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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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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026
capabilities, flight patterns and radar signature, intelligence that could easily find its way back to Moscow and compromise the crown jewel of NATO’s air power. The American response was swift and punishing: Turkey was kicked out of the joint F‑35 production and purchase program, a project i ...
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IRGC Reports Disabling Multiple Radar Systems in Kuwait
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IRGC Reports Disabling Multiple Radar Systems in Kuwait

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
capabilities used against Iran. Earlier the same day, the IRGC said it had destroyed additional US military radar, communications, and air defense assets in Kuwait, including long-range radar installations, satellite communications systems, missile defense radars, an FPS-117 radar, a Patriot air de ...
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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 ،
capabilities. Alwaght- Iran's different performance in response to the American aggression on its southern regions over the past few weeks has drawn attention of military experts and credible international think tanks, with foreign observers suggesting that in the rejuvenated confrontation, Iran ...
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
capabilities. Refining hub on the Red Sea coast  On Saudi Arabia's western coast, strung along the Red Sea, lie the Yanbu, YASREF, SAMREF and Rabigh refining complexes, with roughly 1.5 million barrels a day of combined capacity, accounting for nearly half of the kingdom's total refin ...
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?

Thursday 30 July 2026 ،
capabilities. Yet the track record of recent years suggests that this approach has not only failed to eliminate the resistance factions, but also it has often fueled further escalation and widened the scope of conflict across Iraq and the region.
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
capabilities program aimed at full operational readiness by 2035. Billed under the motto “Shield and Sword,” the initiative has quickly become the driving force behind a fresh wave of Indian-Israeli arms deals. The project draws directly on Israel’s layered defense architecture, I ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
capabilities don't come close to those of major powers, are hardly going to shift the equation. Ghanad-Bashi also pointed to Saudi Arabia's own history of abortive coalition-building, saying: Beyond the anti-Yemen coalition, Riyadh's attempt to assemble a sprawling 137-nation alliance a ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
capabilities fit this bloc. Why Mecca? One notable detail is the choice of Mecca as the venue for the talks, and the possible naming of the accord after the holy city. Diplomatically, the selection stands out as unusual; most of Saudi Arabia's major agreements with foreign governments have bee ...
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Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 9 August 2026 ،
capabilities. Larijani stressed that Iran’s people and armed forces remain firmly positioned around the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that the Islamic Republic retains sovereignty over the strategic waterway. He said Iran would not back down regardless of the costs involved. He added that the ...
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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 ،
capabilities, force a change to the American calculations. One example was launching long-range missiles at the US-British Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. These missiles reportedly did not hit where they supposed to, but the very firing of such missiles showed Iran's operational ...

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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.