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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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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026
Middle East Institute analysis points out that Iran has grown increasingly sophisticated at deploying shadow banking, trade intermediaries, cargo reflagging, route switching, and regional commerce to sidestep Western strictures. The AP, in its own examination of Trump's latest economic blockade ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
Middle East Eye reported that the US naval pressure has pushed Iran toward the Pakistani land corridor to maintain commercial access to Central Asia, a route that could insulate some of Iran's trade from the squeeze on maritime lanes. Washington has tried to close even that loop, pressing neigh ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Middle East Council shows that Chinese security cooperation with the(Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council countries is expanding across domains including drones, missile technology, space, cybersecurity, and maritime operations. This partnership allows Arab states to reduce their reliance on any single ...
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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 ،
Middle East, wedding ceremonies are far more than a family ritual; they are a symbol of life and continuity. But over the past two decades, wedding celebrations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen have repeatedly turned into scenes of civilian death during US military operations or those of its allies. ...
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Everyone Opposes the War—Except Those Who Created It
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Everyone Opposes the War—Except Those Who Created It

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Middle East conflict. Pressure is also building within the US military. Reports of investigations into leaks about depleted ammunition stocks, growing operational strain, and senior military resignations point to serious problems within the Pentagon. Meanwhile, intelligence assessments suggest Iran ...
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
Middle East has sustained billions of dollars in damage as a result of Iranian missile and drone strikes. Why is Jordan especially important? Geographically, Jordan is not a country separate from this crisis. The country seats at a linkage point of a number of sensitive regions: Israeli regime, W ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
Middle East Policy magazine in a piece writes that the American justifications for war like nuclear program, missile program, and the so-called Iran proxies in the region align more with the Israeli interests, not those of the US. They maintain that the enormous military and diplomatic support provi ...
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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 ،
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 Ansarallah closer t ...
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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 ،
Middle Eastern NATO. Because scope and form of members' response to an attack on any one of them remain unclear, and its defense commitment does not necessarily mean automatic entry by all members into war. Within such a framework, examining the possibility of Syria's accession takes on add ...
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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 ،
The Saudis must face a new fact and that is Yemen can no longer sit on its hands and watch being chocked to death. Alwaght- Since its beginning, Yemen war was supposed to be a short-period military operation to restore the Saudi-favored political equations in Yemen, but eight years of conflict have ...

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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.