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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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The downfall of the American naval hegemony in the Yemeni Red Sea
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The downfall of the American naval hegemony in the Yemeni Red Sea

Friday 1 March 2024
maritime activities seeing both quantitative and qualitative enhancements. There has been a notable increase in the active deployment of missiles, drones, and military boats. The Spanish newspaper La Razon analyzed Ansarullah's new weaponry, highlighting that small unmanned submarines will comp ...
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Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites in Occupied al-Quds With Ballistic Missile
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Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites in Occupied al-Quds With Ballistic Missile

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
maritime blockades and multiple missile and drone strikes on Israeli-occupied regions, demonstrating their support for Palestinians. The Yemeni military reiterated that operations will continue until Israel ceases its ground and air assaults, which have reportedly killed over 67,000 Palestinians, mo ...
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Can Trump Really Blockade Iran?
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Can Trump Really Blockade Iran?

Tuesday 14 April 2026 ،
maritime traffic in Iranian ports. West Texas Intermediate jumped 8.54 percent to 104.82 dollars a barrel, while Brent climbed 7.27 percent to 102.51 dollars. Losses in European markets  The consequences of the US decision to blockade Iran were not limited to Asia, and Europeans are also bein ...
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Does the UN Vote Reflect Western Bias or True Justice?
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Does the UN Vote Reflect Western Bias or True Justice?

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
maritime piracy against Iranian vessels. Critics argue that the UN's selective concerns, raised primarily in line with Western interests, highlight the need for structural reform toward a genuinely multilateral international order. A key development during the session was the repeated acknowled ...
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Ghalibaf: Trump’s Aim Is to Dominate Iran
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Ghalibaf: Trump’s Aim Is to Dominate Iran

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
maritime blockade. In an audio message to the Iranian nation, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf praised the public for nearly two months of steadfastness in defending the country. He stated that since the beginning of the imposed war, the enemy has attempted numerous schemes—includi ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
maritime corridor. Continued insecurity along that waterway directly threatens Ankara's economic and strategic interests. Nor can Turkey's unease over its future trajectory with Israeli regime be overlooked. In recent years, Israeli security circles have repeatedly flagged Turkey as the reg ...
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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 ،
maritime route, under which a major portion of the shipping lane would pass through Iranian territorial waters and the remainder through Omani waters. Washington, however, is still insisting that no country, least of all the Islamic Republic, should oversee vessel traffic, issue transit permits, or ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
maritime, aerial, and land domains. In response to this action, the Yemenis have decided at this juncture to prevent ships from transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in order to force the Saudis to reconsider their blockade of Yemen. Additionally, by striking blows against Saudi-allied militias in Yem ...

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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.