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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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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026
capabilities with which it has managed the shipping in the strait very well. Iran does not rely solely on heavy naval vessels to control the Strait of Hormuz. It smartly leverages nimbler tools like fast-attack craft as well. With their light design, extreme speed, and remarkable maneuverability, t ...
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
capabilities and has not fully adapted to modern drone warfare. The Post noted that its findings represent only a partial assessment based on available imagery. Iran's retaliatory operations have forced US military planners to rethink their strategy, including pulling troops back to safer locat ...
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Army Submarines Track and Intercept Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
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Army Submarines Track and Intercept Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
capabilities, and operational needs. These Persian Gulf dolphins, as he called them, can remain on the seabed for long durations while intercepting and destroying enemy vessels. Irani further explained that these submarines recently surfaced during a tribute operation to honor the martyrs of the De ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Defense Department and CENTCOM were imposing a news blackout. Now, several weeks after the cessation of hostilities, American media are zooming in on the condition of American bases in the region and have released new details about the extensive damage inflicted on these facilities. Massive damage ...
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
capabilities to defend their national interests and territorial security. One of these strategic capabilities unveiled by Tehran in the 40-day war was its will and capability to fully take control of the Strait of Hormuz and the broader Persian Gulf region, so much so that obvious defeat of the US a ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
capabilities and encourages desertions. Channel 13 of Israel reported that Hezbollah’s plan has paid off and the movement’s forces keep chasing the army personnel, exhausting their energy to fight, and dealing blow to them. Haaretz said that an army report released recently talked abou ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
capabilities  Technically, Oreshnik missiles have smashed the boundaries of the traditional air defenses. With speed of Mach 10, or 12,000 kilometers per hour, this missile travels 3 kilometers each second. Such a speed means that even the West's most advanced air defense system like US ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
capabilities of surveillance and loitering of the drones with the power of destruction of the missiles. Just unlike the common drones that return to bases after carrying out missions, the suicide drones are designed to directly hit and destroy their targets. In recent decade, actors like Iran, Isra ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
capabilities, restore damaged infrastructure, and enhance the operational readiness of its armed forces. The new wave of missile strikes came just as the enemy, over the past few weeks, had been working hard to sell the narrative that Iran’s missile and drone power had been crippled by the re ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Defense cooperation between Islamabad and Riyadh has long surpassed traditional ties, maturing into a full-fledged strategic security partnership. Training programs, the deployment of Pakistani military advisers to Saudi Arabia, joint exercises, and sweeping defense agreements all underscore the de ...

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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.