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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 FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’
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Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’

Monday 10 August 2026
powers. Referring to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, he described it as evidence of a changing regional outlook and growing recognition that security cannot be imported. Baghaei said Israeli attacks on Palestine, Lebanon and Syria, along with US supp ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Interview

Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
defense coalitions all bear witness to a transformation in the security balance post-war. In this regard, Alwaght has talked to Ahmad Zarean, an Iranian political analyst and chief of Tehran-based Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies, asking him about the aspects of these developmen ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
Analysis

Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
defense pact by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey is not just making a military alliance, rather, it can signal rise of a new security formation in West Asia that at the end of the road would seriously challenge the US and Israeli regime's interests and lofty ambitions.  Signed last week ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
Report

Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
defense missiles, which are hard to replace in a short time. The US munitions: A weak spot for a lengthy war A report by the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that followed the war showed that in the 39 days of missile and airstrikes, in 4 out of 7 key areas, the US co ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Analysis

Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
defense, even in relatively calm times, unless they are fully convinced that the state can protect them, their family, and their property when crisis strikes. Seen through that lens, the low enrollment in the weapons registration plan is not merely an administrative failure. It is a telling symptom ...
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?
Analysis

Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
defense inventories, alongside the recent talk of troop dispersal, base downsizing and bigger defense budgets, and a different picture emerges. Washington is not just fighting a battlefield. It is managing public opinion and the political cost of a shifting strategy, all at once. Preventing emergen ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
Report

Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
power are cut off from these homes and tens of Palestinians are in critical conditions. A primary target of these attacks is Palestinian agriculture, which is the lifeblood of thousands of families. In the hills south of Hebron and around Nablus, settlers have repeatedly stormed farmlands, uprootin ...
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Yemeni Official Cautions Saudi Arabia Against Escalating the War
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Yemeni Official Cautions Saudi Arabia Against Escalating the War

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
power and petrochemical facilities.
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’
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Iran’s Armed Forces Pledge to Fight Until ‘Enemies Are Defeated’

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
defense of Iran’s rights. Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces said Sunday that Tehran will not retreat from what it describes as the legitimate demands of the Iranian people or its leadership. It vowed to continue pursuing the defeat of American and Israeli adversaries while defend ...
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Martyred Leader’s Vision Fuels Iran’s Rising Defense Power
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Martyred Leader’s Vision Fuels Iran’s Rising Defense Power

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
defense industry progress is owed to the sublime guidance of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution ALWAGHT- Iran's Defense Ministry has stated that the nation's defense industry progress is owed to the sublime guidance of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyye ...

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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.