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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 Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout

Tuesday 12 May 2026
2 million barrel injection plan. This emergency move comes in response to growing fears over fuel supply tightening and continued instability in the Persian Gulf, following Iran's effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz since early March. The strait, through which roughly one-fifth o ...
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Just Weeks of Commercial Oil Left, IEA Head Cautions
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Just Weeks of Commercial Oil Left, IEA Head Cautions

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
28, the war has rapidly shifted the situation. According to the IEA's latest monthly oil market report, global observed oil inventories fell at a record pace in March and April, dropping by 246 million barrels. To calm markets, the 32-member IEA coordinated the largest-ever release of stocks fr ...
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
20 percent of the world energy flows in a state of ambiguity for an uncertain time. When Iran announced it took control of the Strait of Hormuz, regardless of how this control is planned to be implemented, the state of the strait shifted from a totally free waterway to an Iran-managed region. In su ...
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
2024 three submarine cables already targeted by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement were cut by an anchor, leaving 25 percent of the Middle East’s internet connection disrupted. If this happens in Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, Arab countries may face connectivity disruptions that can poten ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
2006 in southern Lebanon. This strategy shift was confirmed in recent days by the Israeli media and now there is a question: What does this approach shift mean and why is Hezbollah shifting to this strategy in this stage of the conflict? Reasons and signs of return to guerrilla warfare Re-embrac ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
2025, quickly faced shortages of certain goods and spiking prices. Dairy products, sugar, spices, fruits, and vegetables make up the bulk of Iran’s exports to Tajikistan. With air and land routes shut down and transport disrupted, these items saw dramatic price surges. Uzbekistan did not esca ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
250 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza. During the operation, Israeli forces detained over 400 human rights activists from more than 40 countries and transferred them to occupied territories. Footage shows armed Israeli troops boarding the ships as activists in life jackets raise their hands in ...
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?
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How’s Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Changed the Face of Modern Wars?

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ،
2. The ability to overwhelm air defense systems through swarm attacks. 3. Precision strike capability at long ranges. 4. Reducing pilot casualties. 5. Constant psychological pressure on the enemy. The distinct engine sound of the Shahed-136 has become a terrifying symbol in the Ukraine war and re ...
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
200 commercial ships.  ABC News, however, questioned credibility of his allegations, citing senior energy officials of his administration that reject his claims.  Al Jazeera, too, cast doubt on the Trump's claims about selling millions of oil barrels in the Persian Gulf amid the US b ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
20 million oil barrels cross to the global markets, was closed to the Iraqi oil exports all of a sudden. A country whose budget relies 90 percent on the oil revenues suddenly found itself in a strategic dead end for energy exports. Before the crisis, Iraq was exporting roughly 3.4 million barrels 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.