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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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Iranian Commander Commends Air Defenses for Thwarting US-Israeli Attacks
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Iranian Commander Commends Air Defenses for Thwarting US-Israeli Attacks

Saturday 19 July 2025
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, praised Iran’s air defense units for their decisive actions ALWAGHT- Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, praised Iran’s air defense units for their decisive actions during last month’s 12-day US ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
UNRWA) has described the project as a “concentration camp,” and Amnesty International has warned that the plan amounts to a war crime. The estimated cost of the plan is between 10-20 billion shekels ($3-$6 billion), and given public anger in the occupied territories over the mounting ec ...
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UNRWA Chief: Hunger and Exhaustion Causing UN Staff and Doctors to Collapse in Gaza
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UNRWA Chief: Hunger and Exhaustion Causing UN Staff and Doctors to Collapse in Gaza

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, hunger is causing agency personnel, doctors, and humanitarian workers in Gaza to collapse ALWAGHT- According to UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, hunger is causing agency personnel, doctors, and humanitarian workers in Gaza to collapse amid Israel’s total aid bloc ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
Chief of the Armed Forces and have no administrative links with the Ministries of Defense and Interior. The head of the forces has the rank of minister. This will be seen as a step forward against growing calls to integrate the PMF into the ministries of defense and interior, which seek to disband t ...
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Iran Ready to Confront Israel and US Militarily, Top General Says
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Iran Ready to Confront Israel and US Militarily, Top General Says

Tuesday 29 July 2025 ،
Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, thanked Tajikistan for its support during a 12-day war launched by Israel and the US. He criticized both countries for violating international norms and claimed their aggression failed to achieve any strategic objectives, instead prompting them to seek a ...
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
The PMF as a key security force in Iraq is extensively securing the annual congregation of Arbaeen. Alwaght- An armed group that came to birth from a religious call, or fatwa, to fight ISIS organization has today grown up to become a fully-fledged military force, and it seems that it is now a pillar ...
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Pezeshkian’s Pakistan Visit a New Window to Closer Strategic Ties
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Pezeshkian’s Pakistan Visit a New Window to Closer Strategic Ties

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri last year paves the ground for common cooperation to check terrorist, trafficking, separatist moves, and security on Afghanistan borders. Given the actions of the US and the Israeli regime to fuel instability in the region, especially during the ...
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
The US is pushing to disarm Hezbollah to make Lebanon an easy prey for the expansionist Israel. Alwaght- As Israeli security challenges in the region increase, the US is pushing to remove one of the main obsessions of this regime in Lebanon. This aim has sharply upped the political pressures of the ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces), Brigadier General Hossein Salami (Commander of the IRGC), and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force). Iran also neutralized Mossad’s spying network. As a result, the war ended when Israel realized that continuing the co ...
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
Chief of the General Staff of Israel, Eyal Zamir, announced that such an operation not only does not guarantee Israeli security, but also would endanger lives of prisoners and can erode military power.  Also, over 1,000 retired and active air force personnel and pilots in a petition accused th ...

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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.