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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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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Yemen's Ansarallah resistance movement demonstrated the ability to manage maritime traffic selectively in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, striking vessels linked to one party to the conflict while leaving other shipping lanes open. This logic can apply to the Strait of Hormuz. Smart control would mea ...
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How Would the World Look Like if Strait of Hormuz Closed?
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How Would the World Look Like if Strait of Hormuz Closed?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
South Korea, China, India, and parts of Europe. If access through the strait were cut off, these nations would lose a significant chunk of their energy supply almost overnight. And the key point is that the LNG is not as flexible as oil. Crude can be rerouted or pulled from strategic reserves. But ...
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Corridors in the Shadow of War: Iran Sees Its Geopolitical Position Redefined
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Corridors in the Shadow of War: Iran Sees Its Geopolitical Position Redefined

Sunday 12 April 2026 ،
South Transport Corridor (INSTC). This network of diverse routes potentially begins in India, traverses Iran, the Caucasus, and Russia, ultimately reaching Europe. The development of the Port of Chabahar and joint investments between Iran and India fall under the umbrella of this corridor. The &ldq ...
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ،
South Asia, every move Islamabad makes is shadowed by its decades-old competition with Delhi. In recent years, India has embarked on an aggressive campaign to expand its footprint across the Persian Gulf states and deepen strategic partnerships with Saudi Arabia and the UAE. By stepping into the rol ...
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
South At the intergovernmental level, there are growing signs of a discursive convergence with Iran’s positions, especially among countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).  Most Latin American nations have taken clear stances, condemning military strikes ag ...
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
Yemen to Sudan and Horn of Africa  The core root of these tensions is the rivalry between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, showing itself in various regional cases. Withdrawal from OPEC is just one of the instruments in this competition.  1. Yemen case and threat to sovereignty: Contrary to Saudi A ...
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A Kiss of Guillotine of Time on Netanyahu’s Neck
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A Kiss of Guillotine of Time on Netanyahu’s Neck

Saturday 6 June 2026 ،
Yemen, and Iran. These wars have fully grabbed calm and security from the settlers and left them in mental and behaviorial perplexity. This situation prompts three essential and unavoidable questions from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: What have you achieved from you wars? What dama ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
Yemen's Ansarullah entry to the clash and the message it sent about possible closure of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait was one face of this updated doctrine. The spokesman to the Yemeni armed forces Major General Yahya Saree in a statement published this morning asserted: As part of countering US and ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Yemen. For much of the past decade, Islamabad steered clear of direct involvement in Yemen’s war. But recent developments suggest Pakistan’s role in the country’s security landscape is quietly expanding. What stands out most is its growing footprint in Saudi-backed security arrang ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Yemen to Iraq. Now even some Israeli media admit that recent developments have revived the bonds between various fronts of the Axis of Resistance. In other words, what Israel wanted to limit to Lebanon spiralled into a wider crisis and took regional dimensions. This was alarming for Tel Aviv since ...

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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.