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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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Tehran Threatens Retaliation with New Missiles if Israel Launches Strike
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Tehran Threatens Retaliation with New Missiles if Israel Launches Strike

Wednesday 20 August 2025
THAAD, Patriot, Iron Dome, and Arrow—but was able to intercept only a portion of the missiles. By the final days of the conflict, Iran’s strike accuracy had reached 90 percent, while Israel’s defenses weakened. Nasirzadeh added that the missiles used were older models, warning that ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
THAAD interceptor missiles were fired to counter Iran's more advanced ballistic missiles. This figure is more than three times the annual average purchase of about 40 interceptors from 2010 to the present. At a cost of $15.5 million per interceptor, this path is unsustainable for the armed force ...
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IRGC Promises Stronger Response to Threats
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IRGC Promises Stronger Response to Threats

Tuesday 21 October 2025 ،
THAAD and Aegis systems in the region to block Iranian missile strikes. Despite this, Iran successfully hit its intended targets. Pakpour emphasized that Iran is now fully prepared and warned that any future aggression against the country would provoke a response far stronger than that of the 12-da ...
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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 ،
THAAD and Patriot interceptors, according to defense officials. Flight tracking data and satellite imagery show the systems are heading to bases hosting American troops across West Asia region, including in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The THAAD system is designed to intercept ...
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Ramadan War: A Quagmire Leading to Israel Destruction
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Ramadan War: A Quagmire Leading to Israel Destruction

Sunday 8 March 2026 ،
THAAD missile defense system stationed at an airbase in Jordan. In another report, CNN provided its first field coverage from inside Iran, stating that despite the ongoing conflict, stores remain open and well-stocked, with no signs of fear apparent anywhere. This calm demonstrates the strength an ...
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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 ،
THAAD, Patriot, and Iron Dome around Dimona would prevent any such incident. This strike occurred after the armed forces of the Islamic Republic promised, based on their eye-for-eye strategy to respond with significantly escalated retaliation to any enemy actions targeting critical infrastructure. ...
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Three Factors behind Collapse of Israeli Air Defense
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Three Factors behind Collapse of Israeli Air Defense

Friday 27 March 2026 ،
THAAD and Patriot, along with advanced radar systems on ships and bases in the region, even utilizing spy satellites capable of alerting Israel’s defense system the moment a missile is launched. It is also evident that the joint operations room between the US, Arab countries in the Persian Gu ...
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026 ،
THAAD are operated purely by the Americans despite their deployment on the soil of other countries and they act only if American interests are at risk. This showed itself in recent Iran war when these systems only acted to protect American military bases, leaving vital infrastructure of the Arab cou ...
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
THAAD missile defense batteries, and a satellite communications site at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The damage was so extensive that some bases were deemed too dangerous for US forces at normal levels, prompting commanders to relocate most personnel. The US pressed major satellite firms Vantor and ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
THAAD missile defense equipment at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan and two sites in the UAE, a second satellite communications facility at Al Udeid, and an E-3 Sentry command-and-control aircraft along with a tanker at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Over half of the damage reviewed b ...

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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.