting’s Location Yet to Be Finalized, Spokesman Says Consultations are underway to determine the venue for the next round of talks between Iran and the United States
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Iraqis Need to Abandon Current Lose-lose Game
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Sadrist Movement and the SCF talks.
Shafaq News, citing one of the leaders of the SCF, reported that the bloc is trying to establish channels for dialogue with al-Sadr, because the relations between the two sides have become badly strained and this risks armed clashes between supporters of th ...
Analysis
What Are Iraqi Early Election Challenges?
Thursday 11 August 2022
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Sadrist Movement chief Muqtada al-Sadr bringing his supporters to the streets and opposing candidacy for prime minister post of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, making dissolution of parliament and holding snap elections a sticking point between his supporters and his opponents.
In his August 3 speec ...
Analysis
Iraq Street Protest Duel: Where Is Al-Sadr Taking Iraq?
Monday 15 August 2022
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Sadrist Movement on July 27, its leaders have been encouraging their supporters to arrange sit-ins the Green Zone of Baghdad.
Meanwhile, Moqtada al-Sadr's disregard for the proposals of the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) for negotiation to reach an agreement has caused the all-Shiite ...
News
Chaos in Iraq as Sadr’s Loyalists Storm Government Buildings
Tuesday 30 August 2022
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Sadrist movement will be closed, except the mausoleum of his father, assassinated in 1999, and other heritage facilities.
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Nation-Wide Curfew Lifted in Iraq as Sadr Urges Followers to Withdraw
Tuesday 30 August 2022
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Sadrist movement said, “I am now criticizing the Sadrist movement’s revolution as I criticized the October revolution when it was marred by violence,” adding, “Change your minds and withdraw completely, even from the sit-in.”
Iraqi media reports said Sadr’s suppo ...
Analysis
Sadr’s Withdrawal from Politics: Permanent or Temporary?
Wednesday 31 August 2022
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Sadrist movement thinks that its goals, including amending Iraq's constitution, changing the ruling system from parliamentary to a presidential, and directly electing the president and governors, is only achievable through popular uprising. Therefore, from time to time Sadrist movement resorts t ...
Interview
Sadr Will Not Return to Politics Again: Pundit
Saturday 3 September 2022
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Sadrists' protests continued until Muqtada suddenly announced that he would step down from power and politics. He has already announced 6 times his withdrawal from politics, but returned to power. Sadr's political movement al-Sauron consists of a collection of emotional youths, that with Sad ...
Analysis
Will Iraq’s Coordination Council Manage to Form Govt. after al-Sadr’s Walkout from Politics?
Monday 5 September 2022
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Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr to his supporters to end their street sit-ins in Baghdad's Green Zone, relative calm has returned to the capital and other cities' streets. However, the good news about the end of the street tensions does not mean undoing the Gordian knot of the politi ...
Interview
Sadr, Allies Won’t Allow New Govt. In Iraq: Expert
Wednesday 14 September 2022
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Sadrist Movement, despite their opposition to al-Sadr's snap election calls, making the outlook for a new cabinet remain dim.
Alwaght arranged an interview with Sayed Hadi Afghahi, an Iranian expert of West Asian affairs, asking him for elaboration on Iraqi developments.
Home and f ...
Analysis
New Iraqi Alliance Paving Way to President, New PM
Tuesday 27 September 2022
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Sadrist Movement as the latter rejected any negotiations to end the limbo. The parliament session will be held on Tuesday, September 27, to resume its activities. The most important point is that the election law will be rewritten and elections will be held one year after. The agreements in the new ...
