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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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Is a Second Winograd Commission On the Way for Israel Gaza War Defeat ?
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Is a Second Winograd Commission On the Way for Israel Gaza War Defeat ?

Sunday 26 January 2025
The longest and most extensive war in 8-decade Israeli history ended with accepting a ceasefire on Gaza last week.  Now with the end of the war conditions in the occupied territories, attention is expected to return to the those responsible for security breach of October 7. Herzi Halevi, for e ...
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders
Report

Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
The meeting shed light on economic issues, special focus on high-tech and AI, and the need for interactions among the member states.  Representing Iran at the meeting, Iran's Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref emphasized the expansion of cooperation in the fields of energy, new technologies ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
The US is pushing to dissolve anti-terror Iraq’s PMF as Washington finds it a firm obstacle ahead of its plots in Iraq and region. Alwaght- With the assumption of power by Donald Trump, the prospects of the US tensions with the rivals and even the international partners are gaining weight and politi ...
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China
Report

Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
The billionaire Trump appointed to run the “Department of Government Efficiency” said he had spoken to the president at length about USAID, and “he agreed we should shut it down.” “I actually checked with him a couple of times [and] I said, ‘Are you sure?’ ...
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad
Analysis

Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
The sharp increase in prices, both in terms of rent and basic services, imposes an additional burden on the shoulders of refugees and increases their living costs. The lack of planning to organize the market and provide basic goods and the government's inability to control food prices have led ...
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Ukraine and End of Deep Sleep with Trump’s Slap
Analysis

Ukraine and End of Deep Sleep with Trump’s Slap

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
These days, the historical and cruel experience of a nation becoming subject of compromise in the game of powers is brazenly repeating itself in Ukraine. In the front of the astonished and worried eyes of the Ukrainians, last Thursday, Russian and American diplomats held in Saudi capital Riyadh the ...
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises
Report

Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in the Arab country, said the fighting began on Thursday afternoon after 16 government security personnel were killed by rebels in the Latakia suburbs. The clashes are the deadliest attack on the new Syrian forces since the ...
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Clouds of US Sanctions Back on Lucrative Iran-Iraq Trade: Challenges and Solutions
Analysis

Clouds of US Sanctions Back on Lucrative Iran-Iraq Trade: Challenges and Solutions

Monday 10 March 2025 ،
The US ended waiver for Iraq that for years allowed it to buy gas and electricity from Iran, signaling more difficult days for neighbors’ bilateral trade. Alwaght- Iran's prioritization of neighbors in its foreign trade has led to growth in the exports and imports in recent years and transformat ...
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As Ansarullah Deadline Ends, Yemen Nightmare Returns to Israelis
Analysis

As Ansarullah Deadline Ends, Yemen Nightmare Returns to Israelis

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
Therefore, if Ansarallah launches a massive attack, the fear of the ineffectiveness of the defense systems will increase the psychological pressure on the settlers and may accelerate the process of reverse migration from the occupied territories, indicating the settlers' distrust in the future o ...
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Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response
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Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
The horror is back to Israeli skies as Hamas decides to respond with rocket attacks to Israeli violation of ceasefire. Alwaght- Following Israeli violation of the ceasefire with Gaza and resumption of airstrikes on the enclave, Hamas fired rockets at the occupied territories after a few days of tole ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution