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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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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?

Saturday 24 May 2025
Korea. In his words, he highlighted the need to deter ballistic and even hypersonic missiles, which are way harder to deal with due to their high speed and maneuverability. He said that this project is expected to go operational by end of his presidency in 2029.  Here rises a question: Given t ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Korea, as key players, play a pivotal role in determining the agendas and directions of this coalition and seek to establish a multipolar security system. Venediktov commented on the aims of the meeting, saying: We have chosen an agenda that is of the utmost importance given the current political a ...
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$100 Million Hunt: Why’s Downing Israeli F-35s Important to  Iran?
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$100 Million Hunt: Why’s Downing Israeli F-35s Important to Iran?

Sunday 15 June 2025 ،
Korea, Norway, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Denmark, Finland (receiving), Switzerland (finalizing the purchase). At the same time, some of these countries also have domestic production or assembly lines. It is noteworthy that the F-35 fighter has the following advanced features: Stealth technolog ...
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Kim Jong Un Presses for Nuclear Acceleration as US–South Korea Conduct War Games
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Kim Jong Un Presses for Nuclear Acceleration as US–South Korea Conduct War Games

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
Korea’s nuclear capabilities ALWAGHT- Kim Jong-un has called for the accelerated expansion of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities in response to what he described as “obvious” war provocations from joint US–South Korea drills. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a ...
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North Korea Conducts Test of Cutting-edge Missile System Under Leader’s Supervision
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North Korea Conducts Test of Cutting-edge Missile System Under Leader’s Supervision

Sunday 24 August 2025 ،
Korean defense system touted for its superior combat capability ALWAGHT- Kim Jong Un has supervised the trial of a new North Korean defense system touted for its “superior combat capability.” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally supervised the test-firing of two newly developed mi ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
Korea, and Iran are probably the top three. The United States needs to show strength. Home reactions  This renaming has stirred waves of various reactions inside the US: Democrats and liberal media outlets decried the move as a sign of Trump's radicalism, warning it would cement US's ...
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Korea opted to abstain in the recent Security Council vote on a resolution to block the activation of the snapback mechanism. This move signals a clear erosion of Western cohesion and growing doubts among US allies regarding the efficacy and legitimacy of the confrontational approach toward Iran. C ...
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Korea, Vietnam, the US, and Mexico were the top five destinations for China's rare earth magnet exports by volume last month. Who are the leading suppliers of rare earth metals?  The US was the world's top producer from the 1960s through the 1980s, but lost that position as China ramp ...
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
Korea, where he is scheduled to travel on Wednesday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. ASEAN summit overshadowed by US-China tariffs war  This meeting is being held at a time that the war of tariffs between Washington and Beijing which has been raging since Trump c ...
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
Korea, Washington has enabled them to move forward with developing nuclear-powered submarines, thereby extending the nuclear rivalry into new theaters and alliances. This move, in addition to creating a regional deterrence against China and Russia, bears signs of a strategic shift in the US's g ...

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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.