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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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Pakistan Prevents Indian Submarine from Entering Its Waters
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Pakistan Prevents Indian Submarine from Entering Its Waters

Tuesday 5 March 2019
Pakistan claims its Navy has thwarted an alleged attempt by an Indian submarine to enter the country’s waters, amid heightened military tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors Alwaght- Pakistan claims its Navy has thwarted an alleged attempt by an Indian submarine to enter the country's ...
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Iran Mulls Returning to Pre-Nuclear Deal Conditions
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Iran Mulls Returning to Pre-Nuclear Deal Conditions

Monday 15 July 2019 ،
Iran is considering going back to the conditions preceding the 2015 nuclear deal unless European signatories fulfill their obligations, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said. Alwaght- Iran is considering going back to the conditions preceding the 2015 nuclear deal unle ...
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Russia, US Veto UN Security Council on Turkey’s Syria Action
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Russia, US Veto UN Security Council on Turkey’s Syria Action

Friday 11 October 2019 ،
The US and Russia vetoed a statement by five European members of the United Nations Security Council condemning Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria Alwaght- The US and Russia vetoed a statement by five European members of the United Nations Security Council condemning Turkey's invasion of n ...
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India to Buy Russian Fighter Jets despite US Sanction Threats
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India to Buy Russian Fighter Jets despite US Sanction Threats

Friday 3 July 2020 ،
Su-30 jets which will cost a total of $2.43 billion, according to the defense ministry. The purchase, along with the upgrade of 59 other MiG-29s, was an attempt to address the “long felt need of the Air Force to increase its fighter squadrons,” it added. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath ...
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End Of Iran Arms Embargo: Aspects, Influences
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End Of Iran Arms Embargo: Aspects, Influences

Tuesday 20 October 2020 ،
Anti-Iranian arms sanctions ended on Saturday, allowing Iran to sell and buy any conventional arms and develop its military technologies even further. Alwaght- As the arms embargo on Iran expired on October 17 according to the UN resolution 2231, Tehran can now enter the global weapons market and pu ...
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US-Trained Afghan Soldiers, Spies Joining ISIS to ‘Resist’ Taliban: Paper
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US-Trained Afghan Soldiers, Spies Joining ISIS to ‘Resist’ Taliban: Paper

Monday 1 November 2021 ،
A growing number of US-trained Afghan soldiers and intelligence officials are joining the ISIS terrorist group’s ranks to fight the Taliban, the Wall Street Journal reported. Alwaght- A growing number of US-trained Afghan soldiers and intelligence officials are joining the ISIS terrorist group&rsquo ...
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China ‘Sends Record Number of Fighter Jets’ Toward Taiwan
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China ‘Sends Record Number of Fighter Jets’ Toward Taiwan

Monday 26 December 2022 ،
Su-30 fighters, and drones. The defense ministry said it monitored the Chinese moves through its land-based missile systems, as well as on its own navy vessels. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, said on Sunday that it had conducted “joint combat readiness patrols and joint firepow ...
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What Does It Mean for Iran to Procure Su-35 Fighter Jets?
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What Does It Mean for Iran to Procure Su-35 Fighter Jets?

Tuesday 5 December 2023 ،
Su-30 fighters. And now the delivery of the new jets will take the bilateral relations to next level.  In recent years, Moscow and Tehran have developed their cooperation on some key regional and international issues, including mutual political and military support for the Syrian government. T ...
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How much money has the United States spent on the Gaza conflict?
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How much money has the United States spent on the Gaza conflict?

Saturday 29 June 2024 ،
American authorities stated that since the start of the Gaza conflict, Washington has delivered $6.5 billion in security aid to the occupying government ALWAGHT- American authorities stated that since the start of the Gaza conflict, Washington has delivered $6.5 billion in security aid to the occupy ...
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Why’s EU Changed Tone on Iranian Persian Gulf Islands?
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Why’s EU Changed Tone on Iranian Persian Gulf Islands?

Tuesday 22 October 2024 ،
EU backed UAE claims over trio Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, departing from a decades-followed neutrality policy. Alwaght- The last round of EU-(P) GCC ended last week with a totally anti-Iranian closing statement. The Europeans supported the false claims of the UAE about Iranian trio islands ...

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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.