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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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Gaza War and Post-war Costs for American Taxpayers
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Gaza War and Post-war Costs for American Taxpayers

Saturday 11 October 2025
Pentagon's stockpiles. Simultaneously, Washington has maintained its commitments to supply necessary missiles and weaponry to Ukraine and Taiwan. Collectively, these conflicts have led to a drawdown of the weapon reserves of the US Department of War.  Linda Bilmes, a Senior Lecturer at Har ...
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Maduro Accuses US Of ‘Fabricating’ Conflict as Naval Strike Group Approaches Venezuela
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Maduro Accuses US Of ‘Fabricating’ Conflict as Naval Strike Group Approaches Venezuela

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
Pentagon recently announced the addition of Carrier Strike Group Twelve, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford — the world’s largest aircraft carrier — bringing total US forces in the region to about 10,000. While Washington claims the buildup is aimed at countering drug trafficking, analy ...
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
Pentagon to begin this process on an equal footing with other nations immediately. Striking a threatening tone, he stated, America has more nuclear weapons than any other country, and during my first term, our nuclear arsenal was fully modernized and updated. Because of their massive destructive pow ...
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Pentagon has also raised serious concerns, warning of the significant risk that China could gain access to the jet's sensitive technology if it is sold to Riyadh. This assessment stems from Saudi Arabia's recent strategic push to diversify its arms suppliers and deepen its military cooperati ...
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US Approves Covert CIA Operations in Venezuela: NYT
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US Approves Covert CIA Operations in Venezuela: NYT

Wednesday 19 November 2025 ،
Pentagon planners have drafted additional military options, and Trump has twice convened senior advisers to review contingency plans. Publicly, Trump frames the US campaign around narcotics and migration issues, but advisers say he has privately linked the strategy to securing long-term access to V ...
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Three Vessels Struck by US Forces in The Eastern Pacific; Eight Fatalities Reported
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Three Vessels Struck by US Forces in The Eastern Pacific; Eight Fatalities Reported

Tuesday 16 December 2025 ،
Pentagon maintains the strikes comply with US and international law, critics argue that the use of force outside a declared armed conflict violates the UN Charter and lacks a clear legal basis. Legal experts have also raised concerns about past operations, including an incident in which survivors of ...
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US Imitates Iran’s Shahed Drone Technology under LUCAS Project
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US Imitates Iran’s Shahed Drone Technology under LUCAS Project

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Pentagon leaders have likened this approach to the LUCAS drone development to that of the old Liberty ships that once filled the US fleet during World War II. National interest warns that the US is literally copying the Iranian military technology and this should be regarded at seriously. It furthe ...
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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 ،
Pentagon is now deploying additional THAAD and Patriot interceptors, according to defense officials. Flight tracking data and satellite imagery show the systems are heading to bases hosting American troops across West Asia region, including in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The T ...
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?
Analysis

What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
Pentagon report submitted to Congress in December, China is undertaking a “massive nuclear expansion,” with its warhead stockpile expected to rise from roughly 600 to more than 1,000 by 2030. If the US and Russia move to expand their arsenals after the New START treaty expires, strategic ...
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How Do Americans Look at a Potential War against Iran?
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How Do Americans Look at a Potential War against Iran?

Tuesday 17 February 2026 ،
Pentagon who harbor serious and legitimate concerns about the consequences of opening a conflict with Iran. He added that this apprehension is shared within the Israeli military, where some commanders are openly warning about the potential repercussions of an Iranian strike. Further complicating an ...

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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.