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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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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?

Friday 27 February 2026
Ocalan’s message is seen as a step to peace, but challenges are making the road to peace with Turkey bumpy. Alwaght- A year after historic letter by the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, in which he demanded his loyalist militias to put down arms and join a pea ...
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Resistance Camp’s Showdown War against Israel: Hezbollah at the Forefront
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Resistance Camp’s Showdown War against Israel: Hezbollah at the Forefront

Monday 9 March 2026 ،
After Iran’s retaliation, Hezbollah as a leading branch of Axis of Resistance engaged in fighting against Hezbollah for a decisive result. Alwaght- Iran’s warning that the region could sink into a wide-ranging war came true sooner than the US and Israel regime expected and now a vast part of t ...
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Iran-US Ceasefire Under War of Narratives: Who Has the Upper Hand?
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Iran-US Ceasefire Under War of Narratives: Who Has the Upper Hand?

Thursday 9 April 2026 ،
Iran and US each insist on their terms for talks, but Strait of Hormuz remaining closed despite hard Washington push to reopen it tells who has the last word. Alwaght- In early morning of Wednesday and after Iran's IRGC published a list of potential reciprocal targets in the US allies and the Is ...
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Post-war Iran, Region Will Be Way Different: Expert
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Post-war Iran, Region Will Be Way Different: Expert

Thursday 9 April 2026 ،
The war has already elevated Iran’s status in international equations and Tehran is now a major power. Alwaght- Announcing the ceasefire on the 40th day of the joint US-Israeli aggression on Iran showed that despite the maximum push to bring Iran to its knees, they have run into a dead end in their ...
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Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire
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Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire

Saturday 11 April 2026 ،
Iran insists that Lebanon is part of broader ceasefire with the US, but Israel continues its crimes against the Lebanese civilians. Alwaght- Three days after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced and while under Iran's 10-point proposal all regional fronts should be included in this deal, the Isra ...
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Netanyahu Stuck in a Home Swamp as Israelis Fume Over Military Defeat
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Netanyahu Stuck in a Home Swamp as Israelis Fume Over Military Defeat

Monday 20 April 2026 ،
Israelis argue the war on Lebanon and Iran has not made Israel safer and Tel Aviv only counts the costs of conflict. Alwaght- Anti-government protests in Tel Aviv over the past two days continued as the protesters have voiced the surging discontent with the performance of the Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ،
Pakistan is vulnerable to energy crisis and is eager to prove itself as a effective mediator capable of defusing tensions. Alwaght- Three days to the end of the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, the second round of negotiations for a deal is uncertain. Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesper ...
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What Do Polls Say about Iranians’ Approach to Talks?
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What Do Polls Say about Iranians’ Approach to Talks?

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
Iranians do not afford to forget Washington’s treachery and failure to act on its promises and this shapes their negative sentiment to the US. Alwaght- When a society grapples with exceptional conditions like war, public opinions present themselves as one of the main factors in analyzing its politic ...
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Hezbollah Prepared for Truce Collapse: Why Does Netanyahu Want War?
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Hezbollah Prepared for Truce Collapse: Why Does Netanyahu Want War?

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
Israel knows that if ceasefire continues and Iran-US deal is secured, Hezbollah will emerge stronger, a nightmare to Tel Aviv. Alwaght- Despite the ceasefire between Israeli regime and Lebanon, the situation on the northern borders of the Israeli regime is highly combustible. The recent developments ...
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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 ،
Catastrophic conditions have gone even worse in Gaza despite promises of better conditions under a US-brokered deal. Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump with the ceasefire deal and the Board of Peace initiative tried to present a beautiful image of the future of Gaza, the realities on the g ...

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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.