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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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US Sanctions Designated to Weaken Syria, Back Insurgency, But Failed: EX-UK Ambassador
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US Sanctions Designated to Weaken Syria, Back Insurgency, But Failed: EX-UK Ambassador

Saturday 29 April 2023
US sanctions on Syria have been heavier than any sanctions in history, including sanctions on Iraq which reportedly caused over 500,000 deaths. And this coming on top of an externally-directed and supported insurgency as well as foreign invasions and occupations Alwaght- Political and economic conse ...
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West Losing to Iran at Security Council as Its Last Resort against Tehran
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West Losing to Iran at Security Council as Its Last Resort against Tehran

Tuesday 11 July 2023 ،
The Western countries’ motion to obstruct lifting of sanctions on Iranian arms has failed. Alwaght- Iran's military advances over the past decade have been so fast-moving that even the Western countries that not so long ago downplayed and dismissed Iran's military strength are now admitting ...
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Will Iran-US Prisoner Swap Deal Unlock Nuclear Deal Stalemate?
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Will Iran-US Prisoner Swap Deal Unlock Nuclear Deal Stalemate?

Saturday 12 August 2023 ،
Experts agree that the prisoner swap will cause a progress to the nuclear talks, though everything remains tied to the US will to return to the 2015 deal. Alwaght- Despite the fact that after dismissal of US special representative for Iran and chief negotiator in Iran nuclear case Robert Malley the ...
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Iran Opens Last Phase of South Pars Gas Field amid Sanctions
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Iran Opens Last Phase of South Pars Gas Field amid Sanctions

Monday 28 August 2023 ،
Iran inaugurated the last development phase of the world’s largest gas field in the Persian Gulf, which French oil and gas major Total quit twice under sanctions. Alwaght- Iran inaugurated the last development phase of the world's largest gas field in the Persian Gulf, which French oil ...
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US Issues Sanctions waiver to Allow Transfer of Iran’s Frozen Assets from S Korea
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US Issues Sanctions waiver to Allow Transfer of Iran’s Frozen Assets from S Korea

Tuesday 12 September 2023 ،
The US President Joe Biden’s administration has issued a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer six billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets from South Korea to Qatar with no concern about Washington’s sanctions, Associated Press reported. Alwaght- The US President Joe Biden’s admi ...
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Iran Has Authority on Released Funds, Spends ‘Wherever’ It Need: President Raeisi
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Iran Has Authority on Released Funds, Spends ‘Wherever’ It Need: President Raeisi

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has underscored the Islamic Republic’s full authority on its recently-released assets, saying it is the Islamic Republic that decides how to spend the funds and that the money will be spent "wherever we need it." Alwaght- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has undersco ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Iraq is pushing to enhance employment benefits of the PMF forces as a boost to this anti-terror force, but obstructions are ahead. Alwaght- While the pro-resistsnce factions in the Iraqi parliament intend to enhance the job benefits of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as an appreciation of a de ...
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
The Sudanese officials are shifting to closer ties to Tehran as they feel a need to diversify their partners. Alwaght- Geopolitical changes in the world are pushing the developing nations to more convergence and finding new allies in various areas. Meanwhile, African countries, which have turned int ...
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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 ،
The 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 transformat ...
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Iran Condemns US for Endangering Iraqi People by Revoking Sanctions Waiver
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Iran Condemns US for Endangering Iraqi People by Revoking Sanctions Waiver

Tuesday 11 March 2025 ،
Iran’s foreign minister criticized Washington for harming the Iraqi people by revoking the country’s sanctions waiver for importing electricity from Iran ALWAGHT- Iran's foreign minister criticized Washington for harming the Iraqi people by revoking the country's sanctions waiver for importi ...

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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