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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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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026
Gulf security, countering regional threats, and backing Arab governments. Yet the strategic closeness between Cairo and Riyadh does not mean their geopolitical calculations are identical. And that, precisely, is where the real story lies: in the divergence of interests. On major files like Yemen an ...
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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 ،
Gulf require dozens of warships, surveillance aircraft, anti-missile systems, and support personnel. On top of that, many military analysts argue that fully securing the key waterway is nearly impossible without ground forces inside Iranian territory. Such a move would not just impose crippling cost ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Gulf Arab states are likely to view disarmament as a sign of growing Iraqi stability; with reduced security risks, the runway for increased investment and deeper economic cooperation would grow considerably longer. But there is an essential danger: If disarming goes without economic and political a ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Gulf War, 1990s sanctions, collapse of Saddam's dictatorship in 2003, dissolution of Iraqi army post-occupation, collapse of the security structures, rise of rebel groups, sectarian clashes, and then emergence of foreign-backed ISIS terrorist organization all helped weapons proliferation in the ...
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Gulf. The competing US and Iranian claims have become part of a broader political and psychological struggle, with the actual flow of commercial vessels likely to remain the clearest measure of who can effectively control the strait.
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Iranian Army Announces Cash Reward for Killing US Troops
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Iranian Army Announces Cash Reward for Killing US Troops

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
Gulf is over. Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Major General Amir Hatami has announced a new initiative funded through public donations to support the country’s armed forces and defense operations. Under the initiative, anyone who kills or captures a US soldier and hands them over to authorit ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
Gulf. On top of that, deepening the integration of Iran's energy grid with Central Asia would reduce the country's dependence on any single market or transit corridor, and lay the groundwork for a genuine regional energy market. Alongside rail corridors, the Caspian Sea offers another strat ...
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US Troops Voice Opposition to Iran War, Question Israel’s Influence
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US Troops Voice Opposition to Iran War, Question Israel’s Influence

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
Gulf reflect growing frustration among troops deployed to the region, particularly over the indefinite nature of their assignments. The messages included references to Israel, the Epstein scandal, and the war being fought for the “Holy Land.” Parsi said one serviceman described the oper ...
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Gulf Arab emirate has no interest in shedding full light on the case and is instead aligning with Washington's policies against Tehran. So, if the three pilots are alive, Qatar needs to state their status clearly and without further delay. If Doha's claim that they were killed is true, then ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Gulf. Marandi also challenged Reuters reports citing unnamed Iranian officials, claimed Iran was not responsible for a recent attack in northern Iraq, and urged regional actors not to advance US or Israeli interests.

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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.