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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 Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026
attack. The simultaneous tracking and interception of over 100 incoming missiles is considered an impossible task for even the most capable anti-missile systems. How would Iranian attack look like? It seems that Iran's plan for attacking this aircraft carrier relies on intelligence and technic ...
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Iran Warns Israel, US Against Provocation: ‘Hands Are on the Trigger’
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Iran Warns Israel, US Against Provocation: ‘Hands Are on the Trigger’

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
attacks on Iranian targets, followed by US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran retaliated with strikes against Israeli settlements and military targets, as well as a US base in Qatar. Tensions remained high following these events, with the US expanding its regional presence under th ...
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means  Winning or Losing Everything
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means Winning or Losing Everything

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
attacks on Iran so far does not signify he has withdrawn the plan. At minimum, the picture the White House is displaying is Trump hoping Iran to surrender without a shot and strike a deal on nuclear energy, accept dismantling its uranium enrichment capability, approve of strict limitations on the ra ...
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US

Tuesday 3 February 2026 ،
attacks on the Ain al-Asad airbase, as well as operations against the Harir base in Erbil, to this group. PMF's missile capabilities  The missile city is a part of broader arsenal the Iraqi resistance groups have gradually built in over a decade. Though there is no official and precise i ...
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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 ،
attacks by Iran. This means that solely deploying air defense systems without taking into consideration the vast range of threats does not ensure security of the American forces and allies in the region. US short of THAAD systems Despite the US military’s heavy reliance on THAAD systems to ...
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US Pursuing Own Agenda, not a Deal, behind Iran Negotiations: Expert
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US Pursuing Own Agenda, not a Deal, behind Iran Negotiations: Expert

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
attacked, should war occur. Consequently, in any potential regional confrontation, neighboring countries would inevitably find their territories and airspace leveraged by the United States. It Is for this reason that, in recent weeks, regional actors have actively pursued avenues to facilitate dial ...
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
attacked Riyadh-backed forces in December and was formerly paid by Abu Dhabi. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia recently earmarked a development package worth around $500 million for southern Yemeni regions, covering infrastructure, development projects, and aid to vital sectors across 10 provinces. Repor ...
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
Analysis

Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
attack on Iran in mid-January at the last moment and followed a diplomatic path. Iran’s Khoramshahr-4 ballistic missile launch amid nuclear talks At the same time, it appears that in recent days, amid escalating regional tensions and increased US military threats against Iran, the unveiling ...
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
attack on Iran following a potential US-Iran deal; and the second is an “open agreement,” which would allow Israel to take military action to eliminate threats and protect its security interests, similar to the US arrangement with Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, which managed hostilit ...
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
attack on Iran are significant. Airstrikes would not alter the structure of the Iranian political system, and Iran’s armed forces retain the capability to carry out retaliatory attacks. US pullback: Alastair Crooke, a former British diplomat and ex–MI6 officer, said in an interview that ...

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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.