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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 Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request

Monday 14 September 2026
maritime security following weeks of negotiations. He said Tehran and Muscat will determine how to formally announce the agreement, while stressing Iran remains committed to regional dialogue. Baghaei said a planned meeting of regional foreign ministers in Oman was an opportunity to address safe na ...
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
maritime chokepoints, and Perim Island, sitting squarely in the middle of the strait, offers a unique vantage point for monitoring and controlling maritime traffic. Under these conditions, Sanaa's forces drawing near the strait and seizing the high ground overlooking it could fundamentally resha ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
maritime support operations in Bahrain “anytime soon” because the facility had been damaged. Significance of presence of US Navy in Bahrain The deployment to Bahrain of the US Fifth Fleet and Navy command is not just about some warships sent to this tiny Persian Gulf Arab kingdom, rath ...
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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 ،
maritime routes, consolidation of Ansarullah's gains in this region will pose a strategic threat. Israeli vital arteries within Ansarullah's fire range  The first and perhaps the most immediate source of Israeli concern is the economic dimension of the new dynamic. Sea transport is on ...
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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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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers
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Africa: Iran’s Strategic Opportunity to Break the Barriers

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
maritime corridors, the route that runs from the Red Sea through Bab-el-Mandeb and on to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. For this reason, any expansion of Iran's ties with East African nations, Yemen, the Horn of Africa, and Indian Ocean coastal states must be seen on a larger map. If su ...
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure
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Iran Armed Forces: Trump Threats Expose US Strategic Failure

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
maritime operations, arguing that Washington's military and economic policies are increasingly imposing costs beyond the battlefield.
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Projectile Strikes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz
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Projectile Strikes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
security officer reported that an unidentified projectile had struck the ship, causing a fire to break out. The vessel was subsequently left drifting without control, while the entire crew was evacuated. Two people were reportedly injured or otherwise affected in the incident. Authorities are inves ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
maritime environment means creating a kind of strategic depth, something its territorial geography lacks.  In this connection, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently visited a naval base in Ashdod port city and talked about plans to boost naval power on the surface and subs ...

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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.