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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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Trump and the Black Day of Air Force
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Trump and the Black Day of Air Force

Monday 6 April 2026
capabilities. One F-15E Strike Eagle (fighter-bomber): Shot down, with one crew member reported missing and search efforts underway. Two HH-60W Jolly Green II (combat rescue helicopters): Struck by Iranian fire. One A-10 Warthog (close air support aircraft): Crashed in the Persian Gulf, though th ...
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Mossad Chief Dismissal Speaks Loudly about Netanyahu’s War Disgrace
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Mossad Chief Dismissal Speaks Loudly about Netanyahu’s War Disgrace

Wednesday 15 April 2026 ،
capabilities. Therefore, under pressure for insecurity in the occupied territories, Netanyahu is pushing to blame Mossad for loss to Tehran and the allied Axis of Resistance to steer clear of sharp criticism. Netanyahu is skilled in escaping forward and evading responsibility for losses, something ...
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Why’s not NATO Standing by US in Iran War?
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Why’s not NATO Standing by US in Iran War?

Wednesday 15 April 2026 ،
capabilities and boasting about its claimed achievements, but it failed. At that point, the US president moved to pull NATO into the fight, a card long considered the US ’s military and logistical trump card, but one that proved useless in the war, called Ramadan War in Iran. To Washington&r ...
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NBC News Uncovers High Price of War with Iran: Hefty Losses for the Aggressors
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NBC News Uncovers High Price of War with Iran: Hefty Losses for the Aggressors

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
capabilities, with Hegseth asserting at a March 30 briefing that Iranian missiles would be shot down and largely fail to reach their targets. Despite these assertions, an NBC News report revealed far more extensive damage than previously acknowledged. Iran struck over 100 targets across 11 US bases ...
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Hezbollah Prepared for Truce Collapse: Why Does Netanyahu Want War?
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Hezbollah Prepared for Truce Collapse: Why Does Netanyahu Want War?

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
capabilities can broaden the movement's threats to the Israeli occupation. That is why the Israelis prefer going to harder ways like military and security pressures over succumbing over such a scenario. Netanyahu's home challenges Beside foreign factors, Israel's home conditions presen ...
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Ghalibaf: Trump’s Aim Is to Dominate Iran
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Ghalibaf: Trump’s Aim Is to Dominate Iran

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
capabilities—all of which have been thwarted by the Iranian people. He noted that the enemy continues to witness Iran's forceful deployment of missiles and drones, proving that its objectives remain unattainable. Ghalibaf revealed that the enemy had planned a coup during the Chaharshanbe ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
capabilities with which it has managed the shipping in the strait very well. Iran does not rely solely on heavy naval vessels to control the Strait of Hormuz. It smartly leverages nimbler tools like fast-attack craft as well. With their light design, extreme speed, and remarkable maneuverability, t ...
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
capabilities and has not fully adapted to modern drone warfare. The Post noted that its findings represent only a partial assessment based on available imagery. Iran's retaliatory operations have forced US military planners to rethink their strategy, including pulling troops back to safer locat ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
capabilities in the region than by shift of political calculations. A collection of these developments shows that war has not only made no gains to Washington, but also has transformed the balance of power and security dynamics in West Asia in an unprecedented fashion. 
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
capabilities and encourages desertions. Channel 13 of Israel reported that Hezbollah’s plan has paid off and the movement’s forces keep chasing the army personnel, exhausting their energy to fight, and dealing blow to them. Haaretz said that an army report released recently talked abou ...

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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.