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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’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
Analysis

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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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
Shahed-136. Why have suicide drones grown significant? Modern militaries have turned to loitering munitions, especially drones, for several key reasons: 1. Far lower production costs compared to cruise missiles. 2. The ability to overwhelm air defense systems through swarm attacks. 3. Precision ...
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence
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Iran’s Journey Under Ayatollah Khamenei: From Isolation to Strategic Influence

Friday 10 July 2026 ،
Shahed-129 provided persistent surveillance and strike capacity, while the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 one-way attack drones gained international recognition for their range, affordability, and suitability for saturation attacks. The 2011 capture and reverse-engineering of a US RQ-170 Sentinel showcas ...
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Pakistan-Kuwait Defense Agreement and Its Geopolitical Aspects
Analysis

Pakistan-Kuwait Defense Agreement and Its Geopolitical Aspects

Thursday 30 July 2026 ،
Shah, a military analyst, puts it this way: With Saudi Arabia, the mutual-defense commitment is crystal clear. With Kuwait, itbis strictly about training and structural cooperation. That gap reflects Islamabad's strategic caution—avoiding direct entanglement in regional conflicts while pre ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Shahbaz Sharif signed Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. In a joint statement issued after the three countries signed the agreement, they confirmed that the pact was concluded with the aim of strengthening collective deterrence against any aggression, explicitly stating that an armed attack on any one ...
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It
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Trump’s Retreat on Gaza: Shifting from Eliminating Hamas to Talking with It

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Shahab news agency, summed up the meeting in a single, cutting line: Hamas told Kushner: We've agreed. Now it's your turn to deal with Netanyahu. According to Afifeh, the Hamas delegation entered the room with a firm stance: no reopening the debate on the 15-point plan put forward by UN pea ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Shahed drones in a tandem strike: the first breached the building's outer shell, and the second flew through the resulting gap to detonate inside. The hit caused substantial damage to both the structure and the agency's signals-collection equipment. The US intelligence hub in Iraq's Sul ...

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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.