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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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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz
Report

US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz

Thursday 10 September 2026
2022, when Iranian forces briefly took two US unmanned vessels in the Red Sea. But the craft Iran has now captured represents a different order of technology in mission, operating depth and subsurface capability. Intelligence win for Iran Many experts have said that even if the US narrative about ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
2 percent of global trade and 30 percent of the world’s container traffic pass through the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb. Any sustained instability there would therefore ripple far beyond the geography of Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Bab-el-Mandeb’s energy significance is equally enormous. Crude ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
2.5 square nautical mile among 21 countries, a area that covers the three strategic chokepoints of Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb, and Suez Canal. The importance of the fleet based in Bahrain becomes even clearer when considering that roughly 20.9 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait o ...
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
28. With the beginning of Israeli-American war on Iran and announcement of martyrdom of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Hezbollah launched its retaliatory operations.  Zarean stressed that the Lebanese society holds a deep-rooted religious commitment to velayat-e faqih, and when ...
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire

Friday 18 September 2026 ،
28 through June 30.  According to the report, the cost of the US war against Iran through the ceasefire declared on April 8 was estimated at roughly $33.4 billion, $22.3 billion of it spent on munitions alone. Another $3.7 billion covered damage to or loss of equipment, and $7.4 billion went t ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
Analysis

Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
2025. Viewed through that lens, the key question is whether targeting Mecca could have delivered gains commensurate with the political and religious costs it would impose on Ansarullah. Plainly, no. On the battlefield, the Houthis have a range of tools at their disposal to pressure Saudi Arabia and ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
26 airstrikes in the past 24 hours using F-15 aircraft launched from Khamis Mushait and Taif air bases, targeting Taiz province. Saree said the total number of Saudi enemy airstrikes this week had reached 300, hitting Taiz, Hajjah, Marib, al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Amran, Lahj, Hodeidah and Saada, the bast ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
2025 at roughly $12 billion. Iranian customs figures show non-oil exports to Iraq at about $11.9 billion, meaning Iraq accounts for roughly one-fifth of Iran's non-oil exports. Under current targets, annual trade is meant to climb to $30 billion in the coming years. The importance of these two ...
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
2016 and extended in 2022. In fiscal year 2026, Peshmerga forces received roughly $61 million through the Pentagon's counter-ISIS program, funds earmarked for equipment purchases, troop training and salary payments. Now, however, the Pentagon has proposed eliminating that assistance in its fisca ...
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
25, until further notice, citing “official directives issued by competent authorities. Even earlier, following the decision to suspend flights at Baghdad International Airport, all arrivals and departures to and from Iran were grounded at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports as well. Close politi ...

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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.