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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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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026
Central Command said it was targeting. This is not the first time American forces have struck moments of celebration in the region. As this report will detail, a history of such incidents underscores the lethal toll of US military operations on civilian life. 2002, Afghanistan wedding hit by us bo ...
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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 ،
Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Reuters has emphasized that Bab-el-Mandeb is vital for transporting Persian Gulf oil and fuel to the Mediterranean as well as for trade in Asian goods. Mokha's importance, therefore, exceeds the city's own economic capacity. Controlling it brings Ansaralla ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Asia and North Africa have brought the relations of Abu Dhabi with a number of regional countries to a critical point, with some choosing to review their ties with this Persian Gulf tiny monarchy as it insists on clinging on this approach.  Algeria is one of players that after years of tension ...
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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 ،
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 coasts and consolidation of Ansarullah's controlling position in Bab-el-Mandeb Strait have exposed a new stage of the geopolitical p ...
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Asia. In general, Syrian accession could grant a key strategic privilege to the current members, which is geography. Actually, Syria can link this pact to the Israeli borders and the heart of Levant equations. In return, the Mecca Pact could offer Damascus a regional bulwark during its reconstruct ...
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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 ،
Central Command and the multinational naval coalition known as the Combined Maritime Forces. Washington uses the Fifth Fleet to patrol the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, monitor Iranian vessels and maintain a permanent military presence at one of the closest points to Iran. For decades, th ...
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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 ،
Asian markets. The strategic stakes of this route snapped into sharp focus when Ansarullah, responding to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, began targeting ships linked to Israeli occupation and imposing restrictions on vessels tied to the Israeli regime. Those developments made one thing clear: g ...
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
Central Command, which is in charge of managing the war, announced that if southern Beirut and the Dahieh were targeted, Iran would also strike the northern Israel.  Simultaneously with the funeral of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei on June 7, when the Israeli regime targeted ...
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
Central Asia. That dual identity has allowed it to keep lines open to both Tehran and Washington in a way few other players can match. From Delhi's view point, continued instability in the Persian Gulf carries steep costs of its own: India's energy security and trade depend on the region ...
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
Central Headquarters, the country's top joint operational command, said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's remarks on Iran at the UN General Assembly were merely a tool for domestic propaganda. In a joint statement carried by state media, the two bodies said his rhetoric reflected Wash ...

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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.