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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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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior Ansarallah official, warned when he said that the longer the war with Saudi Arabia drags on, the stronger the Yemenis will become. So far, though, Saudi strikes have failed to shift the deterrence balance in Riyadh's favor, and the main reason comes down to a fu ...
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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 ،
Mohammed bin Salman, aimed at preparing the ground for a deal about the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program. This is not the first time the hawkish president withdraws his threats against in the last minutes. Since the war with Iran escalated, Trump has pulled back from his own threats ...
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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 ،
Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif signed Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. In a joint statement issued after the three countries signed the agreement, they confirmed that the pact was concluded with the aim of strengthening collect ...
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf comes at a time the Iranian-Iraqi relations are under influence of an array of sensitive security, economic, and regional cases. Though his official schedule included meetings with senior Iraqi officials, discussing mutual cooperation, security of borders, fight against terr ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Nouri al-Maliki, and Hadi al-Amiri, has held a series of closed-door meetings with armed groups in recent days. Operating under the mandate of the State Administration Coalition and the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), the committee is backing Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi&r ...
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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 ،
Mohammed bin Salman reportedly recently phoned the US President Donald Trump and called for direct US military intervention in defense of the Arab kingdom, only to be surprised by the White House saying that it will not enter a new front and instead saying it talks to Sana'a, with both highlight ...
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Araghchi Calls on World to Hold US Accountable for ‘War Crimes’ at UNGA
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Araghchi Calls on World to Hold US Accountable for ‘War Crimes’ at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov. With Ryzhenkov, he discussed expanding economic and trade ties, described Iran-Belarus relations as excellent and growing, and called for joint resistance to Western unilateral sanctions. The Belarusian minister reaff ...
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
Mohammed al-Hasani, the official overseeing the aviation file, among its ranks), Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, secretary-general of the al-Nujaba Movement, and Hussein al-Mousawi, the movement’s deputy secretary-general for media affairs, have bluntly branded the decision a mistake, a surrender of na ...
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi

Thursday 1 October 2026 ،
Mohammed bin Zayed is more reliable than some of the details surrounding the visit. Netanyahu's unannounced, one-day trip to Abu Dhabi on Sunday and his meeting with bin Zayed were confirmed to Reuters by a senior Israeli official. Reports say Netanyahu flew to Abu Dhabi on a private plane, and ...
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
Mohammed Saleh, an Iraq expert and researcher at the American Foreign Policy Institute, says it remains unclear exactly what American-Iraqi security cooperation will look like after a withdrawal, particularly in the realms of intelligence and logistics support, which played a pivotal role in defeati ...

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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.