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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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Minab School Reopens: Alwaght Reports from Bombed Iranian School
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Minab School Reopens: Alwaght Reports from Bombed Iranian School

Saturday 26 September 2026
US attack on Minab school, but hope never dies in the surviving children. Alwaght- It was Wednesday and the first day of school which is known in Iran the First of Mehr, the day back to school bell sounded across the country. A ceremony was about to start and it was 7:00 a.m. Students accompanied by ...
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Araghchi: Iran ‘Fully Prepared’ for Renewed War with US While Pursuing Diplomacy
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Araghchi: Iran ‘Fully Prepared’ for Renewed War with US While Pursuing Diplomacy

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
US military action while keeping diplomacy open. He said Iran would stand firm against further aggression but would continue pursuing opportunities for peace. Araghchi said Iranian officials had explored diplomatic options during the UN General Assembly in New York, including efforts to negotiate t ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
US will work to deepen its non-military influence in Iraq, mainly in economy and decision-making areas. Alwaght- West Asia affairs expert Sayyed Hadi Afghahi in an interview with Alwaght pointed to the American military withdrawal from Iraq, saying that this is not an end to the American presence in ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
US should say hello to a period when it cannot dictate to Iraq and the region what it wants. Alwaght- In a press meeting on the US withdrawal from Iraq, former Iranian ambassador to Iraq Hassan Kazemi Qomi commented on various aspects of US military presence in this country over the past two decades ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
US-Taliban talks grew more serious, Moscow Format talks started and so far eight rounds of them were held. One of the important agendas driving these talks in Russia was that Moscow wanted to make sure that the Afghanistan government at the time does not get too much close to the US. In other words ...
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
US and Israel. Alwaght- This year, Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem Navi Pillay, a prominent South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. This choice has become the latest flashpoint between Israeli regime and international institutions. Responding to the awardi ...
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
US pulled out of Iraq with disgrace as resistance of Iraqis raised its costs and left it with no options for stay. Alwaght- Full US withdrawal from Iraq on September 30 marked an end to two decades of a failed American strategy in one of West Asia's most important countries. The failure in Iraq ...
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
US seems far from knowing Iran and the experience of resilience and resistance it has developed in over 47 years. Alwaght- Two weeks ago, the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that Iran would have nothing left to bargain with in another two weeks and was shipping its last oil cargoes to Ch ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
Azerbaijani government is pushing forward with secular policies in a country with over 70 percent of population Muslim Shiites. Alwaght- Students in Azerbaijan headed to their classrooms last week to shocking news. The government announced a ban on girls entering schools wearing the Islamic headscar ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
US have dimmed considerably amid the White House's broken commitments, multiple fresh waves of conflict, and escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz; Washington's overreach has left little hope for reviving negotiations. Second, regional developments, particularly in Yemen, have pushed P ...

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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.