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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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Leader Orders New Measures to Counter Enemy’s Faulty Calculations
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Leader Orders New Measures to Counter Enemy’s Faulty Calculations

Sunday 10 May 2026
and confront enemy miscalculations ALWAGHT- The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, has ordered new measures to boost preparedness and confront enemy miscalculations using full force and strength. In a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Kh ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
and Israeli hands and odds are he visited Syria to mobilize a force against Hezbollah. Alwaght- At a time the Lebanese front is under influence of fast-moving regional developments more than any other time, and the scope of clashes between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israeli regime is broadening o ...
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Patriots Take to the Streets for Over 70 Consecutive Nights
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Patriots Take to the Streets for Over 70 Consecutive Nights

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
and solidarity ALWAGHT- For over 70 consecutive nights, Iranians nationwide have held nightly rallies, marking an unprecedented display of public unity and solidarity following the joint US-Israeli aggression that began on February 28. Since the April 8 ceasefire, nightly public rallies across Iran ...
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
and confrontation. Tehran is consolidating absolute sovereignty from the strategic Strait of Hormuz to distant waters where US vessels have retreated, placing Washington in a stalemate and signaling the end of American regional and global influence. Following comprehensive deterrent operations, Ira ...
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
ands such as Hormuz and Hengam has now expanded into a vast operational zone stretching from the coasts of Jask and Sirik to beyond Greater Tunb Island—widening from 20-30 miles to over 200-300 miles (500 kilometers), forming a complete crescent. The IRGC official emphasized that Iran is caref ...
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Atwan: Israeli Drones Likely Behind Saudi Airspace Incursions
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Atwan: Israeli Drones Likely Behind Saudi Airspace Incursions

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
and were later shot down likely belonged to the Zionist regime ALWAGHT- A leading Arab analyst has suggested that the drones which entered Saudi airspace from Iraq on Sunday and were later shot down likely belonged to the Zionist regime, taking off from a secret Israeli base inside Iraq. Abdel Bari ...
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel
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Hormuz Remains Iran’s Permanent Strategic Jewel

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
and military leverage that will always stay under Iranian control ALWAGHT- The head of Iran's Parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission stressed the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a complete source of economic, political, and military leverage that w ...
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US Forces in Region Pose Threat, Not Security, Says Iran
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US Forces in Region Pose Threat, Not Security, Says Iran

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
and has no hostility toward neighboring countries, but will firmly exercise its right to self-defense. He rejected claims that Iran's strikes on American and Israeli interests in Persian Gulf Arab states were retaliation, framing them instead as legitimate self-defense. Regarding potential talks ...
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Araghchi and Guterres Hold Talks on War, NPT, and Diplomatic Efforts
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Araghchi and Guterres Hold Talks on War, NPT, and Diplomatic Efforts

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
and repeated betrayals for deadlock in Pakistan-mediated negotiations ALWAGHT- Iran's Araghchi blames US dishonesty and repeated betrayals for deadlock in Pakistan-mediated negotiations. In a phone call with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi b ...
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
and turbulent negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 finally led to the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal under the Obama administration. Although the agreement denied Iran certain key nuclear rights, something which pleased the US and Western countries, Trump tore it up with a single stroke upon tak ...

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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.