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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 Celebrates New Space Breakthroughs with Suraya and Mahda Satellites
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Iran Celebrates New Space Breakthroughs with Suraya and Mahda Satellites

Monday 29 January 2024
research satellite developed by Iran’s Space Research Center (ISRC), was placed into orbit with Qaem-100 satellite carrier, which in turn was developed by scientists of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force. The satellite was placed in an altitude of 750 kilometers, setting ...
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Iran Launches New Satellite into Space
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Iran Launches New Satellite into Space

Thursday 29 February 2024 ،
research satellite, Pars 1, into space less than a month after a satellite, Mahda, along with two other small satellites were placed into orbit in unprecedented domestic launch.  Pars 1, launched with Russian Soyuz carrier, went into space from Vostochny Cosmodrome launching site in Russia' ...
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Tough Days for Kiev as Moscow Consolidates its Upper Hand in War
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Tough Days for Kiev as Moscow Consolidates its Upper Hand in War

Monday 27 May 2024 ،
research group, said that Russia’s use of electronic warfare to combat guided munitions was an important battlefield development in the past year. Many weapons are potent when they’re introduced, but they lose effectiveness over time, Lee said.  How did the page turn?  At the ...
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Iran’s Military Product and Service Exports Have Tripled
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Iran’s Military Product and Service Exports Have Tripled

Monday 22 July 2024 ،
research satellite carrier, and the launch of the Saman orbital transmission system with a sub-orbital space probe. Additionally, the design and manufacturing of Khorramshahr 4 and Abu Mahdi missiles, as well as achieving the capability of pinpointing missile targets, were highlighted. He further m ...
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Iran successfully places the domestically-built Chamran 1 research satellite into orbit
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Iran successfully places the domestically-built Chamran 1 research satellite into orbit

Saturday 14 September 2024 ،
research satellite into orbit ALWAGHT- Iran has successfully launched the domestically-developed Chamran 1 research satellite into orbit, marking another significant achievement in the nation’s space program. Early on Saturday, the satellite was placed into orbit at an altitude of 550 kilomet ...
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The Secret of Iranian Underground Military Bases
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The Secret of Iranian Underground Military Bases

Friday 17 January 2025 ،
researcher, said the construction of the first underground missile base in western Iran dates back to the early 1980s, coinciding with the start of Tehran’s missile program amid Saddam Hussein's war on the country (1980-1988). He added that Iran has built many secret bases for its missile ...
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?

Saturday 24 May 2025 ،
research and development phase. Costs: Even on the scale of Israel, the cost of each interception with Iron Dome is significant. It is estimated that creating a global Golden Dome, with technologies beyond what exists today, would cost hundreds of billions of dollars. The initial budget for the pro ...
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Is Trump lying about Fordow Nuclear Site Attack?
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Is Trump lying about Fordow Nuclear Site Attack?

Monday 30 June 2025 ،
research and production site and hosts uranium conversion facilities and nuclear fuel production plants.  According to Trump's claims, US forces dropped 14 30,000-pound (13,000-kilogram) bunker-busting bombs, while Navy submarines coordinated cruise missile strikes on the Natanz and Isfaha ...
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Iran Set to Launch Satellite Aboard Russian Soyuz Rocket on Friday
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Iran Set to Launch Satellite Aboard Russian Soyuz Rocket on Friday

Wednesday 23 July 2025 ،
satellite into space on Friday aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, as part of a multi-satellite mission from the Vostochny Cosmodrome ALWAGHT- Iran is scheduled to launch a satellite into space on Friday aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, as part of a multi-satellite mission from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. I ...
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Nahid-2 in Orbit: Assessing Iran’s Satellite Technology and Strategic Ambitions
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Nahid-2 in Orbit: Assessing Iran’s Satellite Technology and Strategic Ambitions

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
research and telecommunications satellite, was successfully launched into a 500-kilometer low Earth orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Developed by the Iranian Space Research Institute, the satellite is part of Iran’s broader space ambitions, which also includ ...

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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.