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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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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026
war to unmanageable and polarizing instabilities like Ukraine and Gaza wars. Meanwhile, the war on Iran waged by the US and Israel is also among the factors whose results, the observers argue, will crucially determine the directions of the emerging world order. From this vantage point, one of US&rs ...
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Gaza Months after Ceasefire Deal: The Reality of Dream Trump Sold to the Palestinians and World
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Gaza Months after Ceasefire Deal: The Reality of Dream Trump Sold to the Palestinians and World

Sunday 3 May 2026 ،
war days. This contrast between words and reality raises many questions about rate of efficiency of this initiative, the degree of Israeli commitment to its promises, and also the role of international community in guaranteeing enforcement of terms of the deal.  Full displacement in Gaza Repo ...
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
ward off the US pressures and work out ways to manage instability in West Asia region in general and Strait of Hormuz in particular. Upon its arrival, the Iranian diplomatic delegation was given warm reception by Chinese officials. The two sides held talks on various issues, including bilateral rel ...
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Six Reported Missing Following US Strikes on Iranian Vessels Near Oman
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Six Reported Missing Following US Strikes on Iranian Vessels Near Oman

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
warplanes struck Iranian cargo and fishing vessels near Oman’s port of Khasab overnight ALWAGHT- Six individuals remain missing after American warplanes struck Iranian cargo and fishing vessels near Oman's port of Khasab overnight, according to the governor of Bandar Lengeh on Saturday. Six ves ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
warmongering of the Trump administration is the damage of the war to the US economy. But while over the past months the focus has been on the heavy spending of the Pentagon and Trump's critics accuse him of lying and covering up the costs, one of the less addressed issues is the costs related to ...
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
war, Saudi Arabia faces challenges in alternative routes. Alwaght- The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Israeli aggression on Iran has left the fate of one of the most important energy arteries through which 20 percent of the world energy flows in a state of ambiguity for an uncertai ...
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Israel Conducts New Illegal Raid on Civilian Aid Ships in International Waters
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Israel Conducts New Illegal Raid on Civilian Aid Ships in International Waters

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
warships encircled the fleet, focusing initial aggression on the Turkish vessel Munki before launching a forceful boarding operation. Troops systematically smashed onboard cameras and deployed electronic warfare to jam communications, obscuring the reality of the raid. Despite the peaceful posture ...
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
war of infrastructures on Iran. Alwaght- The recent Israeli-American war on Iran more than ever gave the world awareness about the Iranian defense and strategic capabilities to defend their national interests and territorial security. One of these strategic capabilities unveiled by Tehran in the 40- ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
warfare strategy, a model of fighting against invading forces that made up the backbone of the resistance group’s military strategy in the 33-day war of 2006 in southern Lebanon. This strategy shift was confirmed in recent days by the Israeli media and now there is a question: What does this ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
war against Iran, but his remarks about possible deal with Iran raise questions by many about whether he is losing the war. Current conditions in the region show that Iran is totally in control of the Strait of Hormuz, resisting American threats. At the same time some analysts say that the Trump&rs ...

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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.