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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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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter
Analysis

Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter

Saturday 12 September 2026
war, after more than four years of relative calm, has entered a different phase. Ansarallah resistance movement, which has been holding much of the north since 2014, has recently seized control of the port city of Mokha on the Red Sea coast, a gain that, according to Yemeni sources and Reuters repor ...
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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 ،
war. Within such a framework, examining the possibility of Syria's accession takes on added significance. The prospect of Syria joining the Mecca agreement raises questions about the implications of its potential membership. Joining this emerging security pact could bring strategic benefits bot ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
warn that passing it does not mean the issue is settled. The central question is whether the law can actually restructure decision-making on weapons and security matters inside the country. Amending the PMF law, and the US interference Though the draft law is meant to appreciate the sacrifices of ...
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PGSA Warns Insurers, P&I Clubs Against Violating Regulations
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PGSA Warns Insurers, P&I Clubs Against Violating Regulations

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
warned insurance companies, P&I clubs and classification societies against providing services to the listed vessels, citing potential consequences from maintaining business relations with them.
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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 ،
war drags on, new reports emerge to reveal fresh details of the US damage and casualties, to the extent that the White House officials can hardly hide the true dimensions of these losses. In this connection, the Acting Secretary of Navy Hung Cao admitted that the Iranian attacks have caused major d ...
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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 ،
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: geographic distance between Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territories does not necessarily translate into strategic distance. ...
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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 ،
ward multipolarity. Meanwhile, against the backdrop of a global energy crisis driven by instability across West Asia, above all in the geostrategic Persian Gulf and Red Sea regions, Iran's presence at the highest level lent the Delhi summit outsized, two-way significance. Tehran brought to the ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
war and the region's political shifts, who stands to gain from turning it into a wider sectarian and media firestorm? Answering that question does not necessarily mean identifying who carried out the attack; it means examining the conditions under which it unfolded. War in a point where the bal ...
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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 ،
ward in a bid to consolidate their gains and fully control the regions overlooking the Red Sea fron the north to the west and southwest. Fierce clashes on new fronts Fresh clashes have erupted across multiple frontlines in Yemen, with Turkey's Anadolu Agency reporting new fighting between Ansa ...
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
wares. Reports have surfaced that several African countries are using Iranian drones, including the Mohajer-6. Such cooperation, while not in itself amounting to a strategic alliance, shows that Iran's defense industry can hold appeal for African states grappling with security threats, terroris ...

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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.