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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 Top General Calls for Strengthened Effectiveness of Air Defense Force
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Iran’s Top General Calls for Strengthened Effectiveness of Air Defense Force

Sunday 31 August 2025
strengthen capabilities, and enhance the operational readiness of the Air Defense Force. Mousavi stressed that the Air Defense Force must boost its effectiveness through modern technologies, domestic innovations, and skilled personnel, while also calling for an integrated national air defense syste ...
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Military expert Professor Ahmed Mizab stated that the operation occurred in the tight, maze-like confines of Zeitoun, where the army's freedom of movement was minimized, and the resistance was able to seize the initiative. The military consequences include a shift in the Israeli army's fiel ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
strength of the US, Tehran diplomatic interactions with its Eurasian partners has increased. In the 25th meeting of the SCO foreign ministers held less than two months ago, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held several meetings with the Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Chinese counterpar ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
strengthen the state's image and sovereignty but see this decision as an opportunity to disrupt the political balance in their favor, and a movement that views its weapons as an existential guarantee that cannot be relinquished. On the other hand, the cohesion and unity of the army would be sev ...
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With Israel Extremely Afraid, How Will Yemen Retaliate?
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With Israel Extremely Afraid, How Will Yemen Retaliate?

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
strengthened itself locally.  Holding Netanyahu’s cabinet sessions in underground shelters to stay safe against missile and drone attacks of Ansarullah is an implicit admission to Yemen's capabilities, showing that the enemy is extremely afraid of the power, precision, and range of A ...
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Iran Urges Closer, Substantive Relations with Iraq Amid Global Shifts
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Iran Urges Closer, Substantive Relations with Iraq Amid Global Shifts

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
strengthen stability in the region. Their talks followed a series of escalations, including Israeli attacks on Iran, US involvement, and Iran’s retaliatory operations, culminating in a truce agreement with Israel.
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
strengthens Tel Aviv's claim to a unified Israeli land. This project is a continuation of the policy known as the Judaization of Al-Quds, which has been pursued with varying intensity since the city's occupation in 1967. From a domestic perspective, the project also serves to address the de ...
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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 ،
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 international image as a warmongering nation. On Capitol Hill, the recepti ...
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Unlike Govt., People Think Hezbollah Weapons Source of Security
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Unlike Govt., People Think Hezbollah Weapons Source of Security

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
strengthening the army’s military presence and checkpoints across various regions to prevent weapons transfers and smuggling, securing the Lebanon-Syria border, and shutting down illegal crossing points. Yet it remains silent on critical procedural and political details. A major point of cont ...
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Unity Key to Overcoming Foreign Threats, Say Iran and Venezuela Presidents
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Unity Key to Overcoming Foreign Threats, Say Iran and Venezuela Presidents

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
strength to resist threats. He accused the United States of waging psychological warfare through false narratives and noted that millions of Venezuelans stand ready to defend their homeland. Despite Washington’s deployment of warships, submarines, aircraft, and thousands of troops near Venezue ...

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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.