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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 Navy Commander Criticizes Extra-Regional Fleets Operating in West Asia
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Iran Navy Commander Criticizes Extra-Regional Fleets Operating in West Asia

Wednesday 18 February 2026
US naval activity. The naval maneuvers coincide with ongoing indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the United States in Geneva. Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, said progress was made on a set of guiding principles for a potential deal, while US Vice President JD Vanc ...
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Shocking Sexual Abuse Rates Reveal Bitter Truth about Israeli Female Soldiers
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Shocking Sexual Abuse Rates Reveal Bitter Truth about Israeli Female Soldiers

Thursday 19 February 2026 ،
Rape and sexual harassment have become an appalling account in the Israeli military. Alwaght- Over the past two years of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, many reports emerged to talk about torture and abuse of the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli prisons. One of the most recurrent cases of tortur ...
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
US is deploying weapons to the region, Iran’s allies are helping it boost its position. Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump continuously threatens Iran with the armada he has deployed recently to the Persian Gulf and the media talk about large development of various equipment and weapons to ...
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Araghchi Urges Trump to Provide Evidence For 32,000 Iran Riot Death Claim
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Araghchi Urges Trump to Provide Evidence For 32,000 Iran Riot Death Claim

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
US President Donald Trump’s claim that 32,000 people were killed within two days of riots across Iran last month ALWAGHT- Iran’s foreign minister has firmly rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that 32,000 people were killed within two days of riots across Iran last month, calling ...
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Trump Administration Pushes Ahead with Saudi Nuclear Deal, Does Not Rule Out Enrichment
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Trump Administration Pushes Ahead with Saudi Nuclear Deal, Does Not Rule Out Enrichment

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
US deals. A Reuters report says the US and Saudi Arabia are working toward a so-called “123 Agreement,” a legal prerequisite for exporting US nuclear technology. Unlike past US nuclear accords, the draft framework reportedly does not explicitly ban uranium enrichment or spent fuel repro ...
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Why Are Arabs and Turkey against US War on Iran?
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Why Are Arabs and Turkey against US War on Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
US is losing its regional support for any military action as Iran as Arab countries fear regional consequences. Alwaght- Over the past past few months, the US military has deployed a major portion of its air force to West Asia region, signaling preparation for a potential war against Iran. Though Wa ...
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Iran and the US: The Potential Final Battle
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Iran and the US: The Potential Final Battle

Sunday 22 February 2026 ،
US escalates military action threats against Tehran. Alwaght- West Asia affairs expert Ahmad Zarean in a note shed light on the escalating tensions between Iran and the US, saying that despite the US president's stances and threats, a war may not take place. In this relation, he wrote: The US i ...
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Washington an Agent for Greater Israel Project
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Washington an Agent for Greater Israel Project

Monday 23 February 2026 ،
US unwavering support. Alwaght- The controversial new remarks by American ambassador to the Israeli regime, Mike Hukabee, has triggered waves of strong reactions across the Arab world. In a controversial television appearance, Huckabee ignited a firestorm across the region by invoking biblical scrip ...
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Iran Urges the United States to Abandon Sanctions and War Rhetoric in Favor of Diplomacy and Respect
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Iran Urges the United States to Abandon Sanctions and War Rhetoric in Favor of Diplomacy and Respect

Monday 23 February 2026 ،
US to drop ineffective sanctions and war policies and embrace diplomacy ALWAGHT- A top Iranian diplomat urges the US to drop ineffective sanctions and war policies and embrace diplomacy. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council that wh ...
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One Dead, Eight Wounded as Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
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One Dead, Eight Wounded as Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

Monday 23 February 2026 ،
US-led “Board of Peace” convened in Washington, chaired by President Donald Trump, pledging $10 billion for Gaza’s reconstruction, while Trump framed the initiative as a model for achieving stability, contingent on Hamas disarmament despite ongoing reports of Israeli assaults.

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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.