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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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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?
Analysis

What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?

Sunday 19 July 2026
military confrontation has elevated to new heights and the clashes that in the beginning were limited to trade of missile and drone strikes now developed to include viral infrastructures.  Washington’s new strategy, executed through nighttime strikes on bridges, railway stations, and pow ...
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Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?
Analysis

Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
advanced air-defense systems, proves immensely difficult, forcing Washington to spread its defensive assets thin across multiple fronts. That dilution of capability, in turn, has left certain bases dangerously exposed and vulnerable.  2. Military bases within Iran's missile range  Ob ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
Report

Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
advanced air-defense system, a move the West saw as a troubling signal of Ankara drifting toward Moscow and cracking the alliance’s security unity. Ankara, for its part, was determined to show that it was no longer a subordinate ally and had other options when it came to national security. The ...
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
advanced defense architectures are struggling against new missile attack patterns. This development points to a marked upgrade in the accuracy, guidance, and operational capabilities of Iranian missiles compared with earlier periods, and signals a shift in the regional balance between offensive and ...
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?
Report

What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?

Thursday 30 July 2026 ،
advanced drone and missile technology, giving them the capability to hit American military bases, which are used against regions. Though those claims have never been independently verified, they have been consistently invoked as justification for the US policy of so-called preemptive defense and its ...
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner
Analysis

India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
advanced military technologies of Israel and this is encouraging its deeper partnership with Israel. Alwaght- While the world public opinion and rights organizations call for the world to stop arming the Israeli war machine amid its increasing crimes in Gaza and other parts of West Asia, reports sug ...
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power
Analysis

Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
advanced technology.” “If war breaks out again, our weapons will certainly be different from those of the past, whether in warhead generation, strike accuracy, missile range, or any other area,” Mohebbi said. The spokesman, asserting that Iran has never paused weapons development, ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
Analysis

Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
advanced weapons. The differences over Chinese access to sensitive technologies, drones, and communication infrastructure have caused tensions between the UAE and US several times. That is why Emirates moved to buy Chinese equipment. Earlier, it had received a batch of China's Wing Loong II dro ...
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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 ،
advanced navigation tech and likely sharing intelligence with Russia, inflicted billions of dollars in damage on critical CIA facilities and other American spy installations from Riyadh to Sulaymaniyah. The scale of the destruction dwarfs any comparable incident in the agency's history, and it h ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
advanced air defense systems, heightened intelligence cooperation, and joint exercises could enhance Greece and Greek Cyprus's surveillance and rapid-response capabilities, and, in a crisis, could constrain Turkey's freedom of action in the eastern Mediterranean. Furthermore, Turkish-Israel ...

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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.