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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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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard
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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard

Monday 29 December 2025
drones, fast attack boats, and surveillance, Yemeni forces imposed disproportionate costs on shipping. Incident data showed an unprecedented spike in attacks, forcing insurers, navies, and logistics firms to reassess risk across the entire corridor. By 2024–2025, the campaign evolved into a f ...
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FM Araghchi Calls General Soleimani the ‘Mastermind Behind the Regional Axis of Resistance’
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FM Araghchi Calls General Soleimani the ‘Mastermind Behind the Regional Axis of Resistance’

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
combating ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and their martyrdom have become a symbol of resistance against external aggression and destabilization in the region. Speakers at the conference, including Soleimani’s daughter Zeinab and Iranian Deputy FM Saeed Khatibzadeh, emphasized that resistance is not ...
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
combat terrorism and extremism, Western powers see it as part of Russia's effort to exert controlled destabilization in the Sahel Region and weaken Western influence in countries like Mali, Niger, and the Central African Republic. In response, Western actors have ramped up their own activities t ...
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Assassinating Afghan Figures in Iran: What’s the Goal?
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Assassinating Afghan Figures in Iran: What’s the Goal?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
combating criminal offenses at Tehran's Criminal Investigation Department confirmed that a case file has been opened regarding the murders of General Ekramuddin Saree and Mohammad Amin Almas. Ekramuddin Saree was reported to have been shot dead after leaving his office in Valiasr Street in down ...
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Manpower Shortage May Cause "Complete Paralysis" in Israeli Army
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Manpower Shortage May Cause "Complete Paralysis" in Israeli Army

Tuesday 30 December 2025 ،
combat systems. Brick warns that this situation can soon lead to losing the army capability for operations. He further cautions that manpower crisis can yield full paralysis of the Israeli army. 
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
combative dimensions while emphasizing the martyrs' decisive historical role in confronting terrorism, global arrogance, and defending holy sites and shrines. Ayatollah Sayyed Nazar Abbas Taqvi, Secretary-General of the Shia Scholars Council of Pakistan, highlighted the sacrifices of General So ...
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Iranian Military Ready to Counter Threats: General Hatami
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Iranian Military Ready to Counter Threats: General Hatami

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
combat capabilities beyond the period of the 12-day war and is fully prepared to counter Israeli threats. He also highlighted the hybrid war waged by enemies, turning peaceful protests into riots, which was suppressed by security forces. General Hatami praised Iran's nation for their presence ...
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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 ،
drones, and other offensive Iranian weapons. In recent years, Tehran has shown that nothing can block its attacks on the US military bases with precise and destructive Iranian missile strikes if Tehran’s leaders decide to deal a blow to Washington. Powerful attacks on Ein Al-Assad military bas ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
combat ISIS in Afghanistan. Considering that extremist factions within the Taliban have a negative and hostile attitude toward religious minorities, especially the Hazara Shiites, and have implemented punitive and repressive policies against these groups over the past four years, this segment of th ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
combat forces of al-Jolani are still holding takfiri thoughts and consider the ISIS inmates former mujahideen. Freedom of these prisoners can ease their discontentment with open cooperation of al-Jolani with the US and the Israeli regime and draw their loyalty. 2. Using ISIS military potentials aga ...

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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.