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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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World Surprised as IRGC Navy Unveils Underground Base
Report

World Surprised as IRGC Navy Unveils Underground Base

Tuesday 21 January 2025
Saudi-funded Al-Arabiya news network reported that Iran's decision to unveil its fresh missile capabilities ahead of Trump's inauguration is a clear message to the West. First Post news outlet under Dormant volcano': Iran unveils underground drone & missle cities as tensions escalat ...
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It
Analysis

Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt and Jordan, and Hussein al-Sheikh, an adviser to the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), also opposed Trump’s plan in a joint letter to the US administration. However, Trump’s argument is based on the assumption that Egypt and Jordan, both of which ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia. 2. Undermining the Axis of Resistance in Iraq and the region  Since the US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, the political and security balance system in the West Asian region has undergone major developments, such as the Islamic Awakening of 2011 and Hamas’s Operation Al- ...
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen
Analysis

Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Saudi-Emirati coalition has proven that the Yemenis are capable of overwhelming the enemy and inflicting heavy casualties on it. Today's Ansarallah is way different from what it was during the Saudi-led aggression. This movement has made great achievements in the field of weapons in the land, ai ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials
Analysis

Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials

Monday 28 April 2025 ،
Saudi-led blockade, Iran and Turkey raised the need to establish a Persian Gulf-Black Sea Corridor connecting Iran and Turkey and Qatar. Another option was a route including Armenia and Georgia. They partially operationalized these routes. However, in practice, due to the lack of suitable vessels to ...
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority
Analysis

Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Saudi-led Arab coalition, emergence of an efficient air defense power operated by Ansarullah is something surprising to the military analysts. Relying on military self-sufficiency, foreign support, and reverse engineering, Ansarullah has managed to create a network of air defenses high-performing an ...
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New Iran Missile a Nightmare to US Bases from Al Udaid to Diego Garcia
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New Iran Missile a Nightmare to US Bases from Al Udaid to Diego Garcia

Wednesday 7 May 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia failed to prevent the Ansarullah attack on Aramco oil facilities in 2019. Radar systems: US radars are mainly optimized for tracking fixed-path missiles and have difficulty tracking missiles that constantly change their path. In fact, the new generation of Iranian missiles have the abi ...
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Failed Mission: Tel Aviv Running into Impasse on Yemen
Analysis

Failed Mission: Tel Aviv Running into Impasse on Yemen

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia against Sana'a from 2015 to 2023, ground offensive is hardly an appealing option. A ground offensive would be a suicide mission that could end in a similar way to the international community's involvement in Afghanistan, Grund said. 
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
Analysis

Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia in the coming hours to start his Persian Gulf tour that will see him also visiting Qatar and the UAE. This visit is coming as West Asia is in a state of geopolitical tensions and the policies of Trump's administration in many cases are unclear and it is expected that the framework o ...
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, the meeting was the first between an American president and his Syrian counterpart in 25 years. The last one was between Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father, and Bill Clinton in 2000. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as host also joined the meeting between the two presidents and ...

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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.