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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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US-S Korea Start Military Drills in Sea of Japan
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US-S Korea Start Military Drills in Sea of Japan

Saturday 29 April 2017
USS Carl Vinson entered the Sea of Japan through the Tsusima Strait to participate in the military drills. “South Korea and US strike forces began a drill in the East Sea from 6pm (09:00 GMT) today against the backdrop of the current security situation,” South Korean Navy officials annou ...
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North Korea Vows to Sink US Submarine if Provoked
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North Korea Vows to Sink US Submarine if Provoked

Sunday 30 April 2017 ،
USS Michigan won’t even be able to rise to the surface when it will meet a miserable end and turn into an underwater ghost.” North Korea’s nuclear deterrent will assure that American aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and other military hardware will be “shattered into pi ...
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US Practiced Dropping Nuclear Bomb on N. Korea: Pyongyang
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US Practiced Dropping Nuclear Bomb on N. Korea: Pyongyang

Tuesday 2 May 2017 ،
USS Carl Vinson, to waters off the Korean Peninsula for military exercises with South Korea and Japan. Pyongyang has been subjected to international pressure, including US sanctions and Security Council resolutions, to abandon its arms development and nuclear programs. Yet, it says the programs are ...
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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile into Japan Sea near Russian Port
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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile into Japan Sea near Russian Port

Sunday 14 May 2017 ،
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as it transits the Philippine Sea while conducting a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force in the Philippine Sea. In addition to a naval strike group, which includes the large USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, Washington deployed two supersonic bombe ...
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North Korea Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missiles after US Naval Drills
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North Korea Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missiles after US Naval Drills

Thursday 8 June 2017 ،
USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan. The vessels left the area earlier this week after conducting joint maneuvers with South Korean and Japanese forces. North Korea has tested the missiles less than a week after the United Nations Security Council passed fresh sanctions on the country over its mi ...
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North Korea Plans ICBM Test Launch to Deter US Hostility
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North Korea Plans ICBM Test Launch to Deter US Hostility

Sunday 11 June 2017 ،
USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan. The vessels left the area earlier this week after conducting joint maneuvers with South Korean and Japanese forces. North Korea has tested the missiles less than a week after the United Nations Security Council passed fresh sanctions on the country over its mi ...
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US Navy’s Nuclear-Powered Warship in Vietnam Amid China Tensions
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US Navy’s Nuclear-Powered Warship in Vietnam Amid China Tensions

Monday 5 March 2018 ،
USS Carl Vinson — the United States Navy’s massive nuclear-powered aircraft carrier — arrived in Vietnam on Monday amid tensions. Alwaght- The USS Carl Vinson — the United States Navy's massive nuclear-powered aircraft carrier — arrived in Vietnam on Monday a ...
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North Korea Vows Tough Response to US-South Korea Drills
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North Korea Vows Tough Response to US-South Korea Drills

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
USS Carl Vinson. Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader, accused the US of escalating confrontation with its military muscle-flexing. She warned that North Korea would have no choice but to renew its strategic deterrence, describing the continued military drills as part of the US's host ...
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US Launches New Attacks on Yemen’s Hudaydah Airport and Other Targets
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US Launches New Attacks on Yemen’s Hudaydah Airport and Other Targets

Sunday 23 March 2025 ،
USS Carl Vinson, to the region. Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi criticized the US for relying on aircraft carriers to project power, calling them a burden. Yemeni forces have vowed to intensify their attacks in support of Palestinians, following Israel's renewed aggression in Gaza. On S ...
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Yemeni Forces Strike Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with A Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
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Yemeni Forces Strike Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with A Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

Sunday 23 March 2025 ،
USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea with missiles and drones. They stated that the attack lasted for hours and was part of their commitment to confronting what they described as ongoing aggression. The Yemeni military reiterated its stance of escalating operations in response to US and Israeli actions w ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution