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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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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026
strikes if Tehran’s leaders decide to deal a blow to Washington. Powerful attacks on Ein Al-Assad military base in Iraq that hosts American troops in 2020 following assassination of General Qassem Suleimani and also strikes at Al-Udaid air base, as the US’s most important overseas strate ...
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
Analysis

Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
strike them. Alwaght- As tensions heighten in West Asia region and the US says it has deployed to this region its carrier strike group led by USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier north of the Arabian Sea, one question repeats itself: Can Iran sink an American aircraft carrier? On the paper, the US ...
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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 ،
strikes 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 the pretext of regional security. General Hatam ...
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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 ،
strike a deal on nuclear energy, accept dismantling its uranium enrichment capability, approve of strict limitations on the range of its missiles, and withdraw support to its regional allies for the US to refrain from a military action. In the run-up to the US midterm congressional elections, Trump ...
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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 ،
strikes against Iran's territorial integrity or its political system as a strike to the while Axis, and they have several times repeated their warnings about any American miscalculation. Reports indicate Iraqi armed groups have stepped up their readiness and declared full support for Iran shoul ...
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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 ،
strikes against Iran, but any large-scale campaign Trump is seeking to prepare for will very likely draw Iran’s reciprocal response. So, the US needs a strong air defense system to protect the American forces and allies in the region. That stands as a drive to the US deploying further anti-mi ...
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
strike eyed by its military and at the same time cannot manage the tensions in case of Iranian response, he postponed an 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 app ...
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
Missile Crisis. Collapse of old order, birth of uncertain new order Today, the US and Russia collectively hold over 87 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons, with roughly 3,700 active warheads and over 4,300, respectively. In this context, any renewed expansion of these arsenals risks trig ...
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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 ،
strike. Israeli observers state that Netanyahu favors the second option, a choice that could lead to the destruction of significant portions of Iran’s nuclear and missile projects and even increase pressure for regime change in Iran. Analysts believe the Israeli regime’s success in pre ...
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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 ،
strikes 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 the Oman talks were originally int ...

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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.