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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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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026
The Kingdom had previously paid allied fighters of its backed government and recently began financing tens of thousands of government employees and thousands of troops from the Southern Transitional Council (STC), the same group that attacked Riyadh-backed forces in December and was formerly paid by ...
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?
Analysis

Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
The fact that the Trump administration continues its military activities even while engaging in talks with Iran reflects this same pattern of inconsistent foreign policy, a factor that has made even the US’s closer allies, including European partners, hesitant to fully rely on their alliance w ...
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
The Iraqi cabinet formation looks uncertain as the Iraqi factions are thinking over their next moves after US opposition to al-Maliki’s candidacy. Alwaght- Iraq's parliamentary elections of November 11 with a 55-percent turnout marked a turning point in establishing a relative political order af ...
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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 ،
The IRGC launched "Smart control" drills, suggesting that in case of crisis Tehran can effectively manage its and allies" interests. Alwaght- Since Sunday, Iran's IRGC launched its smart control of the Strait of Hormuz military drills under watch of the force’s commander General Mohammad P ...
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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 ،
The last major flare-up in the Strait occurred during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, specifically during the Tanker War. Commercial vessels were targeted and mines were laid across the Persian Gulf. Despite the violence, the Strait remained open, but only under heavy military escort and with sky-hi ...
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Iran War Sounding NATO Death Knell
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Iran War Sounding NATO Death Knell

Thursday 19 March 2026 ،
Therefore, in a moment where the US could potentially launch an assault on Denmark, NATO, being the principal military force of the Western front, would essentially unravel due to this contradiction. While that specific scenario did not unfold, such conjectures among experts convey an important mess ...
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
These two developments, namely the regionalization of the war and the Islamic Republic's control of the Strait of Hormuz, put the United States in a very difficult situation. In addition to creating a global energy crisis, the Americans also found themselves in a state of moral, reputational, an ...
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Economic Siege Continues: Iran Stands Firm on Resistance Economy
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Economic Siege Continues: Iran Stands Firm on Resistance Economy

Sunday 26 April 2026 ،
The instability of expectations characterizes Iran's economy due to external and internal factors such as sanctions, financial restrictions, trade pressures, and regional conflicts. This sense of uncertainty shapes economic behavior more than actual variables. Controlling emotional cycles in co ...
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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 ،
They talk about end of the decades-long trans-Atlantic alliance under Trump and rise of new alliances especially in economy, like BRICS and unfolding of the trade war to unmanageable and polarizing instabilities like Ukraine and Gaza wars. Meanwhile, the war on Iran waged by the US and Israel is als ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
The Lebanese resistance movement is increasingly discovering the points where it can strike Israel and hurt it. Alwaght- As the clashes escalate on the northern front of the Israeli regime, Hezbollah’s retaliatory attacks on the Israeli settlements have entered a new stage which is not limited ...

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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.