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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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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025
North Africa for decades. At their peak, there were over 100,000 American troops in Afghanistan in 2011 and over 160,000 in Iraq in 2007. While this number has been greatly reduced since the US military’s ignominious withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, estimates suggest that there are still ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
American help, Tel Aviv would have moved towards collapse. So, the US involvement shifted the equations and somehow changed the conditions in Israeli favor. The terrorist operations targeting Hezbollah and Hamas commanders and leaders, continuation of genocidal war in Gaza, invasion of southern Leba ...
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Why’s Netanyahu Agreed to Gaza Ceasefire?
Analysis

Why’s Netanyahu Agreed to Gaza Ceasefire?

Friday 17 January 2025 ،
Americans took to the streets in central Chicago, waving Palestinian flags. They celebrated ceasefire in Gaza. Not only in the US, but also in other Western countries like Sweden and Span people celebrated the ceasefire, all emphasizing that Gaza will once again rise out of the ashes and re-embrace ...
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How’s Gaza War Impacted Israeli Society?
Analysis

How’s Gaza War Impacted Israeli Society?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
American-funded The Atlantic think tank about the repercussions of the Gaza war on the Israeli economy reveals significant data about the Israeli economic crisis as the war unfolded:  A sudden drop in GDP: Israel's high-tech sector, with its extensive exports, positively influenced 32 perc ...
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Four Israeli Settlers Injured in a Resistance-led Stabbing Operation in Tel Aviv
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Four Israeli Settlers Injured in a Resistance-led Stabbing Operation in Tel Aviv

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
American who was later shot and killed by Israeli forces. Israeli police urged settlers to avoid the area as they continued to assess the situation. Meanwhile, Palestinian media reported attacks by settlers on the villages of Jinsafut and al-Funduq, where homes and vehicles were set ablaze. Inciden ...
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US-Armenia Pact: A Stabilizing or Destabilizing Factor for Yerevan?
Analysis

US-Armenia Pact: A Stabilizing or Destabilizing Factor for Yerevan?

Wednesday 29 January 2025 ،
American security. During the Ukraine war, several Armenian companies were sanctioned by the US for their links to Russian military activities, and now it seems that the Americans are trying to monitor trade between the three countries of Russia, Armenia, and Iran through control of Armenian customs ...
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
Analysis

HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
American project  Since all moves of the armed groups in Syria are dictated by the regional and transregional actors, some observers suggest that the adventures on the Lebanese border are part of this puzzle.  Hassan Hanizadeh, a West Asia affairs expert, in an interview with Alwaght com ...
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
American pressure, Lebanon’s government canceled a flight from Tehran to Beirut carrying Lebanese nationals. Alwaght- While after election of a new president and formation of a new government the Lebanese politicians were expected to focus on their main mission of ending the Israeli occupation in so ...
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
American naval officer and historian, maritime supremacy in the Indian Ocean equals global influence. Today, the Indian Ocean is one of the world's key trade routes, with military activities in it also growing, and this makes it of strategic importance.  The vast expanse of the world's ...
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?

Thursday 20 February 2025 ،
Northern and Eastern Europe, as it would make these countries the exclusive buyers of French weapons.  Regional bonds: Other European countries, such as Germany, are seeking to strengthen Europe's military capabilities through trans-Atlantic ties. Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy c ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution