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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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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025
of Syria is home to ports and infrastructure that are key to the country’s trade and geopolitical position. Alwaght- While only three months have gone since fall of the government of Bashar al-Assad and seizure of power by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, armed movements against the new rulers o ...
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Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response
Analysis

Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
of ceasefire. Alwaght- Following Israeli violation of the ceasefire with Gaza and resumption of airstrikes on the enclave, Hamas fired rockets at the occupied territories after a few days of tolerance.  Reports said on Sunday about hearing the sirens ringing in Ashkelon city. According to Isra ...
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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?
Analysis

Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
of 4 Israeli troops in Gaza. Journalists covering Gaza military campaign reported that four of the troops were killed in a blast in Gaza. Investigations revealed that the lost personnel in Khan Younis belonged to Maglan and Yahalom units of the army. The Maglan unit, accompanied by engineering force ...
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III

Thursday 26 June 2025 ،
of Operation True Promise III against Israel during 12 days, inflicting unprecedented damage on Tel Aviv. Alwaght- Believing that with the weakening of the resistance movements in Palestine and Lebanon and the fall of Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad the Islamic Republic of Iran is in a tight sp ...
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Israel and Multi-layer Losses in War with Iran
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Israel and Multi-layer Losses in War with Iran

Sunday 29 June 2025 ،
of war not only in military terms, but economically, politically, and socially. Alwaght- Just contrary to the claim of victory by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the 12-day war with Iran, field realities and far-reaching consequences of this conflict show that this war has imposed h ...
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The US Greenlights A $510 Million Arms Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Genocide
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The US Greenlights A $510 Million Arms Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Genocide

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
of thousands of Palestinian casualties, the US government asserted that the sale would not alter the military balance in the region. This latest arms transfer follows a larger $7.4 billion weapons package approved earlier in the year, which included bombs, penetrator warheads, and bulldozers used in ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
of restricting the arms to the government amid the American pressure and Hezbollah's insistence on keeping its weapons to counter the Israeli aggression. On August 5, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam approved the disarmament of Hezbollah resolution despite firm objection from ministers affiliates wit ...
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Iran’s Obtaining of Israeli Nuclear and Military Intelligence: 7 Strategic Impacts
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Iran’s Obtaining of Israeli Nuclear and Military Intelligence: 7 Strategic Impacts

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
of documents on the Israeli military and nuclear programs. Now and about three months after that announcement, the ministry aired an official report unveiling further details from this triumphant operation. An Iranian intelligence ministry documentary has reported access to millions of pages of cla ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
of conflicts in West Asia. Over the past four decades, the Israeli-Iranian confrontation has largely been indirect and in recent years it has been a combination of cyber operations and confrontations with Israeli of Iran-aligned resistance groups and sometimes Israeli assassination of Iranian nuclea ...
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Gaza War and Post-war Costs for American Taxpayers
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Gaza War and Post-war Costs for American Taxpayers

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
of the Americans. According to US sources, the conflict has cost Israel's closest ally over $30 billion in the past two years. Now that the ceasefire is announced between the warring sides Hamas and the Israeli occupation under Trump's deal, it is useful to bring in spotlight Washington' ...

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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.