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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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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026
of home and foreign factors. Alwaght- The unification of the Peshmerga forces in Iraq's Kurdistan region these days presents itself as one of the salient security developments of the autonomous Kurdish region. O the surface, it may look like a military and organizational project to create a unif ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
of regional security and international trade play a growing role in the Iranian economic bonds with neighboring states. Therefore, any disruption of these trade arteries can fast impact foreign trade, something showing itself on the Iranian-Iraqi borders these days.  Iraq closed its land borde ...
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
of power. The Armed Forces argued that repeated US claims and threats, amid mounting exhaustion within the American military, were evidence of a broader strategic impasse. They said continued US military and political pressure had failed to alter the balance of power or achieve Washington's obj ...
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Leader Vows Knowledge, Morality Will Disarm Aggressors
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Leader Vows Knowledge, Morality Will Disarm Aggressors

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
of the Islamic Revolution, urged students to seek knowledge, skills, and ethics ALWAGHT- Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, urged students to seek knowledge, skills, and ethics, describing education as a tool for defending against US-Israeli aggression. Leader of t ...
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
of taking de-escalation and peace. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump went to the UN to address the annual gathering of the General Assembly. A considerable part of his speech was more like a list of threats and warnings than a normal one. He addressed the UNGA while the world is living an array ...
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Araghchi Issues Warning to EU, NATO Over US-Israeli Actions
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Araghchi Issues Warning to EU, NATO Over US-Israeli Actions

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
officials against backing or enabling military actions targeting Gaza and Iran ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi cautioned European and NATO officials against backing or enabling military actions targeting Gaza and Iran. In a post on X, Araghchi discussed his meeting the previ ...
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Projectile Strikes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz
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Projectile Strikes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
of Hormuz ALWAGHT- The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that an unidentified projectile hit a cargo vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a fire on board. The UKMTO said the vessel’s security officer reported that an unidentified projectile had struck the ship, causi ...
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Iran Rules Out Resuming Pre-War Diplomatic Track with US
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Iran Rules Out Resuming Pre-War Diplomatic Track with US

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
of Hormuz. Major General Mohsen Rezaei said Iran’s diplomatic approach has entered a new phase and will not return to its pre-war framework. He called on the United States to take concrete action and meet Tehran’s stated conditions, warning that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed ...
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Pezeshkian at UNGA: Iran Will Not Give in to US Pressure
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Pezeshkian at UNGA: Iran Will Not Give in to US Pressure

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
of regional instability, saying Tehran has acted in self-defense. He accused the US and Israel of targeting Iranian civilians and infrastructure and also highlighted the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where he said tens of thousands had been killed and displaced. On Iran’s nuclear program, P ...
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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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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.