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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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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026
Countries condemn Israel’s extreme violence against organizers of an aid flotilla aimed at symbolically breaking Gaza siege. Alwaght- These days, the epic move by the Steadfastness (Sumud) Flotilla and the recurring tragedy of the brutal suppression of small boats carrying meager food and medical ai ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
US and the European Union. The outcome, therefore, will be seen as a public referendum on whether Armenian society endorses or rejects that path. Pashinyan leading in polls  Poll results published in recent weeks put the ruling party at the top, suggesting that it has a high chance to win the ...
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Signs Show Netanyahu Coordinated Attacks on Iran with the US
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Signs Show Netanyahu Coordinated Attacks on Iran with the US

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
US claimed Trump last night asked Netanyahu to avoid attacks on Iran, after Israeli airstrikes on parts of Iran, signs are emerging about Israeli coordination with the US in its attacks. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Baghaee announced that the US is directly responsible for recent vi ...
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
US president reached the conviction that continuing war only distances him away from stated goals regarding Iran. Alwaght- Finally, white smoke rose out of the White House on Sunday, something suggesting that the US government has reached a new deal. The smoke appeared after the US President Donald ...
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?
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American Diplomatic Coup in Baghdad: What’s Driving US Special Envoy’s Visit to Iraq?

Friday 19 June 2026 ،
US government is pushing to dictate a new architecture of relations with Iraq that will revolve on sidelining resistance forces. Alwaght- The visit to Baghdad and Erbil of the US special envoy to Syria and Iraq Thomas Barrack should be regarded as going beyond a simple diplomatic meeting and actuall ...
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Iran May Withdraw from MoU over US Violations
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Iran May Withdraw from MoU over US Violations

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
US attacks on Iranian islands and southern cities on July 7 and 8 violated the UN Charter and Washington’s commitments under the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). He warned that if the United States continues to breach the agreement, Iran would no longer consider itself bound by its ...
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Iran’s UN Envoy Warns US Strike Endangers Nuclear Safety
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Iran’s UN Envoy Warns US Strike Endangers Nuclear Safety

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
US missile strike ALWAGHT- Iran’s envoy to the UN demanded an explicit condemnation from the Security Council and the UN secretary-general over the US missile strike on the IAEA-supervised Darkhovin nuclear power plant. Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the UN secretary-general ...
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?

Monday 3 August 2026 ،
US, and, therefore, has no place in Afghanistan. Mortazavi added that helping to topple the Taliban government has no religious justification, and Iran's advice to the opposition is to sit down at the negotiating table with the Taliban. The remarks come as the Taliban government, despite its ple ...
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
US secretary-general is entering a critical phase, a contest that could reshape how the world body tackles major international files in the years ahead, from the Gaza war and the Palestine question to occupation and Israel’s conduct. Guterres steps down at the end of 2026, and his successor t ...
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache

Thursday 3 September 2026 ،
US and European officials who usually back criminal actions of this regime without question. Meanwhile, 45 Democratic US senators sent a letter to Netanyahu demanding action against settler violence and a probe into the killings of American citizens. The mounting pressure comes as Israel’s pa ...

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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.