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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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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026
forces command “will take all decisive and necessary operational measures to protect commercial vessels transiting the Bab-el-Mandeb.” But the formation of this theatrical coalition, says less about Riyadh’s strength than about the tricky predicament in which it now finds itself. ...
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Saudi Oil Tanker Targeted in Yemen Attack in Red Sea
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Saudi Oil Tanker Targeted in Yemen Attack in Red Sea

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
forces had blocked the movement of 29 Saudi tankers. He added that operations in the northern Red Sea would continue until all routes were closed, describing the blockade as a response to Saudi Arabia’s alleged siege of Yemen.
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
forces inside Iranian territory. Such a move would not just impose crippling costs on the US, it could also trigger a backlash from the US public, especially at a time when rising energy prices and economic anxieties have become defining issues in domestic politics. This comes as Trump and the Repu ...
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Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade
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Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
forces. The Handala, named after Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali’s iconic character, is part of the coalition’s long-running civilian campaign to break the Gaza blockade. Previous flotilla missions have faced Israeli interception and detention, including the seizure of the Handala in ...
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Saudi ScanEagle Drone Shot Down Over Yemen’s Hajjah
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Saudi ScanEagle Drone Shot Down Over Yemen’s Hajjah

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
According to a Yemeni military source cited by SABA, the drone was conducting a surveillance mission over Hajjah province ALWAGHT- According to a Yemeni military source cited by SABA, the drone was conducting a surveillance mission over Hajjah province. Yemeni Armed Forces said Sunday they shot dow ...
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
forces is far higher, accusing both sides of censoring their casualty figures in the conflict with Iran. Still, the staggering number of deaths outside Iran’s borders makes clear that a war that started with a direct US-Israeli assault on Iran quickly spiraled beyond its frontiers, engulfing ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
forces. To manage the threat, the two nations have exchanged liaison officers and stepped up security cooperation. The second challenge is more intricate. Pakistan finds itself caught between rival allies. It has signed a mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and maintains close ties with Turkey, w ...
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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 ،
forces are set to take part in a joint exercise, Falcon Shield 2026, slated for late August in China. The drill signals that military relations between the two countries have moved beyond political dialogue and equipment purchases to the realm of combined troop training. Reuters has previously repo ...
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
forces have achieved a decade’s worth of advances over the past 15 months ALWAGHT- Iranian Parliament Speaker and head of the country’s negotiating delegation Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran’s armed forces have achieved a decade’s worth of advances over the past 15 months, empha ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
forces which, reports say, are largely exhausted after six months of war. Alwaght- Following US strike on positions in Iran’s Larak Island, Iran’s armed forces fired back with a missile attack on US targets in Jordan. At the same time, Tehran announced that ships and tankers in the Persi ...

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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.