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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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Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation
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Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation

Sunday 4 October 2026
military contest over a single province. Controlling it could deliver three things at once: crippling one of the opposition front's most important strongholds, securing access to energy resources, and creating political leverage for future negotiations. Access to Marib's oil and gas has bee ...
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
military presence in this country, but it does not mean Washington will abandon its security and strategic role in Iraq and the broader region. Pieces of evidence show that Washington is moving past the old policy of relying on thousands of military forces and dozens of fixed military based as main ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
military presence in this country over the past two decades, saying that this relocation of forces to Jordan must be called expulsion of the American forces. He added that the September 30 exit marks a strategic defeat the US suffered not only in Iraq but also across the region and in foreign policy ...
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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 ،
military philosophy. Because the regime lacks sufficient strategic depth, it seeks, should war break out, to push the battlefield as far beyond its own borders as possible. In such a doctrine, the navy, like the air force, is not merely a defensive tool but a means of shifting the arena of conflict ...
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
military corridors, and statements by some Israeli officials about relocating Gaza's population. In the body's assessment, carrying out plans to forcibly expel a population can constitute a crime against humanity. 4. Remarks of senior Israeli officials and intent to commit genocide Beyond ...
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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry
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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
military equipment to Saudi Arabia, it too has halted flights to the kingdom because of the insecure airports. What's behind Ansarullah's strikes at airports? The ongoing missile attacks against its airports has left Saudi Arabia in a stranglehold, with no apparent way out of the crisis. ...
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
military and national power but turns a blind eye to Enlightenment thoughts and some other parts of the Western philosophical legacy. The author also interprets the speech as driven by Rubio's political ambitions and his push to transform into a Trump political heir. 
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
Interview

Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
military coalition and draw support of its allies. This comes as field developments are showing fluidity of the advances of the two warring sides and there are conflicting reports of Saudi and Emirati-backed mercenaries retaking some of the west coast regions overlooking Bab-el-Mandeb recently liber ...
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US
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Bessent’s Prediction Gone Wrong: Economic Resilience in Iran, Collapse Delusion in the US

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
military war against Iran, the oil embargo, and the rial's depreciation, he stressed that none of these pressures has yet pushed Iran's system to the breaking point. Suzanne Maloney, a leading American expert on Iran and vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brook ...
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Says US Must Face Punishment and Meet Tehran’s Legitimate Demands
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Says US Must Face Punishment and Meet Tehran’s Legitimate Demands

Thursday 15 October 2026 ،
military preparedness and diplomacy aimed at securing lasting deterrence. Ghalibaf proposed replacing the traditional cycle of war, negotiations and peace with a new approach centered on war, diplomacy and deterrence. Expressing doubts about Washington’s willingness to honor agreements, he 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.