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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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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026
operations. Marandi echoed Johnson's assessment, arguing that Iran's population has stronger incentives to endure hardship because the country views itself as defending against externally imposed aggression. He contended that public opposition within the US would grow as economic consequenc ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
operational outcomes on accessing and managing these currency resources. Separately, Hemmati also met with Iraq’s trade minister to finalize preparations for the upcoming session of the Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Commission, slated for Baghdad. Iran’s side of the commission will be chaire ...
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
operations against targets in areas including Yanbu, Najran, Jizan, Abha, and Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Sanaa warned that any further comprehensive Saudi escalation would receive a corresponding response, while calling on Riyadh to lift the blockade and implement previous agreements. T ...
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
operation with Syrian government for peace, wellbeing, and stability in the Arab country will continue. Turkish officials said Israel did not use the direct communications channel established last year between the two countries to prevent military incidents, a lapse that heightens the risk of escal ...
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Acting Defense Minister: Iran Will Never Surrender to Pressure
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Acting Defense Minister: Iran Will Never Surrender to Pressure

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
operational despite wartime conditions and sanctions. According to Ibn Reza, the ministry has continued developing and introducing new offensive and defensive systems to support the armed forces.
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
operational distance from Iran in a bid to protect them from Iranian missiles and reduce their vulnerability. However, striking deep in Jordan by Iran despite intensive air defense coverage from inside Israeli regime and sustaining substantial damage shatterred this idea of immunity. Following Iran ...
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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 ،
operational 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 dep ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
operations but cannot replenish munitions and equipment fast enough to sustain a long war, its deterrent credibility begins to crumble. The US no longer the power we knew Nobel laureate and economist Paul Krugman has weighed in with an analysis titled The Decline and Fall of the American Empire, a ...
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Yemeni Forces Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Near Yanbu as Tensions Escalate
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Yemeni Forces Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Near Yanbu as Tensions Escalate

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
operations against Saudi forces, targeting military convoys and positions with ballistic missiles and drones. Saree claimed the attacks destroyed more than 10 weapons trucks and caused dozens of deaths and injuries, including officers and commanders. The operations followed Saudi artillery strikes ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
operation with the Syrian government will continue across security, reconstruction, and military training. In its official statement following the recent Israeli strikes, Ankara reaffirmed that it would keep working with Damascus to establish security and would not allow Syria to be destabilized. T ...

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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.