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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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US Economic Pressure Campaign Against Iran Destined to Fail
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US Economic Pressure Campaign Against Iran Destined to Fail

Wednesday 26 August 2026
problems through dialogue and negotiation. At the same time, he vowed that the country would resist US economic pressure, arguing that Washington’s objectives would fail as they had in previous wars against Iran.
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
problems, and more war. For Turkey, then, the issue is not simply about Cyprus bolstering its military capabilities. The deeper concern is a potential shift in the balance of power along Turkey's maritime periphery. The deployment of advanced air defense systems, heightened intelligence coopera ...
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Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further
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Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
problems in the army. Fleeing the front lines: Alam ringing in the Ukrainian army Desertion has become a recurring crisis across the Ukrainian army these days. One of the most explosive cases involves the 155th Mechanized Brigade, known as the Anne of Kiev, a unit that was supposed to serve as the ...
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Everyone Opposes the War—Except Those Who Created It
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Everyone Opposes the War—Except Those Who Created It

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
problems within the Pentagon. Meanwhile, intelligence assessments suggest Iran has become more confident in its ability to strike US forces and sustain a prolonged confrontation. The war is also imposing a growing economic burden on Americans, with gasoline prices expected to remain above $4 per ga ...
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
problems. 4. Yemen's Future: Consolidating gains or a war of attrition? The future trajectory depends largely on whether Ansarallah can consolidate Mokha and the surrounding axes. If it succeeds, the Sanaa government's next move will likely be to entrench its position along the coast and ...
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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 ،
problems, including malfunctions in its aircraft launch and recovery systems. Earlier analyses based on media reports and satellite imagery had indicated that US facilities in Bahrain sustained significant damage during Iran’s attacks. Admiral Daryl Caudle, the chief of naval operations, sai ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
problems fast, said that disruption will be short, however warning about downplaying its consequences. Saying that a significant portion of the trade is food and other perishable products, Aleh Eshaq added that several-day stop will perish the shipments and consequent costs to the producers and exp ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
problems independently. Their cooperation on infrastructure, energy, and industrialization under the Belt and Road Initiative, along with their shared participation in frameworks like BRICS, shows that Moscow and Beijing have common interests. Another example is the Russian and Chinese firms operat ...
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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 ،
problems including internal disputes, the absence of a unified command and a tangle of competing political and regional agendas. Those divisions have badly eroded the opposition's ability to field an effective force against Ansarallah advances. In the meantime, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have rece ...
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Top Commander Warns: Any New War on Iran Will Draw the Entire Region into the Conflict
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Top Commander Warns: Any New War on Iran Will Draw the Entire Region into the Conflict

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
problems. Abdollahi rejected claims that Iran’s nuclear program has become military in nature, calling them baseless. He criticized Israel’s reported nuclear arsenal and urged the IAEA and other international organizations to avoid what he described as unfounded statements about Iran&rs ...

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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.