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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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Iranian, Russian, Chinese Forces to Hold Joint Naval Exercise in Persian Gulf

Iranian, Russian, Chinese Forces to Hold Joint Naval Exercise in Persian Gulf

Saturday 2 December 2023
Gulf waters, where the three powerhouses will carry out large-scale maritime maneuvers involving various divisions of their military forces. Alwaght- Naval forces from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and China are set to stage a joint naval exercise in the Persian Gulf waters, where the three p ...
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What Are Washington’s Evil Schemes behind New Red Sea Naval Coalition?

What Are Washington’s Evil Schemes behind New Red Sea Naval Coalition?

Tuesday 19 December 2023 ،
Gulf states to discuss new Washington plans for regional security.  According to Sada Al-Balad news website, after Tel Aviv, Austin will fly to Bahrain, the home of the US Fifth Navy Fleet to discus freedom of maritime navigation with Manama rulers. He then will go to Qatar, where the Pentagon ...
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Opportunity or Threat? Geopolitical Impacts of Gaza War on an Iran-Egypt Détente

Opportunity or Threat? Geopolitical Impacts of Gaza War on an Iran-Egypt Détente

Wednesday 24 January 2024 ،
Gulf Arab monarchies.  Egyptian promises to Tehran  Unofficial media reports indicate that Egypt has confirmed during talks with Tehran that it will not join any international action against Ansarullah and has made clear to the US the danger of a military solution. Egypt believes that th ...
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Russia’s Message to the West while Hosting the Ansarullah Delegation

Russia’s Message to the West while Hosting the Ansarullah Delegation

Monday 29 January 2024 ،
Gulf nations and leveraging it as influence against the West, views Yemen's strategic geographical position as integral to realizing this significant objective. Alternatively, Russia perceives that the establishment of an Ansarullah-led government in Yemen would pave the way for easier arms sal ...
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What military implications can we anticipate from the deployment of ballistic missiles from Iranian vessels?

What military implications can we anticipate from the deployment of ballistic missiles from Iranian vessels?

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Gulf. Voice of America also reported: Concurrently with Iran's ongoing support for resistance groups in the region and their endorsement of their hazardous activities, the Revolutionary Guards declared on Tuesday that they have, for the first time, launched long-range ballistic missiles from a ...
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Russian-China-Iran Axis Exercise; Introduction to Joint Defense Treaty

Russian-China-Iran Axis Exercise; Introduction to Joint Defense Treaty

Wednesday 13 March 2024 ،
Gulf of Oman in the Indian Ocean. The statement indicates that China has deployed its 45th Escort Task Force, which includes the guided missile destroyer Urumqi, guided missile frigate Linyi, and the large supply ship Dongpinghu, with the objective of safeguarding the collective maritime security of ...
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Newly-launched IRGC Warships Join Combined Intl. Naval Drills

Newly-launched IRGC Warships Join Combined Intl. Naval Drills

Wednesday 13 March 2024 ،
Gulf of Oman. The two warships are named after General Qassam Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the two top anti-terror commanders the US assassinated in 2020 at Baghdad International Airport. Helicopters and marines also joined the drills, according to Commander of the IRGC Navy's Imam Ali ...
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Arab-EU Meeting on Gaza: Motivations and Outcomes

Arab-EU Meeting on Gaza: Motivations and Outcomes

Wednesday 24 April 2024 ،
Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union delegation to discuss ways of de-escalation in the region and Gaza developments. The (P) GCC in a statement said that its head Jassim al-Bedaiwi and foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman took part in the ...
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North-South Corridor: Catalyzing Iran-UAE Trade Jump

North-South Corridor: Catalyzing Iran-UAE Trade Jump

Tuesday 7 May 2024 ،
Gulf.  According to a Reuters report, in the fiscal year ending in March 2024, Iran imported $20.8 billion worth of goods from the UAE, and in this period, the UAE has been the third destination of Iranian exports with $6.6 billion. This means that the Iranian-Emirati trade jumped to $24 billi ...
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Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports

Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports

Monday 24 June 2024 ،
Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation, 20 percent to the Emirati company, and 30 percent to Abdullah Bagshan, a Hadhramouti businessman. Reports claimed that Saleh received millions of dollars in graft for sealing this deal.  In 2011 and after formation of the National Salvation Government, the board ...

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