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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
Analysis

Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026
of Energy and Water Resources Dalir Juma and Transportation Minister Azim Ibrahim visited Tehran and met with the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The Iranian FM thanked Tajikistan's government and nation for their support to Iran during the US-Israeli military aggression and also the T ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
Voice for Peace have also played a key role in mobilizing Jewish support for Palestinian rights. The presence of Jewish students in the protest ranks has posed a serious challenge to the claim that criticizing Israeli policy is inherently antisemitic. Their participation has lent the movement broad ...
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
of a senior Syrian diplomat in 19 years. During his stay in Islamabad, he met with top Pakistani officials, including Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, with the two sides agreeing on boosting diplomatic, trade, and security ties. However, perhaps the key point of this visit was al-Shaibani's remar ...
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Lamerd Attack: An Atrocity that Adds to the US Crimes Case
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Lamerd Attack: An Atrocity that Adds to the US Crimes Case

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
of war, killing and wounding many of them. Alwaght- Over the past seven months, massive American and Israeli strikes across Iran have laid bare a raw portrait of violence and atrocity, killing and wounding a large number of civilians. Yet from the very first hours of the 40-day war, some cities tast ...
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert
Interview

Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
of Iran in Lebanon, and the recent developments in the southern Lebanon.  Pointing to the state of Hezbollah after November 27 ceasefire, he said that since this date, about 20 traps were set by the Israeli regime for Hezbollah, each was thought to eliminate the resistance movement by the next ...
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP
Analysis

US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
of parliament Abbas Moghtadaee for comments on the years of the US hostile policy against Iran and the current war conditions. He said that the Americans for decades have vastly used an array of instruments to stop the Iranian advances in various areas; from using the UN and political pressures to s ...
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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 ،
of being hostage to the 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. ...
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
Analysis

Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
of control over the Strait of Hormuz and this is where American weakness lies. Alwaght- As tensions between Tehran and Washington escalate, Strait of Hormuz once again rises to become the center of gravity of the confrontation of the two actors. The strait is not limited to the geography of the Pers ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
of the cabinet of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on October 15 after about five months of debating over distribution of ministries and executive posts in the shadow of home division and foreign pressures, including the interventionist policies of the US, mark a turning point in the Iraqi politica ...
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
of Israeli fighter jets flying from Iraqi airspace near Iranian borders, and explosions in the munition depots of the Iraqi resistance groups have all set off the alarm bells about possible rejuvenated escalation in the region. The moves, if proven linked to each other, can signal efforts by Israel ...

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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.