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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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National Unity Providing Iran Impenetrable Defense against Enemies as War Unfolds
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National Unity Providing Iran Impenetrable Defense against Enemies as War Unfolds

Thursday 5 March 2026
The US and Israeli regime started a war against Iran with the imagination that with assassination of military and political leadership and destruction of infrastructures, they will unleash a wave of public discontentment and the people will turn their back to Islamic Republic political system to mov ...
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Quds Day in Iran: Street Has the Battlefield’s Back
Analysis

Quds Day in Iran: Street Has the Battlefield’s Back

Sunday 15 March 2026 ،
The Quds Day on March 13 for the Iranian people was a historic day and millions took to the streets under rain and indeed under the bombing of the Israeli-American aggression for rallies marking this event and so they created another epic. This year’s Quds Day rallies became historic as the I ...
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Can Trump Really Blockade Iran?
Analysis

Can Trump Really Blockade Iran?

Tuesday 14 April 2026 ،
The dead end the US and Israel are facing because of their defeat in the 38-day aggression on Iran has pushed the White House leaders to a new idea to press Tehran. This idea is a blockade of all of the Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf, in effect since Saturday. However, many argue that this decisi ...
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert
Interview

Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
These two developments, namely the regionalization of the war and the Islamic Republic's control of the Strait of Hormuz, put the United States in a very difficult situation. In addition to creating a global energy crisis, the Americans also found themselves in a state of moral, reputational, an ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
Report

Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
The US president claims regional leaders called on him to avoid new escalation, but many say his weak war position cannot be disregarded in his decision. Alwaght- In the last hours of Monday, a message published by the US President Donald Trump surprised all. He in a TruthSocial post said that he ha ...
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
Report

Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
The report found that Israeli forces have increasingly used sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians as part of a broader pattern of repression and domination. According to the document, documented cases included: - Forced public nudity - Sexual humiliation - Threats of rape - Geni ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
Analysis

Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
The first and most urgent track is reviving the old Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey. After months of political wrangling between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the two sides struck a deal in mid-March 2026 and reactivated the northern route. The current goal is to boost ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
Paper

Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
The Israeli army now occupies 800 square kilometers of Lebanon territory, over 60 percent of Gaza, and large tracts of southern Syria in the Golan Heights to Jabal Al Sheikh (Mount Hermon) and plans to evacuate locals under the guise of setting up buffers and hold them permanently. This is pushing t ...
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
Paper

Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
The renewed war proved a shift in the deterrence equation as Iran has refreshed its tactics and operational capabilities. Alwaght- Iran's different performance in response to the American aggression on its southern regions over the past few weeks has drawn attention of military experts and credi ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
The new railway is aimed at reducing the risks to transportation caused by possible disruption to navigation in the Hormuz and Bosphorus straits. This alternative route could cross Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, he added. A corridor that started from 2000 The comments of the Russia ...

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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.