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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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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026
Diplomacy seems a bitter and more face-saving option for Washington as Tehran has proven defeat is not a choice. Alwaght- As we draw closer to expiry of the 60-day agreement between the US and Iran, one question presents itself again: If Washington and Tehran fail to strike a final deal before end o ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
The government has to make the restriction of arms a broad project to include a vast part of society. Alwaght- The new Iraqi government under Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has put restriction of weapons to the state at the top of its security and political agenda, an approach that on the surface may s ...
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Iranian Army Announces Cash Reward for Killing US Troops
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Iranian Army Announces Cash Reward for Killing US Troops

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
Iran’s Army Commander-in-Chief Major General Amir Hatami has announced a financial reward for anyone who kills or captures an attacking US soldier ALWAGHT- Iran’s Army Commander-in-Chief Major General Amir Hatami has announced a financial reward for anyone who kills or captures an attacking US ...
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
Neither side wants to get involved in a war of attrition, but at the same time the want to sharpen their advantages. Alwaght- Like the series of developments that preceded the Saudi war against Yemen in 2015, these days Riyadh's moves, especially the political and military coalition making, indi ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
The Lebanese government is targeting Hezbollah as the main force protecting the country instead of taking actions against Israeli aggression. Alwaght- As Israeli airstrikes target southern Lebanon once again, killing at least 11 Lebanese citizens, including three children, and wounding 19 in the lat ...
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Trump seems to be coming to terms with the reality that Hamas is key to any future roadmap for Gaza. Alwaght- Trump's advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner recently met Hamas in Cairo. This unprecedented meeting of Kushner, as a Trump's envoy to the Middle East, with the leaders of the Palest ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Escalating military, economic, and political pressures on the US ALWAGHT- Escalating military, economic, and political pressures on the US, combined with the fallout from the Hormuz confrontation and Iran's adoption of a more aggressive posture, suggest that an extended conflict would progressiv ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
Trump ups economic pressure on Tehran, but he cannot get by a soft war what he could not get by a hard war. Alwaght- The 60-day US-Iran memorandum of understanding that was supposed to be a pathway to ending the war and resolving outstanding disputes expired Monday without a tangible breakthrough, c ...
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
Turkey does not hide its resolve to establish military presence in Syria and Israel finds it risky. Alwaght- While President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey nurtures his neo-Ottoman dream leadership, complete with potentially performing prayers at Damascus’s Umayyad Mosque, Israeli regime has t ...
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Acting Defense Minister: Iran Will Never Surrender to Pressure
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Acting Defense Minister: Iran Will Never Surrender to Pressure

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
Iran’s acting defense minister said the country secured a strategic defeat for the United States and the Zionist regime ALWAGHT- Iran’s acting defense minister said the country secured a strategic defeat for the United States and the Zionist regime through its reliance on indigenous capabiliti ...

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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.