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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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Half a Million To Strike across UK as Talks Go ‘Backwards’
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Half a Million To Strike across UK as Talks Go ‘Backwards’

Wednesday 1 February 2023
the public” and freezing any moves towards a settlement with NHS workers and rail unions. Government sources privately conceded that optimism at the beginning of the month about bringing an end to strike action had faded. The coordinated series of strikes involves teachers, civil servants, Bo ...
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Iran IRGC Adds New Warship, 100 Missile-Launching Boats to Navy Fleet
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Iran IRGC Adds New Warship, 100 Missile-Launching Boats to Navy Fleet

Thursday 9 March 2023 ،
the Shahid Mahdavi warship was officially added to the IRGC Navy’s fleet in a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday. Also, 95 Ashura- and Tareq-class missile-launching speed boats joined the IRGC Navy’s fleet. Speaking at the ceremony, IRGC Navy Chief Rea ...
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Standing with Gaza: Yemeni Army’s Red Sea Operations Cause Jitters in Tel Aviv
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Standing with Gaza: Yemeni Army’s Red Sea Operations Cause Jitters in Tel Aviv

Saturday 16 December 2023 ،
ther statement on Friday, said it targeted two more container ships – MSC Alanya and MSC Palatium III – in the Red Sea that were headed to the occupied Palestinian territories. Yemeni military, in another statement on Friday, said it targeted two more container ships – MSC Alanya and MSC Palat ...
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Gaza Sea Waves Vs. US-built Floating Pier
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Gaza Sea Waves Vs. US-built Floating Pier

Wednesday 29 May 2024 ،
the US-built pier for so-called Gaza aid was damaged when being towed to Gaza coast. Alwaght- At least four American ships that were planned to tow the US-constructed floating aid pier to the Gaza coasts reportedly sustained serious damage. Israel's Channel 12 reported that strong sea waves forc ...
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Yemen’s Ansarullah, a Defenite Sea Power
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Yemen’s Ansarullah, a Defenite Sea Power

Saturday 6 July 2024 ،
the US and Israel in the Red Sea and they should well calculate before any actions against it. Alwaght- Though the US formed a naval coalition in December to force-stop attacks launched by Yemen's Ansarullah Movement in the Red Sea against the Israeli ships in solidarity with Gaza, just contrary ...
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
the sea waves, we are watching the stars and with them, we are hopeful towards our destination: Gaza. Today is a busy day, and we are working on the boat. We learned how to fasten the sails and steer the boat. These are words of Abdul Rahman Amaju, an activist joining the Global Sumud (Steadfastness ...
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
the US hegemony is diminishing. Alwaght- On Sunday, Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies hosted a meeting shedding light on the newly published US national security document. In the meeting, the Tehran-based institute’s head Ahmad Zarean with the presence of journalists brough ...
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
the Strait of Hormuz military drills under watch of the force’s commander General Mohammad Pakpour in the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. These military drills are seen not as a military showoff, but a multi-layer message at domestic, regional and international levels.  A ...
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How Would the World Look Like if Strait of Hormuz Closed?
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How Would the World Look Like if Strait of Hormuz Closed?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
the world energy flow lanes, we can see that there are several important choke points for energy transfer around the world. But none are as important and vulnerable as the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has several times shown its capability to block this energy route, a move that would heavily disrupt the ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
the Strait of Hormuz. Alwaght- Trump's so-called Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz in its first day of implementation ran into the firm obstacle of the Iranian armed forces and failed to produce the expected results. Reports showed that American warships on Monday took limited measures to ...

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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.