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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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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026
Both Israel and Turkey are looking at each other with concern as they define own interests in Eastern Mediterranean. Alwaght- As tensions have escalated between Israeli regime and Turkey in recent months, the two sides have intensified their push to cement and expand their influence in various regio ...
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Iran Threatens Harsher Strikes on US Warships Amid Continued Aggression
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Iran Threatens Harsher Strikes on US Warships Amid Continued Aggression

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Continued aggression in the region will prompt the Iranian armed forces to deliver “more severe and extensive” strikes against American warships ALWAGHT- Iran’s top operational command has warned the US military that continued aggression in the region will prompt the Iranian armed forces to de ...
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IRGC Missile Retaliation Forces US Carrier, Destroyer to Retreat
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IRGC Missile Retaliation Forces US Carrier, Destroyer to Retreat

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
The IRGC Aerospace Force said it had launched several ballistic missiles toward a US aircraft carrier and an American destroyer ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force said it had launched several ballistic missiles toward a US aircraft carrier and an American destroyer i ...
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
The Iranian aim is now about distancing the US warships from the Strait of Hormuz, not sinking them. Alwaght- Iran's New attacks on the American naval vessels around the Strait of Hormuz in recent days should not be read merely as an action to destroy the enemy equipment. Rather, the true signif ...
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Iran Can Deliver Devastating Blow to Enemy Anywhere if Needed: Navy Cmdr.
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Iran Can Deliver Devastating Blow to Enemy Anywhere if Needed: Navy Cmdr.

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, said, we can cripple the enemy anywhere, if necessary ALWAGHT- Highlighting the formidable capabilities of Iran’s Army Navy, its commander, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, said, “We can cripple the enemy anywhere, if necessary.” Speaking in Tehran, Rear Adm ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
The voters are increasingly growing discontent with Trump’s protracted war on Iran and its costs. Alwaght- Though Iran war has entered its seventh month, the US President Donald Trump refuses to use the term war for his aggression against the Islamic Republic, and in his latest comments he described ...
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
Iran is turning the tide in the Persian Gulf, telling the Americans Tehran is the boss there. Alwaght- The latest remarks of the secretary-general of Iran's Supreme National Security Council General Mohsen Rezaei about setting a new prohibited zone around the Strait of Hormuz is a significant si ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb strait have now become a point of vulnerability for the US and Saudi Arabia as the two keep destabilizing actions in West Asia. Alwaght- While the Strait of Hormuz in recent months has become one of the main points of military and naval flareup in the region, new development ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
The US lost one of its biggest military infrastructures in West Asia in Bahrain as Iran decided to hit its operational heart. Alwaght- Though the US President Donald Trump claimed that the Iranian missile strikes on the American bases in the Persian Gulf have not inflicted meaningful damage on these ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Amid upcoming elections, Israel is stuck in a set of home crisis, disunity, and international pressures for settlement. Alwaght- The scheduled October 27 election of the Israeli regime is approaching as the political race inside this regime is not just over who will be the next prime minister or how ...

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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.