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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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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?

Sunday 19 July 2026
Iran’s has repeatedly warned Arab countries that hosting US aggression on it will come costly to them. Alwaght- Over the past few days, the American-Iranian military confrontation has elevated to new heights and the clashes that in the beginning were limited to trade of missile and drone strikes now ...
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
Red Sea port of Yanbu. Exports from Yanbu, which before the Iran war stood at about 973,000 barrels per day, have now surged past four million barrels daily, accounting for more than 70 percent of Saudi crude exports. But the shipping route for those cargoes to Asian markets cuts straight through th ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
Red Sea and the Persian Gulf all the way to the Caspian. Bab-el-Mandeb and Ukraine involvement in eye-for-eye equation Iran's initial response to the incident followed familiar diplomatic protocols including summoning Ukraine's chargé d'affaires, issuing an official condemnation ...
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Red Sea, right on the doorstep of the Israeli regime, has shown that Tehran's strikes and warnings have taken on a broader geographic reach. If in recent weeks the primary focus was on energy security in the Persian Gulf, the selection of targets in Jordan now signals that Tehran can expand the ...
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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 ،
Red Sea show that Ansarullah is transferring the pressure from military to economic areas. This raises a question: Where do the next Yemeni surprises go farther and what new targets can be added to the target list? Saudi oil refineries, export terminals, Red Sea ports, pipeline networks, power plan ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
Hezbollah knows that dialogue is the best approach to Damascus especially that the latter shows signs of openness to moving past the old disputes. Alwaght- The recent development in Lebanese Hezbollah’s standings regarding new Syrian rulers should not be seen as a tactical shift or political r ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
Red Sea have ushered in a new phase of competition among major transit corridors. In recent years, every spike in military tensions across the Persian Gulf or the Bab-el-Mandeb has thrust the vulnerability of global supply chains back into the spotlight. Seen through this lens, Russian officials' ...
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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 ،
Red Sea, securing the Suez Canal, and preventing Yemen's crisis from spilling over into vital maritime trade routes. That perspective has produced a subtle but real gap between Cairo's approach to Sana'a and Riyadh's more hard-line stance. In recent years, Egypt has worked to keep o ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
The Israeli political scenario awaits more than a simple election. It may be a structural change. Alwaght- These days nothing better than polls that have horrified the Likud party can display the fragility of the Israeli regime's political scene. What is happening in Netanyahu’s camp is no ...
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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 ،
The growing dispute between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed the strategic waterway into a battleground ALWAGHT- The growing dispute between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed the strategic waterway into a battleground ...

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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.