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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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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025
missile defense system. Despite repeated pressure and offers from Washington to replace the deal with American Patriots, Ankara took delivery of the S-400 batteries in the fall of 2019. The deployment of the Russian interceptors triggered a major crisis within NATO. The US responded by expelling Tu ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills: An Exercise or Strategic Warning?
Analysis

Iran’s Missile Drills: An Exercise or Strategic Warning?

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
missiles across the country to tell Israel and West it is ready to respond to any rejuvenated aggression powerfully. Alwaght- Amid the escalating propaganda war over a potential new Israeli and American aggression against Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is pushing back not with wo ...
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
Analysis

Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
missile arsenal? Iran's missile cities vs. fighter jets Iran's conventional air force is seen as of limited power as it is hit by decades of sanctions that barred Tehran from renewing its fleet of fighter jets. However, Tehran simultaneously compensated for its air force limits with develo ...
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
missile capabilities remain unknown while the US deployed all of its air defense capabilities in June war. Alwaght- As tensions between the US and Iran escalate and risks of a direct confrontation grow higher, the eyes of international observers are set on West Asia region. Amid American military am ...
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Day 11 of War: Increasing Compensation Claims in Israel, Growing Gasoline Prices in the US
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Day 11 of War: Increasing Compensation Claims in Israel, Growing Gasoline Prices in the US

Wednesday 11 March 2026 ،
missile strikes by Iran and the allied resistance groups have dealt heavy blows on Israeli regime. Israel’s Channel 7 reports that since war began eleven days ago, there have been 9,115 claims for compensation in Israel. The report adds that the largest number of claims is in Tel Aviv, 4,609. ...
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Three Factors behind Collapse of Israeli Air Defense
Analysis

Three Factors behind Collapse of Israeli Air Defense

Friday 27 March 2026 ،
missile and drone strikes and the high rate of successful hits, especially at a time that just contrary to the previous Iranian operations this time Israel is not the only target of the Iranian armed forces and they are carrying out attacks on a wide range of interests of the US and Israel in the re ...
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Iran’s Air Defense Emerging as a Killer of Israeli-American Aircraft, Drones
Analysis

Iran’s Air Defense Emerging as a Killer of Israeli-American Aircraft, Drones

Thursday 2 April 2026 ،
missiles and drones at the Israeli regime and American military bases in the region, but also Tehran's air defenses have made major gains in countering this joint aggression, demonstrating that just contrary to the bluffs of the enemies, Iran's airspace is unsafe to the fighter jets.  ...
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NBC News Uncovers High Price of War with Iran: Hefty Losses for the Aggressors
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NBC News Uncovers High Price of War with Iran: Hefty Losses for the Aggressors

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
missile strikes on US bases in the Persian Gulf. President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed the US had destroyed Iran’s military capabilities, with Hegseth asserting at a March 30 briefing that Iranian missiles would be shot down and largely fail to reach their targets. Despit ...
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
Analysis

Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
missile defense systems and associated gear to Qatar. It has made no mention of the arms it intends to supply to the UAE. The new US weapons sales to Arab nations come as Washington faces a sharp drop in its own ammunition stockpiles after 40 days of military confrontation with Iran. In response, t ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
Analysis

How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
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, Israel, the US, and Russia have presented themselves as the leading parties in this area. However, ...

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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.