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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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Saudi Oil Shipments Drop 40% at Red Sea Port Amid Yemen Blockade Measures
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Saudi Oil Shipments Drop 40% at Red Sea Port Amid Yemen Blockade Measures

Tuesday 28 July 2026
Arabia has caused major disruptions to the kingdom’s oil exports. Saudi Arabia has shifted shipments through alternative routes, including the SUMED pipeline and the Cape of Good Hope, increasing transport costs by around $9 per barrel. According to Windward, Saudi crude exports have continue ...
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Iranian FM Condemns Joint US-Saudi Attacks on Iraqi Territory
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Iranian FM Condemns Joint US-Saudi Attacks on Iraqi Territory

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Arabia and the US Central Command said the operation targeted forces they accused of carrying out attacks on American troops and Saudi energy infrastructure.
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Pakistan-Kuwait Defense Agreement and Its Geopolitical Aspects
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Pakistan-Kuwait Defense Agreement and Its Geopolitical Aspects

Thursday 30 July 2026 ،
Arabia, strategic motivations of the two countries, and the novel place of Pakistan in West Asia's emerging dynamics. 1. Revision of Persian Gulf security order: Dropping trust in US security guarantees Analysts agree that the primary driving force behind activating this agreement is the weake ...
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?
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Why’s not Iran Involved Russia and China in Region’s Security-Military Equations?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
Arab governments have defined their security through the American umbrella. Iran is now offering a different model, one that locates the legitimacy of deterrence not in the presence of foreign troops but in the cultivation of indigenous capacity. That distinction may gradually reshape the security c ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Arabia is repeating a tested and failed experience of announcing a coalition against Yemen’s Ansarullah. It seems it has not learned enough. Alwaght- After two weeks of fruitless airstrikes against Yemen to press Ansarullah resistance movement to withdraw its recently announced sea blockade on Saudi ...
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Arabia's bin Salman and consultations with other regional players, according to Reuters and the AP. His stated rationale was to give diplomacy one more chance at a deal. Why has Trump retreated for the sixth threat? There are various reports about why Trump buried the hatchet, though may be te ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Arabia again turns to foreigners for support while the latter each have their own interests behind this defense agreement. Alwaght- While Yemeni Ansarullah's drone and missile attacks have once again put Saudi Arabia in one of its most sensitive security times, in the holy city of Mecca in a loc ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Arab parties cannot serve as kingmakers, as both camps have explicitly ruled out relying on their support. Analysts warn that three or even more elections within a single year would expose a structural weakness in the Israeli system. A paralyzed government, consumed by its own unresolved internal di ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Arab Gulf states, China, and even Europe in various ways. Yet for all that, victory does not appear within reach for any side right now. Iran has clearly figured out that it does not need to fully control the strait to rattle the global economy and pressure Washington, but just needs to create the ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey is not just making a military alliance, rather, it can signal rise of a new security formation in West Asia that at the end of the road would seriously challenge the US and Israeli regime's interests and lofty ambitions.  Signed last week by leaders of the thre ...

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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.