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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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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026
military presence to security partnership with Baghdad. Alwaght- After 23 years of occupation of Iraq, the US forces are scheduled to withdraw from the country by September's end. In recent days, reports and comments by Iraqi officials suggested an accelerated process of exit of the American mil ...
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Iran Can Deliver Devastating Blow to Enemy Anywhere if Needed: Navy Cmdr.
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Iran Can Deliver Devastating Blow to Enemy Anywhere if Needed: Navy Cmdr.

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
military capabilities have advanced significantly, allowing it to disrupt or cripple enemy forces if necessary. He claimed Iranian operations have caught hostile forces off guard and disrupted the operational capabilities of some enemy warships for extended periods. Irani stressed that maintaining ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
military conflict and even small potatoes. Trump appears to be trying to downplay the role of the Strait of Hormuz to pretend to the public that the war consequences are low-cost and controlled and to insunate that Washington has the upper hand against Tehran. But behind the gesture of calmness, th ...
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
military presence in this country. Saying that South Korea turned down the call for assistance, Trump said: when they're not willing to go for you, you just can't be a stupid person and help them. Since Korean presence in the Persian Gulf would be a declaration of war, Iranian officials hav ...
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IRGC and Army Commanders Emphasize Need for Robust Defense
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IRGC and Army Commanders Emphasize Need for Robust Defense

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
military developments, stressing the need to maintain a strong defense posture in the face of threats against Iran. IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major General Ahmad Vahidi and Army Commander Major General Amir Hatami praised Iran’s armed forces for defending the country’s independence, natio ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
military institution's structure and its security decision-making authority. Sources close to the Coordination Framework stress that the insistence on pushing the law through amounts to turning it into part of a calculated containment process, first reassuring the factions, then inviting them t ...
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire

Friday 18 September 2026 ،
military. The war, the US dubs Operation Epic Fury, has not only costed the US billions of dollars, but also has depleted the munitions and put strains on the supply chain of the country's defense industries. The Pentagon's inspector general, in its first mandatory report to Congress on the ...
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
military and civilian officials attended the event. Addressing the crowd, Pezeshkian called the massive turnout a clear symbol of the nation’s deep bond with Iran and its collective will to safeguard the country’s dignity, independence, territorial integrity and authority, and thanked ci ...
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP
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US Has no Choice but to Accept Iranian Conditions: Iran’s MP

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
military and technological dominance. Today, the tables have turned. Despite the fact that the US has burned through the bulk of its equipment, capabilities and strategic options, few in the world would now dare claim that Iran has been defeated. Indeed, no fair-minded observer or even an unfair on ...
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Iran Deploys More Than 50 Military Units Along Its Borders, Army Commander Says
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Iran Deploys More Than 50 Military Units Along Its Borders, Army Commander Says

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
military organization. He said Iran had also prioritized equipping its forces with precision-strike weapons and advanced systems featuring smart and network-enabled capabilities to strengthen combat readiness.

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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.