Alwaght | News & Analysis Website

Editor's Choice

News

Most Viewed

Day Week Month

In Focus

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
New node

New node

Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

alwaght.net
Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Analysis

Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026
ceasefire deal. Only two days later, two oil tankers, Encelia and Layla, were struck by rockets and drones, attacks that forced the international shipping companies to issue new security warnings about transiting Bab-el-Mandeb. What makes the blockade different is that this time Saudi Arabia is not ...
alwaght.net
Iran Warns It Will Use All Means Necessary to Counter US Aggression
News

Iran Warns It Will Use All Means Necessary to Counter US Aggression

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
ceasefire agreement through planned military activities, including naval movements and the use of commercial vessels to transport military personnel and equipment. It claimed US actions met the UN Charter’s criteria for threats to peace, breaches of peace and acts of aggression. Iran said it ...
alwaght.net
Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
Analysis

Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
ceasefire to allow negotiations to begin. The promised attack never came. July 2026: Another round of brinkmanship: Deal or we'll finish the job, he warned. But no new military operation followed, and back-channel mediation quietly continued. August 1–2, 2026: The latest reversal was whe ...
alwaght.net
Bombing in Lebanon, Talking in Italy: Why Does Negotiating with Tel Aviv not Work?
Analysis

Bombing in Lebanon, Talking in Italy: Why Does Negotiating with Tel Aviv not Work?

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
ceasefire. Yet Israeli regime has maintained its military presence in several strategic areas and hilltops, conditioning any pullback on new security terms and on the disarmament of Hezbollah resistance movement.  For its part, the Lebanese army has said that Israel’s continued operation ...
alwaght.net
Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
Analysis

Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
ceasefire, has shown that Tel Aviv not only fails to honor its commitments but has violated that agreement thousands of times, and has even refused to withdraw from five points it was obligated to vacate under the deal. For the resistance, then, military deterrence remains irreplaceable when it come ...
alwaght.net
Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
Report

Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
ceasefire. Reuters, framed the significance of General Rezaei’s appointment as extending well beyond the bureaucratic post itself. The timing, the agency noted, is key. The change comes as negotiations continue over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and the Supreme National Security Council ser ...
alwaght.net
Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
Paper

Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
ceasefire nor a return to full-scale war. Rather, it is a mutual fragile deterrence, where negotiations, political pressure, limited operations, ground assaults, and sea threats take place simultaneously. Saudi Arabia, from victory strategy to defeat management strategy The most significant shift ...
alwaght.net
Gaza Death Toll Reaches 73,399 Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks
News

Gaza Death Toll Reaches 73,399 Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
ceasefire to 1,265, with 4,198 injuries and 813 bodies recovered. Since the Israeli aggression began on October 7, 2023, Gaza’s overall toll has reached 73,399 deaths and 174,310 injuries, according to the Health Ministry. Meanwhile, more than 2.15 million displaced Palestinians face a worsen ...
alwaght.net
IRGC Warns Enemies of Decisive Response to Future Aggression
News

IRGC Warns Enemies of Decisive Response to Future Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
ceasefire, and subsequent disputes over alleged US violations of an earlier memorandum of understanding.
alwaght.net
Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
Report

Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
ceasefire between Lebanon and Israeli regime and kickstart a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from the south. Instead, Tel Aviv has not only pressed on with its attacks but has explicitly stated it will maintain a military presence in parts of southern Lebanon until Hezbollah, as the only force r ...

Gallery

Photo

Film

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.