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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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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War
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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War

Sunday 21 June 2026
While Iran insists the Strait of Hormuz is part of its sovereignty and navigation through it takes charges, the US wants transit from it fee-free. Alwaght- After announcing the preliminary deal between Iran and the US to end the war and start comprehensive negotiations, no issue more than Strait of ...
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
post showed a number of people removing the flag, burning it, and throwing it down. The video did not mention the Taliban and it was unclear who was behind this insult to religious symbols. These incidents have sparked a wave of anger and deep anxiety among Afghanistan's Shiite community, ignit ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
post-October 7 battle as an existential struggle to reshape the regional security order and impose its will, it now finds itself the big loser in the new equation, with Netanyahu personally emerging as the deal's double loser. So now the dynamic comes down to two conflicting calculations: Trump ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
post-war landscape. While deepening ties with Iran, Islamabad also maintains long-standing military and security alliances with (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council states, and in recent years has bolstered its partnership with Turkey and Azerbaijan. By stepping into the mediation file to end the war ...
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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power
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World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
post-Iran-Israel war analysis, described Iran's drone model as precise mass and concluded that the future of conflict will hinge on the widespread deployment of low-cost, high-accuracy systems. Iran, a model grabbing attention of world armies The recent war against Iran showed that air superio ...
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation
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Araghchi’s Iraq Visit: From Post-war Order to Tehran-Baghdad Security Cooperation

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
Iran sees Iraq a good partner for a strong comeback to regional dynamics as Tehran recovers from war impacts. Alwaght- On Sunday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Baghdad heading a diplomatic delegation. This is the first visit to Iraq of the top Iranian diplomat since the US-Is ...
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
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Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
posture by building influence along the geopolitical periphery of the Islamic Republic, which it views as the single greatest existential threat. Within that framework, Israeli regime has trained its sights on Central Asia and the Caucasus, looking to open new channels of engagement. The developmen ...
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran
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New Arab View of Post-war and Post-agreement Iran

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
post–Iran-US conflict era, Arab policymakers and elites are now weighing political-security proposals and making decisions with far greater caution, expecting guarantees backed by verifiable mechanisms to prevent a repeat of past damages. This shift is no sudden about-face; it is the accumula ...
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
post-war Lebanon's priorities should even be. One camp insists on cementing state sovereignty and rolling back regional actors' influence as the top order of business. The other argues that until shattered neighborhoods are rebuilt, victims are supported, and people's security is genuine ...
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Pezeshkian: Martyred Leader Saw National Unity as Iran’s Greatest Asset
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Pezeshkian: Martyred Leader Saw National Unity as Iran’s Greatest Asset

Monday 6 July 2026 ،
post on X on Monday, President Pezeshkian said the late Leader had always regarded the Iranian people and their unity as the nation's most valuable strength. He added that adherence to the Quranic call to rise for Allah's sake, in pairs and individually (34:46), coupled with solidarity, comp ...

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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.