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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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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, and the regional trade network. This shift is critical. A war that was initially defined largely within Yemen's borders can now reshape calculations around shipping, insurance, trade routes, and energy security. In this way, Ansarullah have gained the ability to transfer a ...
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Bab-el-Mandeb. The Guardian has reported over a thousand killed and tens of thousands displaced in the new wave of clashes in Yemen. Reuters reports that after capturing Mokha, Ansarallah forces have moved toward the Hanish Islands, with fighting pushing Saudi-backed forces back toward Dhubab, an a ...
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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 ،
Bab-el-Mandeb strait have now become a point of vulnerability for the US and Saudi Arabia as the two keep destabilizing actions in West Asia. Alwaght- While the Strait of Hormuz in recent months has become one of the main points of military and naval flareup in the region, new developments in Yemen ...
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Bab-el-Mandeb region, marking one of the fastest collapses of the defense lines of the militias backed by Riyadh. New Arab reports that this loss derives not only from fire and strength upper hand of Ansarullah resistance movement but also from a combination of structural weaknesses, absence of a un ...
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
Bab-el-Mandeb, shifting the war calculus The real significance of recent developments in Yemen lies in a shifting battlefield geography. Previously, Ansarallah forces had to rely on long-range missiles and drones to threaten the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. But as Sanaa's forces advance along the west ...
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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 ،
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 of Hormuz each day in the first half of 2025, equivalent to about 20 percent of global consumption of oil and roughly ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and strategic islands in the Red Sea is a geopolitical development whose reverberations will go far beyond Yemen's borders. For the Israeli regime, such a development can stor changes to security and economic equations on one of the most sensitive sea fronts around the occup ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Bab-el-Mandeb, and some significant islands. The importance of these developments is not limited to the Yemeni internal geography and have to do directly with one of the world's most important waterways. Reuters, too, has described the Ansarullah's advances on Red Sea coast and liberation of ...
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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 ،
Bab-el-Mandeb region have redrawn a major part of Yemen military map, opening the door to new phase of clashes whose consequences will not be limited to inside Yemen, but spread to impact the national security of Arab countries, international maritime security, and world energy markets. After recen ...
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Bab-el-Mandeb and on to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. For this reason, any expansion of Iran's ties with East African nations, Yemen, the Horn of Africa, and Indian Ocean coastal states must be seen on a larger map. If sustained and managed wisely, these relationships can help deepen I ...

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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.