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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 FP-132 Radar Station in Qatar is Destroyed by Iran
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US FP-132 Radar Station in Qatar is Destroyed by Iran

Saturday 28 February 2026
advanced technology for intercepting ballistic missiles, has been entirely destroyed during Iranian airstrikes.
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Breaking a Myth: How Will Striking the F-35 by Iran Influence War?
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Breaking a Myth: How Will Striking the F-35 by Iran Influence War?

Saturday 21 March 2026 ،
advanced F-35 fighter jet early on Thursday morning. This was confirmed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a formal statement released late Thursday, accompanied by clear images showing the moment the F-35 was hit; the footage revealing that the air defense system had locked onto the ...
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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 ،
advanced Israeli air defense shield over the whole occupied territories that is aimed to prevent even the smallest strikes on Israel. Israel covered by multilayer air defenses Firstly, Israelis have independently invested heavily over the past decades in developing an advanced, multi-layered air ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
advanced tracking, navigation, and imaging systems, above all else. Without precise satellite data, effectively targeting US bases in the region or monitoring Washington’s naval movements would be severely limited. It was in this context that China’s role in the war came to the fore. A ...
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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 ،
advanced air defenses. As a result, many military experts label the Shahed-136 an attrition weapon, one designed not just to destroy targets, but to gradually drain the enemy’s air defense stockpiles. And with a reported range of up to 2,500 kilometers, the Shahed-136 can strike strategic in ...
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?
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From Persian Gulf to Lebanon: How Will War Stop?

Friday 5 June 2026 ،
advanced, but technology still needs human hands to operate it. On the human side, the American military is riddled with doubt. They are questioning whether this war actually serves US interests, and whether it is doomed to fail or destined for victory. Those doubts have drained the resilience of th ...
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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 ،
advanced scientific fields such as nanotechnology and biotechnology, making sovereignty and deterrence the twin pillars of its rise. Iran's missile program became the clearest expression of this transformation. Beginning with inherited Scud-derived systems, Tehran developed an increasingly indi ...
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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?
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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?
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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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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.