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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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Lebanon Ceasefire: Outcome of Pres. Aoun’s Compromises or Iran’s Ultimatum?
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Lebanon Ceasefire: Outcome of Pres. Aoun’s Compromises or Iran’s Ultimatum?

Saturday 18 April 2026
retaliatory attacks and also retreated from the plan to disarm Hezbollah. Channel 12 reported that fury is raging in Israel since Trump announced Lebanon ceasefire before a planned vote on the truce by the Israeli security cabinet. Channel 13 admitted that with Lebanon ceasefire taking effect in Le ...
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US-Israel Attack Results in Over 3,300 Iranians Martyred
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US-Israel Attack Results in Over 3,300 Iranians Martyred

Monday 20 April 2026 ،
retaliatory strikes under Operation True Promise 4, launching hundreds of missiles against American military bases across West Asia and Israeli positions in occupied territories.
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert
Interview

Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
retaliatory and confrontational strikes against enemy shipping, both military and civilian, should efforts to break the blockade require it. Tehran's next move now depends squarely on Washington. If the United States ceases its aggressive and malign actions against Iran, the calculus may shift. ...
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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 ،
retaliatory airstrikes inflicted considerably greater damage on US military assets throughout the region than was officially recognized ALWAGHT- According to satellite imagery, Iran's retaliatory airstrikes inflicted considerably greater damage on US military assets throughout the region than wa ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
retaliatory attacks on the Israeli settlements have entered a new stage which is not limited to trade of fire with the Israeli regime, but is showing a strategic shift in the way resistance fighters are countering the Israeli occupation. The expanded range of missile and drone operations, coupled w ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
retaliatory strikes. Nevertheless, the Washington Post has acknowledged that high-resolution images released by Iranian media have documented the heavy damage inflicted on American bases and facilities. Washington Post verified 109 Iranian images by cross-referencing them with imagery from Europe& ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
retaliatory response and refrains from launching another strike. Axios has reported that since the start of the war, Trump has extended deadlines and postponed planned attacks on Iran at least 12 times. Foreign Policy magazine, meanwhile, has written that the Iran crisis could become Trump’s ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
retaliatory attacks with uninterceptable weapons and stopping the support means strategic victory for the Kremlin.  Finally, the Oreshnik missile of Russia is not just a new weapon, it symbolizes a paradigm shift in deterrence logic. In fact, the era of proportional response has given way to a ...
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf

Thursday 11 June 2026 ،
retaliatory operation, the brave fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force used long-range solid-fuel missiles to hit and destroy four key targets, including F-35 fighter hangars at the airbase and the US military’s command and control center in Al-Azraq, Jordan. After these strikes, Iran’s ...
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat
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Iran’s More Credible Threat Vs. Trump’s Credible Threat

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
retaliatory strikes against the source of the attack, could help restore a deterrent balance on this front. 3. Extracting concessions through pressure: After American attacks on several of Iran’s southern coastal areas over the past few nights, the Wall Street Journal quoted the Pentagon as s ...

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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.