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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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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power

Sunday 23 August 2026
ballistic and cruise missiles to drones, air-defense systems, and all other platforms required by the armed forces.” New weapons are coming In recent weeks, part of the weapons newly produced by the defense industries of Iran have been used in the battleground. The last month attack on Muwa ...
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Yemeni Forces Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Near Yanbu as Tensions Escalate
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Yemeni Forces Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Near Yanbu as Tensions Escalate

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
ballistic missile, causing a fire and prompting nearby vessels to flee. Saree said the strike was part of Sanaa’s decision to ban maritime traffic linked to Saudi Arabia under its “blockade for blockade” military equation. He also announced two operations against Saudi forces, ta ...
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Iranian Forces Strike US Base in UAE Following Attack on Larak Island
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Iranian Forces Strike US Base in UAE Following Attack on Larak Island

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
ballistic missile and drone attack on the US-operated King Hussein and Al-Azraq bases in Jordan. It claimed the strikes caused heavy damage and warned that further US attacks on Iran would trigger stronger retaliation. Tehran has framed the operations as part of a broader strategy to impose costs o ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
ballistic missiles. Aggression and criminality will not resolve the enemy’s desperation to weaken the Islamic Republic’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. Every shot fired will be met with even more devastating retaliation, the statement read.  Iran’s Foreign Ministry also i ...
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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 ،
ballistic missiles and drones. Also a supplementary deal, worth $26 million, for selling Drone Dome air defense produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems was signed between the two. The cooperation will also include technology transfer to Greek local industries as part of a joint venture. Deal d ...
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IRGC Missile Retaliation Forces US Carrier, Destroyer to Retreat
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IRGC Missile Retaliation Forces US Carrier, Destroyer to Retreat

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
ballistic missiles toward a US aircraft carrier and an American destroyer ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force said it had launched several ballistic missiles toward a US aircraft carrier and an American destroyer involved in what Tehran described as an illegal naval b ...
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Yemeni Forces Push Back Saudi Troops in al-Jawf’s al-Yatama
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Yemeni Forces Push Back Saudi Troops in al-Jawf’s al-Yatama

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
ballistic missile strikes against Saudi reinforcements positioned near al-Labanat. Yemeni forces claimed they had repelled Saudi-backed troops who entered Souq al-Yatama in al-Jawf province, using flanking and ambush tactics to destroy military vehicles and armored units. They said the area had bee ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
ballistic missiles fired from its own territory at maritime targets marks a new level of military capability in this confrontation and, alongside drones and mine-laying, has widened the arsenal of asymmetric naval warfare. Even so, asymmetric naval capabilities remain the central pillar of the Iran ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
ballistic missiles and drones. On July 24, the IRGC reported heavy damage to a Fifth Fleet observation tower. Rereading the war, then, shows how Bahrain morphed from a relatively secure command-and-support platform into one of the most vulnerable nodes of the American presence in the region, a shif ...
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YAF Targets Saudi Aramco, Khamis Mushait Base with Ballistic Missiles, Drones
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YAF Targets Saudi Aramco, Khamis Mushait Base with Ballistic Missiles, Drones

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
ballistic missiles and drones. The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) said they launched two operations against Saudi targets, striking Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu with ballistic missiles and drones and the Khamis Mushait airbase with ballistic missiles. The statement claimed both attacks directly hit ...

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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.