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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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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026
The UAE exit from the bloc of oil-producing countries is actually a reaction to the emergency conditions following Iran war. The regional war has not only threatened security, but also brought the Emirates economic structure face to face with fundamental challenges.  1. Capital flight and liqu ...
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert
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No Military Solution for Strait of Hormuz, World Countries Need to Cooperate with Iran: Expert

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
The global economy and security dependence on the energy sources pushes the countries to take into consideration Iran's reservations and regulate their political and economic relations with Tehran based on them. Given the recent statement by the Supreme Leader Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei about the s ...
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
The US actually runs a cycle in which crises lead to weapons demand and demand produces a profits for the American arms companies. Alwaght- While the world is grappling with a wave of geopolitical instabilities, a familiar model in the US foreign policy is repeating itself. This model regards the re ...
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?
Analysis

Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
The recent war in the Persian Gulf has seriously transformed many of the political and security equations of the past. One of noticeable changes is the UAE being dragged to the US-Iran conflict. That is the reason why except for the UAE no country of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council was hit by ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
The Lebanese resistance movement is increasingly discovering the points where it can strike Israel and hurt it. Alwaght- As the clashes escalate on the northern front of the Israeli regime, Hezbollah’s retaliatory attacks on the Israeli settlements have entered a new stage which is not limited ...
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion
Analysis

Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
The war provided Iran with an opportunity to assert its right to the Strait of Hormuz, though coming at costs. Alwaght- The Strait of Hormuz over the past 400 years, namely since Iranian Savafid military commander and politician Imam Gholi Khan powerfully expelled the Portuguese colonialists from so ...
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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign
Analysis

War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
The emir, worried about Iranian retaliation, pressed Washington to halt the attacks on Iran’s infrastructure. So far, none of Mossad’s plans for regime change in Iran have borne fruit, as these operations have consistently failed to secure the necessary backing from Washington.  L ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
Analysis

Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
The newspaper warned on April 25 in a report that war has left millions of Israelis struggling with psychological damage, and after the war, extensive psychological disorders in this regime have reached alarming levels. 4. Cutting reliance on heavy weaponry With the skies under enemy control, swa ...
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
Analysis

Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
The first loss is the failure to meet the military goals of war. The second loss is failure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz using force. And the third one is the failure to bring Iran to its knees using sea blockade. So, Iran essentially sees no reason to back away from its red lines or hand Washing ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
The aim was clear: To keep memory of the martyred school girls and personnel alive and to recount that bitter, painful day. In this relation, the international “1+168” campaign, under the slogan “I Am the Voice of Minab”, was held on Thursday at the Shajareh Tayyebeh school ...

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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.