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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 Warns of Strikes on Regional Energy Infrastructure if US Offensive Continues
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Iran Warns of Strikes on Regional Energy Infrastructure if US Offensive Continues

Saturday 18 July 2026
Iranian military source, Tehran has initiated a phased strategy to target regional energy and water infrastructure should US military attacks on Iran persist. The Iranian military source said Tehran has begun implementing a phased plan to target regional energy and water infrastructure in response ...
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
Iranian military confrontation has elevated to new heights and the clashes that in the beginning were limited to trade of missile and drone strikes now developed to include viral infrastructures.  Washington’s new strategy, executed through nighttime strikes on bridges, railway stations, ...
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
Iranian attacks since the current round of tensions erupted. The New York Times, citing American officials, reported that the strike was just one of four missile-and-drone operations Iran has launched against American positions in Jordan over the past five days. Beyond the human toll, the effective ...
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Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?
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Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
Iranian attacks as a major factor driving these casualties, but they also highlight a host of military, geographic, and operational challenges in the region that have seriously undermined American defensive capabilities. Together, these factors, they argue, have made US losses in the war against Ira ...
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Iran Maintains Missile, Drone Production Amid Active Operations
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Iran Maintains Missile, Drone Production Amid Active Operations

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
Iranian Armed Forces said missile and drone production is continuing while the country's military carries out retaliatory operations. Major General Abolfazl Shekarchi made the remarks during a Wednesday meeting in Tehran with cultural figures who had organized rallies in support of the Islamic ...
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
Iranian plane from landing. The arrival of that Iranian flight became a symbolic moment, signaling the erosion of Saudi Arabia's military and political dominance over Yemen and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. The very next day, senior Ansarullah commanders openly floated the prospect of besieging Sau ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
Iranian commercial cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday could mark the opening of a new chapter in the broadening conflict between Iran and the US-Israeli coalition and the emerging coalitions forming around it. Just as the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait was injected into the war calculus in ...
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Iranian use of military instruments that has come surprising to Washington. More important than the volume of attacks was the conspicuous change in the operational approach of Tehran, which, if continued, can transform the US military calculations and strategic planning across the region. An analys ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
Iranian missile stockpile. It was unclear the missiles were destroyed, damaged, or buried in underground bunkers, the report added.  Even then, Iran kept firing. Reuters had also cited pre-war estimates ranging from 2,500 to 6,000 missiles, a spread that underscored just how hard it has always ...
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
Iranian forces damaged or destroyed more than 42 American military aircraft, several of them on the ground at air bases. The slow, piecemeal release of information about American troop and infrastructure losses in the conflict with Iran cannot be dismissed as mere media management or be blamed on d ...

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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.