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- PIJ leader: Resistance Willing to Negotiate, But Will Not Surrender
- FM Araghchi Rejects Any Contact with US Envoy Witkoff
- Italian PM Meloni, Two Ministers Reported to ICC Over Gaza Genocide Allegations
- Pezeshkian: US, EU Claims on Iran’s Nuclear Program Unfounded
- Greta Thunberg Accuses Israel of Torturing Her and Other Gaza Flotilla Activists
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FM Araghchi Rejects Any Contact with US Envoy Witkoff Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that he has had no contact with Steve Witkoff, the US Special Envoy for the Middle East
Italian PM Meloni, Two Ministers Reported to ICC Over Gaza Genocide Allegations Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that she and two of her ministers have been reported to the International Criminal Court
Pezeshkian: US, EU Claims on Iran’s Nuclear Program Unfounded Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed the country’s steadfast commitment to peace and security in West Asia
Greta Thunberg Accuses Israel of Torturing Her and Other Gaza Flotilla Activists Greta Thunberg alleges that she and fellow members of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla were mistreated and tortured in Israeli prisons
Iran Dismisses Claims Over Persian Gulf Islands, Warns Against EU Interference Iran has strongly dismissed a joint GCC-EU statement, reaffirming its “undisputed sovereignty” over the Persian Gulf islands
Iran’s Oil Exports Reach Highest Levels Since 2018 Iran’s oil exports hit a seven-year high of nearly 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in September
Two IRGC Personnel Killed and Three Wounded in Attack in Western Iran A terrorist attack in Iran’s western Kordestan province targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) personnel has left two dead and three injured
Palestinian Fighters Clash with Israeli Forces in Gaza, Leaving Six Soldiers Wounded Israeli media report that at least six soldiers were injured after Palestinian fighters carried out an ambush against Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip
Hezbollah Acts Independently of Tehran, Says Iranian Representative Hezbollah’s representative in Iran affirmed that Tehran provides support to the Resistance but refrains from influencing its military or political affairs
Hamas Rejects Disarmament Claims, Blasts Media For pro-Israel Bias Palestinian resistance group Hamas rejected media reports claiming it had agreed to relinquish its weapons under a US-backed Gaza plan supported by Israel
Two Civilians Killed in Southern Lebanon by Israeli Drone Strike Two people were killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli drone struck a civilian car
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Seven Palestinians Killed in Gaza by Israeli Forces Despite Trump’s Order to Stop Attacks Although US President Donald Trump instructed Israel to stop its assaults, the Israeli military has maintained its air and artillery operations
Iran Urges Countries Not to Comply with Reinstated E3 Sanctions Iran has criticized Britain, France, and Germany for seeking to reinstate UN sanctions through the so-called snapback mechanism
Iranian and Saudi Officials Hold Talks to Strengthen Bilateral Relations The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Iranian ambassador to Riyadh met with a senior Saudi official to discuss strengthening bilateral relations
Gaza Death Toll Hits 67,139 After 12 Killed Since Dawn Despite Netanyahu’s assurances of reducing airstrikes, Israel is still killing Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip
Israeli Troops Carry Out Ground Raids in Southern Syria, Detain Three Reports indicate that Israeli forces carried out multiple incursions into southern Syria near the occupied Golan Heights
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
Monday 19 May 2025
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Experts believe that sanctions have represented the most important obstacle to the reconstruction process in Syria after the decade-long civil war. As a result of this devastating war, not only was Syria's economic infrastructure completely destroyed or worn out, but also the coun ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
Thursday 22 May 2025
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The sale plan is divided in five main areas: Air force and space, air defense, maritime and coastal secure,army and border guard, and intelligence and communication systems.
More than 12 American defense contractors including the Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Palantir ...
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors
Monday 9 June 2025
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king to build a complementary route for its exports and imports with this project.
On the other hand, by advancing its railway connection to Egypt, Saudi Arabia is trying to define a parallel route or even an alternative to the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) directly controlled b ...
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Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States
Wednesday 11 June 2025
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World Bank report
The World Bank announced the inflation rate in the Persian Gulf Arab countries around 2.1 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, some sectors, such as housing, continue to face inflationary pressures.
On the other hand, tariffs imposed by the new Trump administration in the US cou ...
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?
Friday 11 July 2025
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kingdom has the difficult job of picking one side or making a balance that best serves its interests. Alwaght- In the middle of the escalating tensions between Iran and the US and after Washington and Tel Aviv attacked some of Iranian nuclear sites, Saudi Arabia is subject to a strategic test.
In r ...
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line
Sunday 3 August 2025
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kingdom on northern and southern fronts. So, impairment of one of these branches of the Resistance camp, especially Hezbollah that has a more complicated military structure, is part of the regional Saudi strategy.
Saudi Arabia is trying to indirectly assist the Israeli regime by weakening Hezbollah ...
Analysis
Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
Saturday 30 August 2025
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king Africa, West Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Far East through vital sea lanes—together constituting the backbone of today’s global supply chain.
Around two-thirds of the world’s oil shipments, one-third of bulk cargo movements, and two-thirds of global container shi ...
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Saudi Shelling in Sa’ada, Yemen, Terrorizes Local Residents
Sunday 7 September 2025
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kingdom’s border ALWAGHT- Saudi forces have carried out separate artillery attacks on two neighborhoods in Yemen’s Sa’ada province, close to the kingdom’s border.
Saudi forces struck the Razih and Ghamr districts in Yemen’s northwestern Sa’ada province on Saturday, dam ...
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Larijani’s Riyadh Visit: Laying the Groundwork for New Regional Security Order
Friday 19 September 2025
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kingdom that Israel is an urgent threat and the only check to Tel Aviv is Islamic unity. Alwaght- Continuing active security diplomacy of Iran, Ali Larijani, the prominent Iranian diplomat who is heading the Supreme National Security Council, this time visited Saudi Arabia as the new destination of ...
Analysis
Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations
Sunday 21 September 2025
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kingdom of the Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Riyadh and Islamabad have arranged a defense agreement to strengthen mutual deterrence against any aggression, stipulating that any attack on one of the two countries will be cons ...
