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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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North Korea Confirms Kim Oversaw New Hypersonic Missile Launch
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North Korea Confirms Kim Oversaw New Hypersonic Missile Launch

Wednesday 12 January 2022
Kim Jong-un personally observed the test-fire of a hypersonic missile early on Tuesday, state media reported, the second such launch by Pyongyang in less than a week. Alwaght- North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un personally observed the test-fire of a hypersonic missile early on Tuesday, stat ...
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North Korea Tests Longest-Range Missile Since 2017
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North Korea Tests Longest-Range Missile Since 2017

Sunday 30 January 2022 ،
Kim Jong-un announced a new five-year plan for developing weapons and issued an ambitious wish list that included hypersonic weapons, spy satellites, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched nuclear missiles. Kim has concentrated on expanding his country's  ...
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North Korea Conducted Spy Satellite Systems Test: Report
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North Korea Conducted Spy Satellite Systems Test: Report

Monday 28 February 2022 ،
Kim Jong-un, has listed the military reconnaissance satellite along with hypersonic weapons among the key defense projects of the sanctions-battered country. Last year, he emphasized the importance of developing the country's military reconnaissance satellites and military detection capabilitie ...
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North Korea Vows ‘Overwhelming’ Power against Western Threats
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North Korea Vows ‘Overwhelming’ Power against Western Threats

Monday 28 March 2022 ،
Kim Jong-un vowed on Monday to continue bolstering North Korea’s defense capability in the face of threats from Western countries Alwaght- Kim Jong-un vowed on Monday to continue bolstering North Korea’s defense capability in the face of threats from Western countries. During a meeting with s ...
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North Korea Tests New Weapons Aimed at Boosting Country’s Nuclear Capabilities
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North Korea Tests New Weapons Aimed at Boosting Country’s Nuclear Capabilities

Sunday 17 April 2022 ،
Kim Jong Un, which is aimed at enhancing the efficiency of Pyongyang’s tactical nuclear weapons. Alwaght- North Korea has tested a “new-type guided weapon,” under supervision of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, which is aimed at enhancing the efficiency of Pyongyang's ...
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South Korea Offers Aid Package to North in Exchange of Denuclearization
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South Korea Offers Aid Package to North in Exchange of Denuclearization

Monday 15 August 2022 ،
Kim Jong-un announced that his country was “ready to mobilize” its nuclear capability in any war with the US and the South. The conservative South Korean president, however, insisted on Monday that denuclearization was “essential” for lasting peace on the peninsula, while tr ...
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan, Residents Warned to Take Cover
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan, Residents Warned to Take Cover

Tuesday 4 October 2022 ،
Kim Jong-un. However, Washington blew what Pyongyang called a “golden opportunity” at mending the situation by insisting too much on the North’s denuclearization. The emphasis prompted Pyongyang to discredit all the steps that had been taken by Trump as not being genuine ...
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North Korea Vows Nuclear’ Response to Threats as US Deploys B-1B Bombers
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North Korea Vows Nuclear’ Response to Threats as US Deploys B-1B Bombers

Saturday 19 November 2022 ،
Kim Jong-un made the warning after he personally oversaw Pyongyang's latest launch of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which flew some 1,000 kilometers before falling in waters in the East Sea, also known as Sea of Japan. Kim censured US’ joint exercises with Japan and South Kor ...
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South Korea, US Discussing Joint Nuclear Exercises: President Yoon
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South Korea, US Discussing Joint Nuclear Exercises: President Yoon

Monday 2 January 2023 ،
Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and an “exponential increase” of the country’s nuclear arsenal to counter what he termed as hostility from the US and South Korea. Kim also told a meeting of the ruling Workers Party&n ...
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North Korea Tests More Ballistic Missiles, Warns May Turn Pacific into ’Firing Range’
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North Korea Tests More Ballistic Missiles, Warns May Turn Pacific into ’Firing Range’

Monday 20 February 2023 ،
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, issued a statement, reacting to earlier joint aerial drills held by the United States with South Korea and Japan on Sunday. She warned that Pyongyang might step up its military activities in response to increased presence of US'&n ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution