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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Shahid Soleimani, the helicopter-carrying Shahid Nazeri, and the drone-carrier Shahid Rudaki form critical links in the IRGC Navy's power chain, a chain that now seamlessly connects operational capacity in the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and even the Indian Ocean. The message embedded in th ...
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Iran Navy Commander Criticizes Extra-Regional Fleets Operating in West Asia
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Iran Navy Commander Criticizes Extra-Regional Fleets Operating in West Asia

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
Shahram Irani stresses that Iran is prepared to counter any foreign military presence ALWAGHT- Rear Admiral Shahram Irani stresses that Iran is prepared to counter any foreign military presence. Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, commander of Iran’s Army Navy, warned that the presence of extra-regio ...
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Introducing Sayyad-3G, Iran’s Latest Naval Missile
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Introducing Sayyad-3G, Iran’s Latest Naval Missile

Sunday 22 February 2026 ،
Shahid Soleimani-class warships is expected to expand the layered air defense umbrella, strengthening the country’s integrated domestic air defense network across land and sea.
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Fourth Day of War: How’s Iran Responding?
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Fourth Day of War: How’s Iran Responding?

Wednesday 4 March 2026 ،
Shahed assault drones have successfully targeted American objectives in various locations, including Dubai, Erbil, Riyadh, and Kuwait, inflicting significant damage on American forces at a minimal cost to Iran. The damage inflicted on the US embassy in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, or the bur ...
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War of Infrastructures: From US-Israeli Frustration to Weak Resilience
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War of Infrastructures: From US-Israeli Frustration to Weak Resilience

Tuesday 10 March 2026 ،
Shahran area of Tehran and the Shahr-e-Rey refinery are part of the enemies’ campaign to inflict damage on Iran, aiming to force the Islamic Republic into submission and gain their desired concessions at the negotiating table. Targeting refineries has dire consequences for human life and the ...
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New Iranian Military Surprises: What are the Messages and Implications?
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New Iranian Military Surprises: What are the Messages and Implications?

Monday 23 March 2026 ،
Shahid Tehrani Moghaddam, the father of Iran’s missile program, promised as much. Tehran has so far maintained the range of its missiles based solely on the geographical scope of threats against the security and national interests of the country, limited to 2,500 kilometers. However, this limi ...
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Iran’s Air Defense Emerging as a Killer of Israeli-American Aircraft, Drones
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Iran’s Air Defense Emerging as a Killer of Israeli-American Aircraft, Drones

Thursday 2 April 2026 ،
Shahed-136, that not only destroyed this this huge aircraft but also damaged other aircraft. This gain was so important that some Western media stressed that this painful blow exposed a gap in the Pentagon’s assessments of Iran's battle capabilities. This advanced aircraft had played a ke ...
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Bombing Civilian and Scientific Centers in Iran Echoes American-Israeli War Routine
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Bombing Civilian and Scientific Centers in Iran Echoes American-Israeli War Routine

Saturday 4 April 2026 ،
Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran was also attacked on Friday twice. Explosions hit its School of Laser, causing fire to the building.  Kermanshah School of Dentistry is among the facilities that have been hit, with reports indicating that parts of the building and its infrastructure sustai ...
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The Combined Iranian Weapon that Takes Down any Power
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The Combined Iranian Weapon that Takes Down any Power

Monday 20 April 2026 ،
Shahed loitering munitions are “the most effective and troublesome weapon” for the US and its bases across the Persian Gulf, the key Iran is using to control the strait and exert precise dominance over it during the current war. According to experts cited by the Times, Iran can continue ...
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Army Submarines Track and Intercept Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
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Army Submarines Track and Intercept Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Shahram Irani, Commander of the Iranian Army Navy, has discussed the role of small-sized submarines in the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Iranian Army Navy, has discussed the role of small-sized submarines in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Sunday remarks ...

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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.