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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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Hamas Accuses Netanyahu of Endangering Israeli Hostages by Starving Gaza
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Hamas Accuses Netanyahu of Endangering Israeli Hostages by Starving Gaza

Monday 4 August 2025
airstrikes. He said the Israeli government bears full responsibility for the hostages’ worsening condition, as they too are suffering from the same deprivation of food and water affecting the besieged population. Al-Rishq emphasized that Hamas treats the captives according to humanitarian and ...
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Iran Report Reveals NATO’s Intelligence Role in 12-day War
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Iran Report Reveals NATO’s Intelligence Role in 12-day War

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
air defenses and IRGC’s Aerospace Force, the ministry’s forces vigilantly and round the clock worked to foil the opposite front’s push against Iran. Here are some of their successes: 1. Security and counter-intelligence penetration Iran penetrated Israeli security structures and ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
air defenses and the readiness for long-term conflicts. 2. Difference of war with states and groups The experience of this war showed that Israel’s successful approaches to confronting groups like Hezbollah are ineffective against a centralized state like Iran. Israel’s military opera ...
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Ben Gurion Airport Targeted in Latest Missile Strike by Yemeni Forces
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Ben Gurion Airport Targeted in Latest Missile Strike by Yemeni Forces

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
defense systems intercepted the missile and no injuries were reported, the attack triggered widespread alarms and panic. Yemen’s Armed Forces have maintained that their operations are acts of solidarity with Gaza, where over 61,000 Palestinians — mostly women and children — have be ...
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
airing its nuclear program and, based on the information, it can convince the US administration to join its war, but it is currently very difficult for Tel Aviv to collect such evidence. “Israel needs the consent of the United States and its President, Trump, to carry out a second round of at ...
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Larijani Unveils Iraq Security Agreement, Voices Continued Backing for Hezbollah
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Larijani Unveils Iraq Security Agreement, Voices Continued Backing for Hezbollah

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
airstrikes. Iranian officials have firmly opposed Hezbollah’s disarmament, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi affirming that the group alone will decide the fate of its weapons, and senior advisor Ali Akbar Velayati calling the plan a product of failed US and Israeli pressure. Larijani&rsqu ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
air or ground attacks on the Lebanese territories. On the other hand, over the years, due to the Israeli regime's red lines, there has never been a real will on the part of Western governments to arm and equip the Lebanese army in a way that would be capable of building deterrence. Even the depl ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
air defense equipment and control over the skies, facilitate Israel threats to Iran's territorial security. The Israeli air force carried out a large part of its attacks on Iranian territory through the air corridor that the US had opened from Jordan, Syria, and Iraq. In many cases, Israeli figh ...
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
air defense system at T4 military airport in Palmyra near Homs in central Syria. The site added that Turkey plans to use this base for attacks on Islamist groups and to prevent Israeli air raids on Syria.  According to the sources, Hisar air defense system will be deployed at T4 to provide air ...
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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 ،
air defense systems—including 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 ...

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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.