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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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Saudi Drone Shot Down by Yemeni Forces Over Ta’izz
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Saudi Drone Shot Down by Yemeni Forces Over Ta’izz

Sunday 6 September 2026
maritime blockade and subsequent attacks targeting Saudi-linked vessels in the Red Sea.
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?
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Duel over Sea Blockade: What’s Iran’s New Tactic in Economic War?

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
maritime blockade line may have been forced to step back a pace. And this distinction matters greatly. In an asymmetric confrontation, the weaker side is not necessarily aiming to destroy the other’s main vessels. Sometimes the objective is to reshape the geometry of the battlefield. If an Am ...
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
maritime zone beyond the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days ALWAGHT- Iran is set to designate a new restricted maritime zone beyond the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, with vessels entering the area without prior coordination with Tehran facing potential inclusion on an Iranian sanctions list. ...
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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 ،
maritime chokepoints. The message, they say, is unmistakable: any effort to squeeze Iran’s oil exports and seaborne trade will not come without a price for the other side. New red line in Hormuz A new prohibited zone must be seen as part of Iran's effort to set a control belt around Stra ...
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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 ،
maritime blockade on the Israeli regime during the Gaza war, the resistance movement seized on Riyadh’s ceasefire violation to announce a new equation, “siege for siege”, aimed at ending the cruel naval blockade. The stakes could hardly be higher. With the Strait of Hormuz unsafe ...
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US
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Iran’s "Self-sacrificers Exercise": A Strong Public Message to the US

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
maritime blockade. But the public’s turnout can be read as a clear message to its adversaries: economic pressure and military threats cannot easily sever the bond among the people, the political system and the armed forces. The presence of diverse segments of society alongside the armed forces ...
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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 ،
maritime security, and world energy markets. After recent weeks of success in liberating the strategic city of Mokha, the Yemeni armed forces have continued to push forward in a bid to consolidate their gains and fully control the regions overlooking the Red Sea fron the north to the west and south ...
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Iran Says Oil Smuggling and Maritime Operations Will Not Avert US Defeat
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Iran Says Oil Smuggling and Maritime Operations Will Not Avert US Defeat

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
maritime traffic. Tehran has maintained that the restoration of regular shipping through the Strait of Hormuz depends on Washington ending its military campaign, lifting its naval blockade and recognizing Iran’s sovereign rights and security requirements. Naqdi also warned that unauthorized p ...
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
maritime shipping costs, ship insurance premiums and fuel prices. That is why even a heightened probability of attacks on vessels, or the mere perception that the transit route has become unsafe, can inflict significant economic costs without the strait ever being fully closed. Andrew Leber, a nonr ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
maritime and aerial pressure on Saudi Arabia has fueled mounting concerns in Riyadh over the security of critical facilities, maritime trade networks, and the kingdom's oil exports. Saudi Arabia now confronts a multifaceted challenge: on one front, it must shield military bases, government infra ...

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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.