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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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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
ballistic missiles. Its ability to simultaneously monitor hundreds of targets makes it a potent deterrent against air and missile attacks, providing its operators with a distinct strategic advantage. So, the S-400 through its special capabilities can, to some extent, make up for the Turkish air wea ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills: An Exercise or Strategic Warning?
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Iran’s Missile Drills: An Exercise or Strategic Warning?

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
ballistic missiles, from cruise missiles to next-generation hypersonic, remains the backbone of Iran’s deterrent strategy. In recent years, the Islamic Republic has worked to diversify the range, speed, accuracy, fuel type, and launch methods of its missiles, managing a balance of terror in a ...
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Iran Condemns Trump’s “Grave and Explicit” Military Threats, Urges UN Action
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Iran Condemns Trump’s “Grave and Explicit” Military Threats, Urges UN Action

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
ballistic missile or nuclear activities. In response, Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani sent a letter to the UN secretary-general and Security Council president, describing Trump’s remarks as “grave and explicit” threats of force and a clear violation of international ...
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
ballistic missiles equipped with advanced hypersonic technology, such as the Fattah 2, weapons designed to evade 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. ...
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US

Tuesday 3 February 2026 ،
ballistic missiles. This demonstrates both the Iraqi resistance's acquisition of advanced ballistic missiles and the scale and capacity of the group’s missile storage facilities. Alongside the display of equipment, the appearance of several senior regional resistance leaders in the videos ...
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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 ،
ballistic missiles in space, while the Patriots counter lower-altitude, shorter-range projectiles. This deployment follows the recent positioning of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the northern Indian Ocean. Its carrier strike group includes three guided-missile destroyers, the USS Fran ...
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
ballistic missiles capable of reaching across the region. The country also holds significant stockpiles of short-range missiles that can target U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, in addition to anti-ship cruise missiles. Behnam Ben Taliblu, the senior director to Ir ...
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy
Analysis

Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
ballistic missiles and ending support for the Iranian axis.” In similarly confrontational remarks, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar alleged that “the Iranian regime is striving to obtain nuclear weapons and is threatening regional security.” Sa’ar claimed that the ...
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
ballistic and cruise missiles, creating an asymmetric balance against the US. Iran’s drone capabilities and its asymmetric naval power in the Persian Gulf ensure that any attack would impose high and unpredictable costs on an aggressor. 3. Regional network: Iran is not merely a nation-state c ...
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution: Nearly Half a Century of Independence and Progress
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution: Nearly Half a Century of Independence and Progress

Wednesday 11 February 2026 ،
ballistic and hypersonic missiles as well as advanced drones—capabilities that have even compelled its adversaries to acknowledge Iran’s strength. The combination of defensive power, scientific advancement, and national cohesion has reinforced the image of the Islamic Republic as a resi ...

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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.