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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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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
siege of Yemen.
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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 ،
sieges, and finally, calibrated military action. This sequencing matters. The al-Zayidi government knows full well that a direct military confrontation with all groups at once could backfire spectacularly. Without political consensus behind it, a military operation could push rival factions to set ...
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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 ،
siege. Under this scenario, oil could move through Iran's rail network into Pakistan and then onward to the ports of Karachi, Gwadar, or other coastal terminals on the Indian Ocean, bound for China and other East Asian markets. Such a corridor would reduce Iran's dependence on the Strait of ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
siege. On August 21, Turkey announced Ankara asked a Red Notice of Interpol for Netanyahu, who is already under risk of arrest by ICC for war crimes in Gaza. The charges include genocide, crimes against humanity, torture, stripping freedom, and abduction. Based on a report by Modern Diplomacy, the m ...
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics
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Regional-Palestinian Backing Prevent Hamas Elimination from Gaza Dynamics

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
siege on Gaza, Palestinians refuse to bend to the Israeli regime's demand to sideline Hamas from governing the Strip. These talks make clear that Palestinian factions, and nearly the entire Palestinian public, regard Hamas as a deeply rooted, enduring force in the arena of resistance. Though t ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
siege for siege”, aimed at ending the cruel naval blockade. The stakes could hardly be higher. With the Strait of Hormuz unsafe and effectively closed, Saudi Arabia’s maritime trade network, especially its oil exports, has become dependent on the Red Sea route through the Yanbu pipeline ...
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YAF Targets Saudi Aramco, Khamis Mushait Base with Ballistic Missiles, Drones
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YAF Targets Saudi Aramco, Khamis Mushait Base with Ballistic Missiles, Drones

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
siege for siege” and “escalation for escalation.” Earlier, the YAF said it had shot down a Saudi F-15 over Marib with a locally developed surface-to-air missile. Saree also said Yemeni forces confronted a Saudi formation of F-15 and Typhoon aircraft searching for the downed jet, f ...
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation
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BRICS and Test of War: Iran, Energy, and New World Order Equation

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
siege through trade and the north-south corridor, and cooperating behind the scenes on military, security and intelligence matters. China, by contrast, looms larger for Iran on the economic front. Throughout the sanctions years, Beijing has remained a major buyer of Iranian oil, and the two countri ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
siege to al-Jawf province on the Saudi border, leaving Riyadh far more anxious about further Houthi gains and a possible penetration into its own frontier. Saudi airstrikes, meanwhile, have failed to turn the tide, and the kingdom's absolute air superiority is fading in the face of new capabili ...
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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 ،
siege on Yemen.  But now that alternative route is itself under threat. Reports indicate that after Ansarallah stepped up pressure, Saudi oil exports through Bab-el-Mandeb have plummeted, forcing Riyadh to shift some cargoes to the longer Suez Canal route, a detour that adds time and cost to o ...

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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.