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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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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform

Tuesday 11 August 2026
commanders. On August 11, 2026, Iran’s Supreme Leader appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the General Staff, formally completing the merger. Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari was named his deputy. The integration is intended to bring strategic planning and battlefield command u ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
commanders, turning retribution into the very backbone of Iran's political discourse. Into that fevered atmosphere landed the news of Trump's secret plane swap and his heavily choreographed exit from Ankara. The message to the world was unmistakable: Washington was taking Tehran's threa ...
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
commanders say the strait remains under Tehran’s “full management and control.” Brigadier General Abolfazl Zolfaghari and IRGC Navy commander Rear Admiral Ali Ozmaei both emphasized that no vessel can safely transit without Iranian oversight. Shipping data, however, presents a mor ...
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
commanders and officers, had been killed or wounded.
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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 ،
commanders have full visibility and are closely tracking every dimension of production and upgrades, from 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 pro ...
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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 ،
commanders. The operations followed Saudi artillery strikes on residential areas in Yemen’s Saada province. Saree warned that Yemen would continue enforcing the maritime ban and respond to any further Saudi escalation with broader and stronger attacks.
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
commanders toward a deal with the Syrian government, leading to the first Abdi-al-Sharaa agreement. Washington, Reuters reported, feared that continued confrontation among the SDF, Damascus, and Ankara could spiral into a wider war, one that would complicate Washington's plans to draw down its m ...
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
commanders are now forced to factor in the risk of missile strikes on Jordanian facilities as well, the complexity of the war escalates significantly. From indirect to direct confrontation Another shift is the change in the level of activism.  In recent years, the lion's share of militar ...
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Saudi Drone Shot Down by Yemeni Forces Over Ta’izz
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Saudi Drone Shot Down by Yemeni Forces Over Ta’izz

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
commanders of Saudi-backed forces in Yemen. Saree said the attack used a Yemeni-made precision ballistic missile. Tensions have intensified across Ta’izz, with reports of drone attacks, artillery exchanges and clashes in several areas. The developments come amid broader tensions between Yemen ...
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
commanders to readjust their defensive posture, pushing warships farther out, stretching supply lines longer, the cumulative effect can matter far more than the outcome of any one engagement. Seen from this lens, the main battleground is no longer over the warships themselves, but the distance betw ...

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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.