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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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Al-Houthi Pledges Blockade on US Ships Following Airstrikes
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Al-Houthi Pledges Blockade on US Ships Following Airstrikes

Monday 17 March 2025
naval assets would now be targeted alongside Israeli-linked vessels. Reaffirming Yemen’s commitment to the Palestinian cause, he accused the US of trying to subjugate the region to Israeli interests while violating ceasefires when convenient. He called for mass protests across Yemen to oppose ...
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Yemen Vows Readiness for ‘Prolonged Naval Battles with New Tactics’
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Yemen Vows Readiness for ‘Prolonged Naval Battles with New Tactics’

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
naval confrontations with their adversaries. Tensions between Yemen and the United States have escalated following US airstrikes on Yemen after the Ansarullah resistance movement threatened to target American warships. Major General Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi reaffirmed Yemen's commitment to its ...
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Yemen’s Resistance Forced Trump’s Bombing Campaign Halt
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Yemen’s Resistance Forced Trump’s Bombing Campaign Halt

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
naval ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. These attacks represented a big blow to the US military hegemony. Actually, this deterrent response pushed the White House to order immediate stop of the aggression to steer clear of a broader conflict.  The US, which had launched its campaign again ...
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Venezuela Mobilizes Forces as US Carrier Enters Caribbean
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Venezuela Mobilizes Forces as US Carrier Enters Caribbean

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
naval, and reserve forces to strengthen “command, control, and communications” systems. Ordered by President Nicolás Maduro, the drills are a direct response to what Caracas calls the “imperialist threat” of the US military presence in the Caribbean. The exercises incl ...
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IRGC Commander Reports Use of Long-Range Weaponry in Naval Exercise
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IRGC Commander Reports Use of Long-Range Weaponry in Naval Exercise

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
naval drill ALWAGHT- Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia deputy commander says the IRGC Navy used advanced, homegrown long-range and precision-guided weapons in its southern naval drill. Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said the IRGC Navy’s major exercise demonstrated Iran’s growing military ...
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
naval shows of force continued, but the absence of a broader regional framework meant many ASEAN states, which are deeply tied to China economically, avoided lining up openly behind Washington’s confrontational stance. By leaning heavily on punitive economic tools while neglecting institutiona ...
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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard
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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
naval supremacy, and recalibrated international security calculations in 2025. For decades, the Red Sea was viewed as a predictable artery of global trade. Between 2023 and 2025, that perception collapsed as Yemen moved from the margins of geopolitics to a position of maritime influence, revealing ...
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
naval forces delivered a powerful response, firing missiles and drones at US frigate, likely stunning and bewildering White House officials. Trump, who has shown extreme caution in ordering US warships to approach Iranian waters, apparently had little concern about a tough retaliation from the IRGC ...
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
naval forces have shown that in deeper layers of the ceasefire that followed the US-Israeli aggression on Iran on February 28, the military conflict has not stopped yet and actually war continues in the Persian Gulf in other forms that can be labeled the war of wills. Imposing a sea blockade on Ira ...
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Shadow Fleet: The Story of Iran Beating US Sea Blockade
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Shadow Fleet: The Story of Iran Beating US Sea Blockade

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Ample data now shows that numerous ships have slipped past US’s so-called maritime siege on Iran. On Monday, for instance, media reports said that an Iranian tanker, which is subject to US sanctions and spotted off the coast of India just two weeks ago, ...

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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.