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Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Intelligence Base near Tel Aviv with Missile Strike
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Rocket Attacks Target Two Bases Housing US Forces in Eastern Syria Two military bases in Syria’s eastern provinces of Hasakah and Dayr al-Zawr, hosting US forces and allied militants, were hit by separate rocket attacks
IAEA Warned About Potential Anti-Iran Resolution Iran’s FM warned the UN nuclear chief that any resolution against Iran by the IAEA Board of Governors would prompt a proportional response from Tehran
Ex-IRGC Chief Warns: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey May Be Next if Palestine Falls A former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has cautioned that Israel and its allies could target Iran and other West Asian nations
USS Abraham Lincoln Leaves Red Sea after Yemen Coast Attacks USS Abraham Lincoln departs the Red Sea after enduring sustained missile and drone attacks from Yemeni naval units last week
Germany to Supply Ukraine with 4,000 AI-Powered Drones Germany will supply Ukraine with 4,000 AI-powered kamikaze drones, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced
ICJ Expected to Conclude Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza, Expert Predicts The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is likely to rule that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to renowned legal scholar John Quigley
Iran Condemns EU and UK Sanctions as Systematic Human Rights Violations Iran’s FM spokesman criticized the new EU and UK sanctions on Iran’s shipping lines, calling them a clear example of systematic human rights violations
Hezbollah Missiles Strike Tel Aviv, Causing Multiple Casualties and Injuries A missile barrage from Lebanon targets Tel Aviv, inflicting significant damage after Israeli air defenses fail to intercept
North Korea’s Kim Calls on Military to Gear Up for War North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his country’s military to pursue a ’limitless’ expansion of its nuclear program to counter threats led by the US
Iran Condemns UK’s Rejection of Gaza Genocide Claims The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticized the UK for rejecting UN reports that clearly hold the Israeli regime responsible for genocidal crimes in Gaza
Iran Calls Martyred Hezbollah Media Chief the Lebanese Nation’s Resonant Voice Iran has strongly condemned the assassination of Hezbollah spokesman Mohammad Afif in an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut
Israel Kills Eight Additional Paramedics in Lebanon as Violence Escalates Israeli warplanes have launched new strikes on Lebanon, killing six paramedics in the country’s south
Iran’s Deputy FM Warns US Maximum Pressure Will Meet ‘Maximum Resistance’ and Fail Again Any efforts by the incoming Trump administration to reinstate Washington’s ’maximum pressure’ policy on Iran will be countered with maximum resistance
Yemeni Armed Forces: Drones Strike Key Israeli Target in Eilat The Yemeni armed forces have reported striking a critical Israeli target in Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat), located in southern occupied Palestine
Iran Ready to Strengthen Relations with Oman: Pezeshkian The Iranian president extended congratulations to Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and the people of Oman on their national day
IRGC Inspires Resistance in Gaza, Lebanon: General Salami The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps stated that the steadfast resistance against the Zionist regime in Gaza and Lebanon is fueled by the IRGC
Beit Lahiya: Israeli Strike Kills Dozens of Palestinians An Israeli airstrike on a multi-story residential building in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, has killed or injured dozens of Palestinians
President Assad: Terrorism is a Global Responsibility Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stated that regional nations and the global community must work together to end terrorism in West Asia
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No IRGC Military Facilities Targeted in Tehran
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Calm in Tehran after Largely Unsuccessful Israeli Military Action
IRGC Chief: Iran Will Obtain All Resources Needed to Overcome the Enemy
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In Focus
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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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?
Wednesday 27 December 2023
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Iraqi provincial council elections carried surprises as it upside-downed the equations and actors. Alwaght- 2023 is coming to an end for Iraqis as their country last week witnessed one of the year’s most important political events: Provincial council election held in 15 out of 18 provinces.&nb ...
The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces
Saturday 27 January 2024
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Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barzani uprising against the Iraqi regime The strengthening of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barzani uprising against the Iraqi regime, which laste ...
Biden Dogging “Checkmate”, a Success or a Downfall?
Sunday 4 February 2024
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Iraqi security, these strikes targeted centers affiliated with Hezbollah factions in the city of Al-Qa'im in western Al-Anbar, resulting in the deaths of five members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) due to the American bombardment.
John Kirby, the spokesperson for the White House Natio ...
Iran: Halabja Tragedy Exposed West’s Double Standard on Human Rights
Friday 15 March 2024
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Iraqi city of Halabja in 1988 is a bitter example of the West's double standard policies on human rights.
Kan'ani made the remarks in a post on his official X account on Friday on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the chemical attack on Halabja by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. ...
Ayatollah Khamenei Affirms Kurds as Part of Our Community
Saturday 11 May 2024
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Iraqi Kurdistan Region, held talks with Ayatollah Khamenei.
The Khat-e-Hezbollah weekly published further insights into the meeting, stating that Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized the strong connection between the Iranian people and the Kurds. We regard our relationship with the Kurdish community, whet ...
Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons
Monday 13 May 2024
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Iraqi political scene over the past years has undergone many highs and lows and is no stranger to surprises that can upset all equations all at once. This makes the Iraqi politicians always have a look outside the official power game, and certainly one of the most prominent figures whose movements a ...
KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post
Wednesday 21 August 2024
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Iraqi Kurdistan. Alwaght- Iraq's Kirkuk province, which over the past two decades has been one of the politically challenging regions of Iraq and Kurdish partisan clashes have led to constant instability in this oil-rich province, these days has molted and good news are emanating from it for Ira ...
Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?
Tuesday 5 November 2024
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Iraqi territory. The government claims that these attacks have practically grounded PKK and made it lose its operational forces, but the elements of the PKK every now and then carry out surprise operations against the military, causing casualties.
In the meantime, Alwaght has talked to former ...
Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors
Sunday 10 November 2024
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Iraqi border, and with an area of about 33,000 square kilometers, it has a population of more than 1 million.
Deir Ez-Ezor connects the two neighbors of Syria and Jordan and borders the five provinces of Homs, Hama, Raqqa, Hasakah, and Rif Dimashq. Additionally, the province hosts one of the grou ...
