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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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“We Will Never Surrender to Any Power,” President Declares
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“We Will Never Surrender to Any Power,” President Declares

Tuesday 19 May 2026
ranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged that Iran will never yield to external pressure or sacrifice its national dignity ALWAGHT- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged that Iran will never yield to external pressure or sacrifice its national dignity for the sake of convenience or p ...
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Russia says Oreshnik attack was revenge for Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’
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Russia says Oreshnik attack was revenge for Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
range hypersonic Oreshnik system, Iskander ballistic missiles, Kinzhal and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, various air-, sea-, and ground-launched cruise missiles, and attack drones. In response to a deadly Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory in the Lugansk People's Republic that k ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
range of 3,000 to 5,500 kilometers, the Oreshnik falls into the category of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Pavel Podvig, a senior researcher at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research in Geneva, has warned that from Russia’s easternmost points, the missile can threaten the US West Co ...
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As Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Aggression, He Faces Three Risks
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As Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Aggression, He Faces Three Risks

Saturday 30 May 2026 ،
range. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Tel Aviv has decided to escalate war in Lebanon, claiming that the army is operating inside Lebanon with massive forces. He added that it has seized a number of strategic positions and is boosting a safe zone on northern borders. ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
ran, the US President Donald Trump now faces a different reality, one in which some regional players are uninterested to fully comply with the American demands. Within this context, any country moving out of the US orbit faces strong reaction of the White House. Against this backdrop, Oman has come ...
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Israel Invades Lebanon: While Hezbollah Fighting, Lebanon’s Govt. Waiting Mirage of Talks
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Israel Invades Lebanon: While Hezbollah Fighting, Lebanon’s Govt. Waiting Mirage of Talks

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
ranks 118th out of 145 countries in the 2026 Global Firepower index and lacks any real air defense system. Its air force has become a daily joke. After the last Hezbollah-Israel war ended in 2024, the Lebanese army was tasked with dismantling Hezbollah’s arsenal. By January, the army announce ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
ranian drone introduced a product highly battleground-effective while low-cost. Alwaght- In modem wars, suicide drones, or what are known as loitering munitions, present themselves as the most determining tools in the battles. These weapon systems combine the capabilities of surveillance and loiteri ...
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf

Thursday 11 June 2026 ،
ranian missile strikes at American bases came as the US escalation came in response to Apache helicopter crash. Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump everyday talks about being close to a deal with Iran, the developments on the ground suggest that there is a considerable distance between thes ...
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
ran neutralized the US president’s agenda to bring Tehran to its kness by landing stronger blows to the American military. Alwaght- Over the past several days, the US has been engaging in aggression and stoking fires in the Persian Gulf and off Iran’s coasts under various pretexts. Three key p ...
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
ranian analyst and head of the Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies, Ahmad Zarean, discussed the Iraqi current conditions and the activities of the resistance groups and their relations with the government in Baghdad. Critical regional conditions First highlighting the critical co ...

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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.