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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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Scott Ritter: The Strait of Hormuz Remains Under Iran’s Control; US Trust Not Established
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Scott Ritter: The Strait of Hormuz Remains Under Iran’s Control; US Trust Not Established

Tuesday 21 April 2026
Bahrain. He also reaffirms that control over the Strait of Hormuz lies in Iranian hands, opening and closing it at their discretion under specific protocols and clearance from the Iranian Navy.
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Humiliated Superpower: How US Levers Are Going Dull in Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
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Humiliated Superpower: How US Levers Are Going Dull in Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
Bahrain submitted a draft resolution to the Security Council with backing from regional Arab states. The draft would have allowed countries to use “all necessary means”, including potential military action, in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman to ensure freedom ...
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Retaliatory Strikes by Iran, Allies Leave Majority of US West Asia Bases Damaged
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Retaliatory Strikes by Iran, Allies Leave Majority of US West Asia Bases Damaged

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan, while also striking Israeli assets throughout the occupied territories. Regional resistance movements from Lebanon and Yemen cooperated with Iranian forces in delivering some of the blows.
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge
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Collapse of a Dream? Emirates Union May Be Teetering on the Edge

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
Bahrain were meant to join the seven emirates in the union, but due to differences in size, population, wealth, and development, the decision was ultimately made to form the United Arab Emirates from just seven: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, and Fujairah. The coun ...
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
Bahrain presented to the UNSC a resolution on March 11 condemning Iranian attacks on the US military bases in the Arab countries, China and Russia abstained from voting. However, the two vetoed a resolution drafted by the US and some Arab countries on April 7 calling on Iran to reopen the Strait of ...
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
Bahrain—alongside arms deals exceeding $14 billion since the ceasefire. He concluded that after reaching a dead end in direct confrontation with Iran, Washington is now seeking to use these countries as tools, adopting the option of limited war and managing the battle through regional allies w ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Bahrain, Jordan, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia The Washington Post recently revealed that Iranian airstrikes have destroyed or damaged at least 228 US military facilities or pieces of equipment across the Middle East since the war began on February 28. Based on satellite imagery analyzed by the Americ ...
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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 ،
Bahrain, providing access to King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. Still, while these planned alternatives avoid the Strait of Hormuz, they do not solve the long-term need to diversify energy routes beyond the Persian Gulf. In the event of a major confrontation between regional players and other powers wi ...
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Punish Persian Gulf States for Backing US-Israeli Attack

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
Bahrain as containing baseless claims, arguing that the real issue is those states' participation in military operations against Iranian territory. He cited public statements by senior US officials, including the president and CENTCOM commanders, openly acknowledging that several Persian Gulf na ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Bahrain and Egypt, cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and announced major economic and logistic sanctions on Doha. Saudi Arabia and the UAE seized the opportunity, fueled by their long-running hostility toward Qatar over its support for Muslim Brotherhood-linked movements, and, with Washington&rsqu ...

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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.