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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 Will Deliver a Firm Response to Hostilities, Qalibaf Warns
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Iran Will Deliver a Firm Response to Hostilities, Qalibaf Warns

Tuesday 26 August 2025
military power is being rapidly reinforced. He said lessons from the recent 12-day war revealed areas of weakness that are being corrected while existing strengths are bolstered. Qalibaf warned that Iran’s Armed Forces are fully prepared to respond decisively to any future aggression and that ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
military aggression by the US and Israel, the Sustainable Power 1404 drills came to show off to the enemies the Iranian defense readiness and deterrence, and to highlight Iran's missile power in dealing with any possible threats. The country unveiled in action the latest arms developments during ...
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
military cooperation and strategic coordinations, to ensure effective deterrence, collective security, and regional stability against foreign threats. Though in their recent meeting in Doha the Islamic countries have failed to take an effective measure to counter the Israeli aggression, the proposa ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
military cooperation between Cairo and Ankara after a decade of adverserial relationship and deep distrust, starting from ouster of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated President Mohamed Morsi in 2013 through 2023. Now the joint naval and aerial drills are not only a sign of mended ties, but also carry bro ...
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IRGC Navy Chief: Iran Has Safeguarded, Not Sought to Close, The Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Navy Chief: Iran Has Safeguarded, Not Sought to Close, The Strait of Hormuz

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
military presence of foreign forces, accusing them of deliberately stirring tensions to justify their deployment in the region. Reaffirming Iran’s defensive stance, Tangsiri stated that the Islamic Republic has not attacked any nation in over three centuries and will only respond when provoke ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan Conduct Joint Naval Exercise in the Caspian Sea
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Iran and Azerbaijan Conduct Joint Naval Exercise in the Caspian Sea

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
military cooperation to support friendly ties between the neighboring countries. Upon the Iranian vessels’ arrival in Azerbaijan, a formal reception ceremony was held, attended by Azerbaijani Navy commanders and senior officials. This was followed by a joint meeting of naval commanders from b ...
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Maduro: Venezuela Has 5,000 Russian Missiles to Counter The US
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Maduro: Venezuela Has 5,000 Russian Missiles to Counter The US

Thursday 23 October 2025 ،
military buildup in the Caribbean, which Caracas condemns as an invasion threat. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that his country has over 5,000 Russian-made Igla-S surface-to-air missiles positioned for air defense, describing them as vital to maintaining peace amid rising ten ...
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With Govt. Approach Proving a Failure, Hezbollah’s about to Make a Military Resurgence
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With Govt. Approach Proving a Failure, Hezbollah’s about to Make a Military Resurgence

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
military attacks and 850 others were injured. Up to October 9, the UN Human rights office in Lebanon has confirmed that 107 of those killed were civilians,said the ministry. Only in last month, at least 9 were killed by Israeli air raids. In one of these strikes, an Israeli attack on Bint Jbeil kil ...
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
military superiority, is actually an open response to the growing Chinese and Russian power gain in advanced weapons and strategic technologies. Washington sees these two actors not as just geopolitical rivals but direct threats to its global position.  In recent years, Moscow and Beijing have ...
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
military aspect of these supports, something that is as alarming as the behavioral models of the Israeli regime in Gaza, with the disparity that in Sudan we do not just have UAE's imitation of the Israeli regime, but also direct and coordinated cooperation of Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv behind the sc ...

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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.