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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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Indian FM’s Iran Trip Agenda : From Chabahar Port to Red Sea Escalation
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Indian FM’s Iran Trip Agenda : From Chabahar Port to Red Sea Escalation

Tuesday 16 January 2024
The top Indian diplomat discussed trade with Iran while at the same time sought to defuse tensions in the Red Sea with Iranian help. Alwaght- After trips of senior officials of regional countries to Tehran, this time it was India’s turn to discuss boosting ties with Iran. To this end, Indian F ...
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Opportunity or Threat? Geopolitical Impacts of Gaza War on an Iran-Egypt Détente
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Opportunity or Threat? Geopolitical Impacts of Gaza War on an Iran-Egypt Détente

Wednesday 24 January 2024 ،
The two countries look determined to mend ties, despite Egyptian reservation driven by fear of tensions with the Americans. Alwaght- Though taking place in a geographically small area, Gaza war leaves considerable security, economic, and political impacts on the region and the world. Due to the larg ...
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Syria Developments Set off Alarm Bells to Central Asia
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Syria Developments Set off Alarm Bells to Central Asia

Sunday 15 December 2024 ،
The stability in this country directly affects the balance of power in the region, and other peripheral regions from the Eastern Mediterranean to North Africa and the Indian Subcontinent are also concerned about being affected by the fallout from the worsening security situation and a new round of a ...
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The Secret of Iranian Underground Military Bases
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The Secret of Iranian Underground Military Bases

Friday 17 January 2025 ،
The first stage, conducted with participation of the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), included various training on rapid action and rapid special force and military equipment transfer. In the middle of their drills, the Islamic Republic's armed forces unveiled their new un ...
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
The economic and trade relations between the two countries, the FM noted, are at a very good level and I hope that during this visit we will further expand the relations in the national interests of the two countries and the two nations.... God willing, more economic and cultural relations will be e ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
The US president is expected to make a set of economic and security deals with Arab countries. Alwaght- The US president is set to land in Saudi Arabia in the coming hours to start his Persian Gulf tour that will see him also visiting Qatar and the UAE. This visit is coming as West Asia is in a stat ...
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
The details of the operation have not yet been clearly disclosed, and only trivial information have been leaked to the media. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting announced on Saturday that the Iranian intelligence service has obtained a large amount of strategic and sensitive information and d ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
The security agreement between Iran and Iraq actually provides a basis for sustainable security for both countries. We hope that this agreement will be fully implemented and that the various security agencies will follow up on it. Also, a mechanism has been considered to monitor its implementation, ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
The shutdown followed an international arbitration court ruling that ordered Ankara to pay Iraq $1.5 billion in compensation for facilitating unauthorized Kurdish oil exports between 2014 and 2018. Iraq had originally brought the case to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris in 2014, argui ...
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
The Israelis are framing a clash that has political and religious and cultural aspects to make confrontation with Muslims a clash of civilizations. Alwaght- In recent months, attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and desecration of this holy Muslim site by the radical Israeli settlers and the security forces ha ...

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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.