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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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Israeli Plan for West Bank Annexation Quietly Underway
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Israeli Plan for West Bank Annexation Quietly Underway

Wednesday 12 February 2025
US regional strategy agenda; the same scenario that is currently being implemented in Gaza to cut off Hamas's hand from this coastal enclave. Expansion of occupation is being advanced simultaneously in Gaza and the West Bank and the hardline ministers think that now the ground is made to do awa ...
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
US global influence in favor of China. Alwaght- Among Trump's controversial executive orders after comeback to the White House, the order to freeze international aid system in recent days has triggered a backlash. With the new Trump order, over $60 billion in US foreign aids were frozen for 90 ...
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Hezbollah’s Renaissance after Sayyed Nasrallah’s Historic Funeral
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Hezbollah’s Renaissance after Sayyed Nasrallah’s Historic Funeral

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
US, Pakistan, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, and Palestine joined the ceremony in show of regional and international influence of Hezbollah.  On the other hand, simultaneous with the funeral, symbolic funerals of Hezbollah leaders were held in Yemen, Bahrain, and at least 8 Iraqi cities to prove Hezbo ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
US president is seemingly victimizing Ukraine for own interests of Washington. Alwaght- In September 1938, Britain, France, Italy, and Germany reached Munich Agreement that victimized Czechoslovakia and prepared the ground for the Second World War. By chance, history is repeating itself these days a ...
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Clouds of US Sanctions Back on Lucrative Iran-Iraq Trade: Challenges and Solutions
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Clouds of US Sanctions Back on Lucrative Iran-Iraq Trade: Challenges and Solutions

Monday 10 March 2025 ،
US ended waiver for Iraq that for years allowed it to buy gas and electricity from Iran, signaling more difficult days for neighbors’ bilateral trade. Alwaght- Iran's prioritization of neighbors in its foreign trade has led to growth in the exports and imports in recent years and transformation ...
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As Ansarullah Deadline Ends, Yemen Nightmare Returns to Israelis
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As Ansarullah Deadline Ends, Yemen Nightmare Returns to Israelis

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
US. This shows that Tel Aviv leaders are worried about the return of Yemeni operations. If Ansarallah steps up attacks on the Israeli regime and its ships, international pressure on the regime will increase to end the fighting as soon as possible. In this situation, Hamas can enjoy a better positio ...
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
US with its global influence and partnership with effective Eastern powers. Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump has mobilized every tool at his disposal to force Iran to the negotiating table with excessive conditions using the maximum pressure campaign, on the other side, Tehran is using t ...
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Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response
Analysis

Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
US intelligence services reported that Hamas has managed to recruit thousands of fighters who can fight Israel for months.  In the midst of the prisoner swap during the ceasefire, the Al-Qassam Brigades, with their extensive presence in Gaza, showed that they still have forces ready to fight a ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
US government reported Trump sending a letter to Iran and setting a two-month deadline for Tehran to start the negotiations. Amid the reactions to the content of the letter, Iranian ambassador to Iraq revealed that the American President demanded the dissolution of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Fo ...
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
US in Syria over the past years mainly rested on the objective of weakening Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad, countering the Axis of Resistance, and containing Iran's regional influence. However, with the shift of equations as a result of fall of al-Assad, the strategic gaps have broaden ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution