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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 and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026
Navy ramping up an illegal maritime blockade to strangle Iran's economy and break the people's will to resist, Pakistan's eastern borders and its Indian Ocean ports became a critical lifeline for Iran's foreign trade. But Pakistan's motivations run far deeper than neighborhood d ...
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
Navy said was prompted by alleged violations of Iranian maritime directives. The United States later announced a new round of strikes on Iran, with US Central Command saying the operation was launched after a Cyprus-flagged cargo ship was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. US officials ...
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
Navy-managed route shows that this country is never committed to its obligations under the deal and its aim is to impose a kind of new colonialism in the sea and land. This is a violation of Iran's sovereignty over its sea borders. Another matter is that the Americans are trying, through control ...
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?

Friday 17 July 2026 ،
Navy command in Bahrain, and the early-warning systems in Oman shows that the core aim is to disrupt the whole of the US operation cycle across the region. Another important issue is these military infrastructures being extremely hard to replace. Just contrary to general belief, fast replacement of ...
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IRGC Navy Strikes US Support Facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain
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IRGC Navy Strikes US Support Facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain

Saturday 18 July 2026 ،
Navy said it carried out the 19th wave of Operation Nasr 2, describing the strikes as retaliation for overnight US attacks on Iran. The operation was announced in the force's 28th statement on the conflict. According to the IRGC, the strikes targeted a fuel support dock at Kuwait's Al-Ahmad ...
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IRGC Source Says All Ship Traffic Suspended in Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Source Says All Ship Traffic Suspended in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
Navy, all shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been suspended. An informed source in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to vessel traffic until what it described as hostile actions by the United States come to an end. The source said ...
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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 ،
India is allowed access to advanced military technologies of Israel and this is encouraging its deeper partnership with Israel. Alwaght- While the world public opinion and rights organizations call for the world to stop arming the Israeli war machine amid its increasing crimes in Gaza and other part ...
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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 ،
Navy since World War II. Given that failed track record, skepticism is only deepening over whether the new coalition Saudi Arabia is now trying to piece together will fare any better. Jafar Ghanad-Bashi, a West Asia analyst, told Alwaght in an interview that the failed US experiment offers a sober ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Navy enjoys overwhelming superiority in open waters, and even after multiple rounds of escalation, Tehran can still disrupt shipping traffic at minimal cost. In effect, Iran's strategy is not about sinking American warships; it is about sowing doubt, driving up costs, and slowly eroding the poli ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Navy, and the Basij forces. Message of new appointments for Washington One of the most significant angles in the international coverage has been the direct linkage between Iran’s senior military appointments and the ongoing indirect talks with the US. Al Jazeera, citing Sina Azodi, a profess ...

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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.