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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
IRGC or the regular army when he greenlit escort operations. This despite his repeated boasts about completely destroying Iran’s naval power. In fact, initial Pentagon assessments and briefings to the White House had led Trump to believe that roughly 40 days of airstrikes had crippled Iran&rs ...
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills
Analysis

Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
IRGC and American naval forces have shown that in deeper layers of the ceasefire that followed the US-Israeli aggression on Iran on February 28, the military conflict has not stopped yet and actually war continues in the Persian Gulf in other forms that can be labeled the war of wills. Imposing a s ...
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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 ،
IRGC’s Aerospace Force, unleashed wave after wave of attacks on all US assets and bases across host countries neighboring Iran. Yet the Pentagon released very little information about the casualties and damage, fueling speculation from the very first days of the war that both the Defense Depar ...
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Iran Reports 25 Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Reports 25 Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
IRGC Navy, 25 vessels—comprising oil tankers and container ships—passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours ALWAGHT- According to Iran's IRGC Navy, 25 vessels—comprising oil tankers and container ships—passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours followi ...
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf

Thursday 11 June 2026 ،
IRGC) said that “following the successful Navy operation that struck 21 targets at US air and naval bases in the region and downed an MQ-9 drone over Jam town, and given the enemy’s continued hostilities in this retaliatory operation, the brave fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force used l ...
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Any Invading Force Would Face ‘Hell’ Along Iran’s Coastlines
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Any Invading Force Would Face ‘Hell’ Along Iran’s Coastlines

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
IRGC, law enforcement forces, the Basij, and the public form a united defense, arguing that this strength deters any enemy from contemplating a landing on Iranian soil. He described Iran’s territory as the “red line” of the nation and vowed it would never be surrendered. The senio ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
IRGC) announced in a statement that its naval and aerospace forces, in a coordinated missile-and-drone operation, struck 85 US military targets, including facilities at the Salman port, the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, and Kuwait's Ali Al Salem air base. The IRGC also reported shootin ...
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
IRGC’s three-phase response to the US aggression against Iran ALWAGHT- The interception is part of the IRGC's three-phase response to the US aggression against Iran. Iran's air defenses intercepted and shot down a cruise missile during what the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) describe ...
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message

Monday 13 July 2026 ،
IRGC announced that forces from its Aerospace Force, in the third phase of retaliation for US aggression, had targeted support facilities for US warships and refueling platforms for American aircraft carriers at the Port of Duqm with a heavy and surprise attack. Throughout the war, and even during ...
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?
Analysis

Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?

Friday 17 July 2026 ،
IRGC statements, Iranian missiles struck these facilities, damaging portions of their defense systems, fuel depots, and radar equipment. In Bahrain, the targeting of sites linked to the US Fifth Fleet and its naval command network signals an effort to pressure the hub directing American maritime op ...

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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.