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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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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026
Tehran cautious about the deal before its finalization. Alwaght- While the dust of war in the region has not settled down yet, massive circulation of news about being close to an Iran-US deal has caught the world by surprise. The source was again the US President Donald Trump who had earlier talked ...
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
Tehran to its kness by landing stronger blows to the American military. Alwaght- Over the past several days, the US has been engaging in aggression and stoking fires in the Persian Gulf and off Iran’s coasts under various pretexts. Three key points stand out on this regard:  1. Gradual a ...
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What’s behind Trump-Netanyahu Disagreement in the Light of Iran Deal?
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What’s behind Trump-Netanyahu Disagreement in the Light of Iran Deal?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
Tehran. Meanwhile, analyses in outlets like The Guardian and Al Jazeera also point to diverging interests between the two leaders. According to these assessments, Trump is above all seeking a diplomatic victory, a way to end the political and economic costs of the Iran war, while Netanyahu remains ...
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12-Day War Anniversary: Precious Lessons Used in 40-Day War
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12-Day War Anniversary: Precious Lessons Used in 40-Day War

Wednesday 17 June 2026 ،
Tehran.  The 12-day war removed this ambiguity to a large degree, showing that the main strategy of the enemies focuses on bombing the economic and military infrastructures, pushing to destroy the integrated air defense network, striking the entries and support centers of the missile forces, a ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
Tehran's regional influence. This is a major crisis for the Israeli regime. After casting its post-October 7 battle as an existential struggle to reshape the regional security order and impose its will, it now finds itself the big loser in the new equation, with Netanyahu personally emerging as ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
Tehran has tied its agreement with the US to a ceasefire in Lebanon, seeking to expand its security umbrella over the country. Therefore, some observers say that the Shiite community in Bahrain, which is systematically and chronically under discrimination of the ruling regime of Al Khalifa, is in n ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
Tehran track. He also stressed that the agreement was a blow aimed at Iran, which he said wanted to force Hezbollah out of Lebanese territory under the guise of a US deal. Under these circumstances, the fierce opposition from resistance-aligned factions is not merely about domestic political differ ...
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
Tehran. They should be seen as part of a full-scale confrontation to establish an important and decisive equation regarding the legal status of the navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, future of war, and the security order in the region. A look at the sequence of reports on these developments shows t ...
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
Tehran recovers from war impacts. Alwaght- On Sunday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Baghdad heading a diplomatic delegation. This is the first visit to Iraq of the top Iranian diplomat since the US-Israeli 40-day aggression on Iran, coming in critical regional conditions. In ...
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
Tehran and several Arab capitals have grown noticeably more active. From security talks to the revival of diplomatic ties, signs of a new approach are unmistakable. This new approach is aimed at de-escalation, crisis management, and avoiding costly surprises. Even during the 40-day war, these countr ...

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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.