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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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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026
of threat to respond to the Israeli aggression against southern Lebanon were not a simple military action, rather, they carried a message of state of Iranian military readiness, the way of Iran's use of two ceasefires for rebuilding its military power, and also a transformation of the operationa ...
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026 ،
of ceasefire in Lebanon has changed the equations, telling Trump and Netanyahu they cannot alone shape the dynamics of war. Alwaght- The two-day clash between Iran and the Israeli regime after a two-month truce was, more than a temporary confrontation, an effort by the two sides to change the dynami ...
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Iranian Unity in World Cup Match Neutralized Planned Controversy
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Iranian Unity in World Cup Match Neutralized Planned Controversy

Wednesday 17 June 2026 ،
Weeks before kickoff, political and media hype had already turned this qualifier into one of the most talked-about games of the tournament’s early stage. While the players and coaching staff took to the pitch determined to put on a strong showing of Iranian football and snatch a favorable res ...
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?

Wednesday 15 July 2026 ،
of Yemen rose from under the ashes once again, ending the state of no war, no peace that in recent years dominated Sana'a-Riyadh relations. The spark came with Saudi bombardment of Sana'a International Airport following resumption of flights to the besieged airport and the Ansarallah leader ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
of the S-400 air defense system from Russia tore open one of the deepest rifts in NATO history, the case has reached its final stage. Once hailed as a symbol of Turkey’s strategic independence from the West and a bold display of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s determination to chart an autonomous ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
of al-Zaydi remains far from full-force work as parties are yet to reach a consensus on filling key ministries. Alwaght- Nearly four months after formation of the new Iraqi cabinet by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi, some of the most important ministries and the government's future plans for them re ...
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Ghalibaf: Leader’s Message Provides Clear Direction for All Officials
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Ghalibaf: Leader’s Message Provides Clear Direction for All Officials

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
Week message should serve as a key framework for Iranian officials ALWAGHT- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Leader’s Government Week message should serve as a key framework for Iranian officials in carrying out their duties. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf sai ...
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Week and after months of tension and confrontation among Iran, the US and the Israeli regime, the event was neither merely a military exercise nor a political rally. Its organizers sought to project an image of the bond between the country’s defense capacity and the social presence of its peop ...
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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 ،
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 the combination of the ruling coalition will look ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
of population Muslim Shiites. Alwaght- Students in Azerbaijan headed to their classrooms last week to shocking news. The government announced a ban on girls entering schools wearing the Islamic headscarf. Images of schoolgirls left stranded behind closed doors, along with protests from their famili ...

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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.