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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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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026
economic and political ripple effects and how they’re landing with American voters. A report released in late August by the Center for American Progress estimated that the war with Iran has already added $1,200 to the average household’s costs, driven by higher fuel expenses and the inf ...
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
economic pressure on Iranian oil exports have become central pillars of the broader campaign against the Islamic Republic. Tehran's countermove has been stark: if its own oil exports are to be choked off, it warned, then the free and low-cost passage of crude from other regional producers can no ...
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Basij Chief: Iranian Resistance Has Brought US, Israel ‘to Their Knees’
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Basij Chief: Iranian Resistance Has Brought US, Israel ‘to Their Knees’

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
economic dominance to relying increasingly on military power. He said Washington and its European allies had used their scientific and technological advantages to maintain global influence. Discussing the recent regional war, Taeb claimed the US provided extensive financial, logistical and military ...
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
economic costs could still be steep. In these conditions, South Korea finds itself squeezed between two imperatives: preserving its strategic alliance with Washington and answering the US calls, versus avoiding an unnecessary clash with Iran and safeguarding its energy security and economic interes ...
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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 ،
economic, and the future of Europe's security architecture. Critics can fairly argue that Trump's deal-making diplomacy, which relies on personal trust in inner-circle figures and the possibility of direct leader-to-leader agreements, faces serious limitations in a crisis this complex. Witk ...
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter
Analysis

Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
economic capacity. Controlling it brings Ansarallah closer to one of the most sensitive nodes in the region's maritime geography, thereby increasing its deterrence and bargaining power. 2: Pressure on Saudi energy export routes. This development is particularly significant for Riyadh, because S ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
economic, and security ties between the two have expanded markedly. Morocco followed suit that December with Abu Dhabi's help, opening relations with Tel Aviv and steadily deepening security and military cooperation. Abdelaziz Djerad, Algeria's prime minister at the time, voiced his displea ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
economic arteries under its thumb and sustaining unlimited pressure on Sana'a, collapsed overnight. After a high-level Sana'a delegation attended the funeral of the Islamic Revolution’s martyred leader, Ansarallah made a pivotal decision: to begin actual flights from the airport, forma ...
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
economic cooperation. Also a network of support can complicate the Israeli calculations about the costs of intensifying pressure on Damascus.  It must also be remembered that Syria's membership carries a significant risk. If Tel Aviv reads the Mecca Pact as a vehicle for entrenching Turkis ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
economic, cooperation with Baghdad to closing the case. What was the PMF draft law and why was it not passed? The draft law of the PMF was aimed at consolidating the voluntary force's place in the country's security structure and determining the laws regarding the organization, command, sa ...

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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.