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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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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026
down again after two months. Schools and educational centers were closed indefinitely, Israeli hospitals went into full emergency and high-alert mode, and millions of people were evacuated to shelters for hours. According to Al Jazeera, the situation was so severe that large parts of the occupied te ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
down, Iraq’s exports plummeted to less than one-third of their previous level within days, and production collapsed to around 1.3 million. Experts estimate daily losses at between $260 million and $280 million. In response, the Iraqi government was forced to halt production at major fields in ...
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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI
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Anti-Iranian Algorithm War: Israeli and American Assassinations Using AI

Sunday 21 June 2026 ،
down, but also was completed by Palantir, today turning into the core of the US targeting system. 
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?

Wednesday 15 July 2026 ،
down Saudi oil exports through Bab-el-Mandeb. That gives them far greater leverage than just demanding an end to the siege. This time, they can push for a full non-intervention agreement—and ultimately, cut Riyadh out of Yemen for good. Geopolitical bomb of Bab-el-Mandeb  In such condit ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
down, Trump has only escalated his saber-rattling. The Financial Times reported that in Tehran, the prospect of an expanded war is being taken seriously, with scenarios even including strikes on US military targets in Europe. For Trump, the message is clear: doubling down on pressure to end the war ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
down Iran’s economy altogether.” Nate Swanson, another Atlantic Council expert, took a longer historical view: “The United States has imposed every conceivable type of sanction on Iran for nearly half a century. It has severely weakened Iran’s economy, but it has not elimina ...
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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff
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Failed Witkoff-Kushner Mission: Ukraine War in Diplomatic Standoff

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
down. Now, in part because the US is bogged down in its own war with Iran and the resulting Patriot missile crunch, Ukraine's air defenses are dangerously thin against the bombardment. As a result, both sides can talk up negotiations, but they have very different visions of what a successful o ...
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US Diesel Prices Reach Record $6.23/Gallon Amid Supply Shortage
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US Diesel Prices Reach Record $6.23/Gallon Amid Supply Shortage

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
down its East-West oil pipeline following a drone strike, while Yemen's Ansarullah took control of Perim island near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The twin disruptions have pushed Brent crude above $100 a barrel and driven shipping costs to record levels. US President Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
down the Shalamcheh and Chazabeh crossings and suspending flights from Basra to Iran. Iraq's Security Media Center announced that relevant security agencies have launched administrative and security restructuring operations at several border crossings, necessitating their temporary closure. Ac ...
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Ghalibaf Cautions US, Affirms Iran’s Enduring Deterrence
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Ghalibaf Cautions US, Affirms Iran’s Enduring Deterrence

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
down the country, he said, pledging to respond with power as Iran has done before. Ghalibaf directed remarks at US President Donald Trump, saying he faces a historic civilization and a national and religious resistance and cannot impose his power on the Iranian nation or its Armed Forces. He also f ...

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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.