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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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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025
the same variant Riyadh is to receive, for Washington to make sure Tel Aviv maintains its air superiority. Alwaght- After multiple years of cleavage between Turkey and the US over sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara, it seems that the obstacles ahead of this project are being cleared away. Recently ...
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda

Thursday 11 December 2025 ،
the way for broader ties with Central Asia in areas including energy and transit. Alwaght- In a move to boost look East policy of Iran and to strengthen Tehran's regional cooperation, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has started a visit that takes him to Kazakhstan and then Turkmenistan. The ...
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Tehran Meeting Further Step to Address Afghanistan Challenges
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Tehran Meeting Further Step to Address Afghanistan Challenges

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
the US is pushing to return to Central Asian country. Alwaght- Though after four years of the Taliban takeover of power in Afghanistan the world community is yet to recognize the group’s rule and new rulers have not realized the international demands, regional countries are seeking a solution ...
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Armenia Growing Hasty about TRIPP Corridor
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Armenia Growing Hasty about TRIPP Corridor

Tuesday 16 December 2025 ،
the US about Trump corridor, ignoring concerns of neighbors. Alwaght- After agreement of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders at the White House earlier in August, now reports suggest that the two sides have taken further steps to accelerate implementation of this corridor deal, and at the center of ...
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
ther actors arrive. Alwaght- For years, Iranian analysts have been talking about their country’s ignoring of opportunities in Africa. Some encourage a redefinition of the relations with this continent while others talk about investing there. But the reality is that when they talk about signifi ...
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Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean
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Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
ther parts of West Asia, the Israeli regime is seeking to bolster its relations with some of its transfer-regional partners to exit this political and security predicament. In this connection, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hosted Greece and Cyprus officials in Al-Quds (Jerusal ...
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As Netanyahu and Trump Meet, Lebanon Awaits the Outcomes
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As Netanyahu and Trump Meet, Lebanon Awaits the Outcomes

Tuesday 30 December 2025 ،
the best option. Alwaght- Having opened several cases in recent years and having made no considerable gains in each of them, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again visited the US to seek a way out of the current security impasse. To this end, Netanyahu and his staunch backer P ...
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EU Blacklists Iran’s IRGC: What’s Are the Consequences?
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EU Blacklists Iran’s IRGC: What’s Are the Consequences?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
the European Union through interventionist approaches regarding Iran has tried to blacklist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as terrorist organization using unfounded claims. Though in various periods it backed down from this decision fearing legal, political, and security implications, fina ...
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means  Winning or Losing Everything
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means Winning or Losing Everything

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
the costs of possible military action against Tehran. Alwaght- Escalating tensions in West Asia with the US naval amassment in the Persian Gulf and India Ocean make an eminent war highly likely, to an extent that the question of the political observers has shifted from will there be a war this year? ...
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
the president in Iraq. Alwaght- While the US in recent years has utilized all of its economic, security and political instruments to get a foothold in Iraq and advance unfinished plans in this country, as the time goes by, Washington sees its power to sway Iraqi political dynamics eroding. Two weeks ...

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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.