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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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Reuters: Iran Nears Agreement with China on CM 302 Anti Ship Missile Purchase
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Reuters: Iran Nears Agreement with China on CM 302 Anti Ship Missile Purchase

Tuesday 24 February 2026
maneuvers to evade anti-air systems. Analysts say this capability could allow Iran to effectively target large vessels, including aircraft carriers, in or near the Persian Gulf. Negotiations reportedly accelerated after Israeli actions in June last year, with senior Iranian officials, including Dep ...
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Hezbollah Prepared for Truce Collapse: Why Does Netanyahu Want War?
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Hezbollah Prepared for Truce Collapse: Why Does Netanyahu Want War?

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
maneuvers as irrelevant to Hezbollah, insisting that the flag of resistance will remain raised, indifferent to political games, and that they will never hand their weapons over to their Israeli enemy. So, resolute Hezbollah warnings and public support to it have shattered the potency of the politic ...
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Israel Short on Troops and Ammunition for Long-term War
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Israel Short on Troops and Ammunition for Long-term War

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
maneuvers in a single month than in an entire year of normal warfare. The regime's ammunition depletion is staggering: according to Hebrew reports, Israel entered the war with 15,000 munitions but has used 150,000, turning American resupply flights from a backup into a necessity for survival. A ...
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Army Submarines Track and Intercept Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
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Army Submarines Track and Intercept Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
maneuvers, they returned to deep waters to carry on with their assigned missions.
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
maneuvers in the terminal phase of their flight path, just before impact, a feature that enhances their ability to evade US missile defense systems. Separately, a US official tried to pin the blame on the sheer volume of projectiles, arguing that the high number of missiles fired was the primary re ...
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Badakhshan Turmoil an Opportunity for Hezb-e-Islami
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Badakhshan Turmoil an Opportunity for Hezb-e-Islami

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
maneuvers. Equally serious is Hezb-e-Islami’s alignment with anti-Taliban fronts. Habib-ur-Rahman’s statements come as the Afghanistan Freedom Front and the National Resistance Army for the Homeland have been locked in heavy clashes with the Taliban in Badakhshan’s Zebak and Yafta ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
maneuvers that may only deepen his troubles. Future scenarios First scenario: Right continues ruling underunder Netanyahu  Despite the fractures in the right-wing coalition and polls suggesting that Netanyahu's bloc is struggling to reach the 61-seat majority, many observers caution agai ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
maneuvers, and sharpening Israel's own surveillance reach deep into southern Lebanon. For Hezbollah, holding such positions is equally vital and losing a single high point can fracture the geographic continuity of its defensive layout and erode the freedom of action its fighters depend on. Why ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
maneuvers represented by security cooperation pacts and regional coalitions explicitly built without US participation, speaks volumes about the Trump administration's failure to deliver tangible and durable foreign-policy wins. Into that vacuum steps Venezuela. The Venezuelan oil gambit has bec ...
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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 ،
maneuvers have entered a fresh chapter since the Israeli military struck the Abu al-Duhur military base in northern Syria. This timing matters because it suggests that reinforcing Turkey's position in Cyprus is not merely an ad hoc reaction to events in Syria. Rather, it appears to be part of a ...

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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.