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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 Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?

Thursday 12 February 2026
Yemen, establishing a direct or indirect presence on Somalia’s northern coast could give Tel Aviv the ability to monitor and respond more quickly in that vital corridor. 2. Setting up cross-border military bases in Arab vicinity: Such a presence would shift the security balance in the Red Sea ...
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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 ،
Yemen, or Lebanon. Meanwhile, resistance factions across the region, including those in Iraq, have declared they will stand with Iran in the event of aggression by Trump and Netanyahu. The US is deploying political and economic leverage to prevent a localized conflict from escalating into a full-bl ...
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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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Why Are Arabs and Turkey against US War on Iran?
Analysis

Why Are Arabs and Turkey against US War on Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
Yemen. Moreover, Iran's demographic makeup, comprising various ethnic groups, compounds anxieties about the aftermath of any war. Consequently, regional states have no desire to see destabilization take hold inside Iran. Fears of hard Iranian response Persian Gulf Arab leaders are deeply anxio ...
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy

Monday 6 April 2026 ،
Yemen overlooking the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's key trade arteries, the likelihood of this alternative route being blocked remains high. Should Yemeni forces, who have recently engaged in war in favor of Iran, decide to close this critical strait, it would pose an even g ...
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture

Sunday 19 April 2026 ،
Yemen, Syria, and 12-day war against Iran. At that point, MAGA supporters spotted a familiar pattern in all of this: unnecessary US entanglement in West Asia. And they quickly arrived at a single conclusion: the Zionist lobby’s hand in it. Tucker Carlson is perhaps the best example of this sh ...
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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 ،
Yemen war (2015–2023) and the bitter standoff between Iran and Saudi Arabia as two heavyweights of the region and the wider Muslim world, laid bare the razor-thin line Islamabad must walk. That crisis underscored just how fraught it is to maintain a delicate balancing act that preserves Pakist ...
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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 ،
Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq. This massive reaction proved that the assassination of leaders never weakens resistance. On the contrary, their pure blood acts like life-giving water, making the mighty tree of resistance even stronger and more fruitful. This truth has even won admiration from Western ana ...
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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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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
Yemen crisis. At the time, Dubai’s ruler publicly criticized the country’s crisis management after the UAE suffered a string of battlefield defeats and mounting war costs. Yet the costs and challenges of confronting Iran, both short- and long-term, dwarf anything the UAE faced in Yemen. ...

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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.