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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Monday 27 July 2026
Saudi ports, the activation of the Caspian Sea front against Iranian maritime trade appears to be a US-directed maneuver executed by Ukraine.
On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky took responsibility for the strike in a post on X, stating that Kiev had achieved very significant results with lon ...
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Iran, Saudi, Omani FMs Call for Greater Regional Stability
Tuesday 28 July 2026
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Saudi Arabia and Oman stressed the importance of coordinated efforts to strengthen regional stability ALWAGHT- The foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Oman stressed the importance of coordinated efforts to strengthen regional stability and safeguard security in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?
Wednesday 29 July 2026
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Saudi Arabia, the review of advanced fighter jet sales to Turkey, and the effort to keep a dialogue channel open with Iran, all of these have been tracked with alarm in Tel Aviv, where Israeli officials have found themselves unable to steer the outcomes. In their view, some of these decisions were m ...
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Sunday 2 August 2026
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Saudi Arabia hoped oil relations will sway Chinese policy regarding Iran, but Beijing showed it knows the strategic game. Alwaght- These days, the Red Sea has become one of the world's top hot spots. On July 20, Yemen's Ansarullah after an attack on Sana'a International Airport by Saudi ...
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Iran FM Holds New Diplomatic Talks with Saudi, Pakistani Counterparts
Monday 3 August 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister and Pakistan’s army chief ALWAGHT- As part of Tehran’s ongoing diplomatic engagements on regional issues, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister and Pakistan’s army chief to discuss ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
Saturday 8 August 2026
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Saudi Arabia again turns to foreigners for support while the latter each have their own interests behind this defense agreement. Alwaght- While Yemeni Ansarullah's drone and missile attacks have once again put Saudi Arabia in one of its most sensitive security times, in the holy city of Mecca in ...
Analysis
Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
Saturday 8 August 2026
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed recently in Mecca comes as the security crises and war in West Asia have eroded the regional countries' trust in the US-formulated security structures and now many regional powers are moving to establish more independent mechanisms of their own to protec ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Tuesday 11 August 2026
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Saudi ships because Saudi Arabia has imposed a cruel blockade on Yemen for the past 10 years across maritime, aerial, and land domains. In response to this action, the Yemenis have decided at this juncture to prevent ships from transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in order to force the Saudis to reco ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
Tuesday 25 August 2026
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Saudi Arabia, and Egypt as a counterweight to Israeli power, while also advocating for a regional security framework anchored by major Muslim powers.
This strategy gained fresh momentum with the signing of the tripartite Mecca Pact last month. Earlier this month, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pak ...
Analysis
Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
Monday 31 August 2026
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Saudi Arabia and maintains close ties with Turkey, while simultaneously trying to position itself as a mediator between Iran and the United States. It is a precarious balancing act, one that could leave Islamabad in an exceedingly difficult spot should tensions escalate.
Iran-Pakistan ties in secur ...
