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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’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions
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Iran’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions

Monday 1 December 2025
modernized offensive, defensive, electronic warfare, and intelligence systems. These enhancements boost its ability to engage low-altitude and medium-range aerial threats, increasing its missile launch capacity to 18 missiles. The modifications significantly improve the vessel’s sea-keeping st ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
modern air defenses like Patriot. Riyadh signed security pact with the US, establishing its strategic place in the West Asian policies of the White House, and Abu Dhabi is on its way to buy F-35s to boost its military capabilities and regional foothold. On the other side of the regional equation, T ...
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
modern maritime piracy into the global spotlight. Venezuelan officials have condemned the act as a clear violation of international law regarding freedom of navigation and maritime commerce, stressing that such behavior contravenes globally accepted norms. Venezuela’s Ministry of Foreign Affa ...
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US–Qatar F 35 Negotiations Fuel Rising Israeli Anxiety
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US–Qatar F 35 Negotiations Fuel Rising Israeli Anxiety

Tuesday 16 December 2025 ،
modernize Qatar’s air force, although no contract has been signed and congressional notification would be required for any final deal. While the F‑35 could enhance Qatar’s defensive capabilities, analysts note that it would not have prevented a recent precise Israeli strike on Qatari so ...
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
modern air defenses. Crucially, a portion of Iran's ballistic arsenal is engineered for a specific purpose: targeting large warships at sea. This capability is no longer theoretical. In 2024, Yemeni forces, who have publicly confirmed sourcing these weapons from Iran, successfully employed thes ...
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Immunity of US Aircraft Carriers at Risk
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Immunity of US Aircraft Carriers at Risk

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
modern carriers to electronic warfare. Iran's long-range investigation drones, like the Shahed-139 or Homa, are capable of collecting electronic and signal intelligence from significant distances, posing a threat to US naval commanders.
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
modern, attritional warfare campaign, optimally employing drones to exhaust an adversary’s defenses. Furthermore, unlike during the 12-day conflict, Iran now possesses the ability to leverage its naval fleet for land-attack missions from the sea, adding another complex vector to the threat ma ...
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
aircraft; rebuilding and enhancing air defense systems beyond their pre-12-day-war state; destroying American bases in the region; and notably, sinking US naval vessels even outside the Persian Gulf. Against this backdrop, Iran's military cooperation with its key allies, China and Russia, is cr ...
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Iran’s Air Defense Emerging as a Killer of Israeli-American Aircraft, Drones
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Iran’s Air Defense Emerging as a Killer of Israeli-American Aircraft, Drones

Thursday 2 April 2026 ،
modern warfare, Iran has now placed its name among the first countries to score a hit on the aircraft, while also casting doubt on the reputation of the weapons manufacturers behind it. Following the drop in the stock value of American defense companies, some analysts say countries considering purch ...
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
modern drone warfare. The Post noted that its findings represent only a partial assessment based on available imagery. Iran's retaliatory operations have forced US military planners to rethink their strategy, including pulling troops back to safer locations. Two US officials cited by the Post i ...

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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.