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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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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert
Interview

Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert

Friday 2 October 2026
foreign influence in this country, the regional balance of power, and the future of Iraqi security. Alwaght has talked to West Asia affairs expert Asghar Zaree, asking him questions in this regard. Alwaght: Given the US withdrawal, how do you assess this American move? Zaree: The American casualt ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
Analysis

Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
foreign minister, along with other officials from the group. Pakistan sent Mohammad Sadiq, its special representative for Afghanistan. Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, chaired the session. Iran dispatched Mohammad Reza Bahrami, director-general for South Asia at the foreign ministry. ...
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh
Analysis

Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh

Friday 16 October 2026 ،
foreign ministry on Tuesday stressed that if Saudi regime does not end occupation of the Yemeni soil, it will see the consolidation of Yemen deterrence equation necessary and Saudi Arabia as the horn of evil should understand that stability and sovereignty is either for all or for none.  The m ...
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?
Report

What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
agenda of the trip. Tehran and Moscow: Two actors countering American pressure One of the most significant backdrops to Lavrov's Tehran visit is the shared condition Iran and Russia face in confronting American policy. In recent years, the White House has wielded economic sanctions, financial ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
Report

Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
agenda: developments in Gaza, Israeli settlement expansion, the forced displacement of Palestinians and efforts to alter the status of Al-Quds (Jerusalem).  Alongside these, the talks covered the situations in Yemen, Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan, counterterrorism and extremism, expanded econom ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
Analysis

Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
foreign policy. Because of its impact on the critical component of economic resilience, the issue is indirectly bound up with the fate of the war. That is why, on this trip, resolving the border problems sat at the top of the Iranian side's demands. Responding to the parliamentary speaker's ...
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations
Report

From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
foreign ministry stressed de-escalation among the parties to the crisis, encouragement of dialogue and diplomatic solutions, and support for Qatari and Pakistani mediation. Turkey and Pakistan, two key actors in Iran's calculations The presence of Turkey and Pakistan also gives the Tehran meet ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
Analysis

Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
foreign policy and after his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, he visited Syria on Wednesday, being the highest-ranking Iraqi official to visit Damascus since new Syrian government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his mom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, assumed the power in December 2024. Ira ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
foreign policy. Alwaght- As vote opens, millions of Americans head to the polling stations to decide the fate of one of the most consequential congressional midterm elections in memory. Trump's controversial domestic and foreign policy agenda has fueled a deepening polarization in American soci ...
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump
Analysis

GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
foreign policy of Donald Trump's administration, particularly the war with Iran, had become one of the key issues shaping the US political and economic climate. Many pre-election polls showed that the war with Iran was unpopular among Americans. Trump himself acknowledged that the failure in th ...

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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.