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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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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia

Thursday 23 July 2026
The war against Iran is just a cover to a broader war the US is fighting to frustrate Chinese-Russian plans for alternative corridors. Alwaght- At first glance, American-Israeli bloc's aggression against Iran looks like a confrontation over deterrence, nuclear program, or the balance of power in ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
northern routes through the Caspian Sea, Tehran has managed to neutralize a significant portion of the economic stranglehold. Under these circumstances, it is only natural that the pressure would shift to these alternative corridors, particularly given that in recent weeks, some port infrastructure ...
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Iran Rejects Reports of Possible Talks With US
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Iran Rejects Reports of Possible Talks With US

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
northern route to a riskier southern route. He claimed some Persian Gulf commercial vessels switched off their tracking systems and were used to transport military equipment. Baghaei dismissed reports of a ceasefire or renewed US-Iran talks as media speculation, saying Iran's only ongoing discu ...
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Saudi Oil Tanker Targeted in Yemen Attack in Red Sea
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Saudi Oil Tanker Targeted in Yemen Attack in Red Sea

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
northern Red Sea with several ballistic missiles on Wednesday ALWAGHT- Yemen’s Armed Forces said they struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafa near Yanbu in the northern Red Sea with several ballistic missiles on Wednesday. Yemen’s Armed Forces announced that they targeted the Saudi oil tanker ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
northern front — without Israeli troops ever crossing the border. So far, however, Damascus has resisted White House pressure, striking a relatively measured and farsighted posture on wading into such a quagmire, and insisting it will not intervene militarily in Lebanon. Even al-Sharaa, while ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
northern Iran having not been completed; a route Russia's Asia Corridor outlet calls the missing ring of the INSTC. In 2023, Iran and Russia signed a deal to construct this railway between the cities of Rasht and Astara near Azerbaijani borders, but the project is yet to finish as it is hit by ...
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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 ،
northern coastline of the Strait of Hormuz, but also it operates an extensive network of missile batteries, drone systems, underground facilities, and strategic islands. That footprint means that even when the US Navy enjoys overwhelming superiority in open waters, and even after multiple rounds of ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
northern and western Iraq, that void would offer fertile ground for terrorist networks and insurgent activity to regroup. That is why this disarmament project must, in reality, be three projects rolled into one: disarmament, state-building, and security reconstruction. If only the first piece is e ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
northern ports to Russia and Central Asia while sitting squarely on the North-South Transport Corridor. That means a meaningful share of the country's trade could be rerouted through northern overland and maritime routes. Expanding Caspian ports, upgrading rail lines, and streamlining customs ag ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
northern Iraq, and urged regional actors not to advance US or Israeli interests.

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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.