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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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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message
Analysis

Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message

Monday 13 July 2026
islands, with navigation, safety, and traffic management services provided under mutually agreed mechanisms between the two riparian states. Additionally, reports suggest Oman is also cosying up to a European-backed scheme. The Guardian recently reported that the Europeans, who stand to lose the mo ...
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
Interview

US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
islands Citing Trump who recently said that the mid-June deal with Tehran is over and war has formally resumed, Mr Hanizadeh said that the recent remarks by the US president should be taken seriously. Given the recent developments, the near end of the US-hosted World Cup, and the US administration& ...
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What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?
Analysis

What Regional Facilities Are on Iran’s Hit List if Infrastructure War Begins?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
islands, and that if they made any such move, all of that country’s critical infrastructure would face relentless, unrestricted retaliation. Iran's IRGC has echoed these warnings in repeated statements, making clear that the American enemy and the hosts of its bases in the region should k ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
islands. That footprint means that even when the US Navy enjoys overwhelming superiority in open waters, and even after multiple rounds of escalation, Tehran can still disrupt shipping traffic at minimal cost. In effect, Iran's strategy is not about sinking American warships; it is about sowing ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
Both Israel and Turkey are looking at each other with concern as they define own interests in Eastern Mediterranean. Alwaght- As tensions have escalated between Israeli regime and Turkey in recent months, the two sides have intensified their push to cement and expand their influence in various regio ...
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter
Analysis

Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Ansarullah of Yemen forces have captured the western coast of Yemen, securing a leverage against Saudi Arabia. Alwaght- The recent developments in Yemen show that the country's war, after more than four years of relative calm, has entered a different phase. Ansarallah resistance movement, which ...
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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 ،
islands in controlling Bab-el-Mandeb Strait  Yemen’s military and security equation, after years of stalemate and a ceasefire, was abruptly upended in mid-July when Saudi-backed proxy forces struck Sana'a airport. The fragile balance Riyadh had sought to maintain, keeping Yemen&rsquo ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
islands in the Red Sea is a geopolitical development whose reverberations will go far beyond Yemen's borders. For the Israeli regime, such a development can stor changes to security and economic equations on one of the most sensitive sea fronts around the occupied territories. The significance ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
Analysis

Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
islands. The importance of these developments is not limited to the Yemeni internal geography and have to do directly with one of the world's most important waterways. Reuters, too, has described the Ansarullah's advances on Red Sea coast and liberation of Mokha the key developments of the n ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Ansarullah has made major advances in recent weeks and it finds it possible to push further to topple Saudi-backed Aden government. Alwaght- Yemen's Ansarullah advances into the western coastal regions and seizure of Bab-el-Mandeb region have redrawn a major part of Yemen military map, opening t ...

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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.