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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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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?
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Battle for Hormuz: Why’s Recent US-Iran Trade of Fire Decisive?

Monday 29 June 2026
CENTCOM) promptly struck targets along Iran's coastline. 2. Attack on Keiko oil tanker and Iran's reaction: Then CENTCOM reported an attack on Keiko oil tanker, but the IRGC reported retaliatory attacks on the US base in Bahrain, warning that any new American attack will trigger a painful r ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
CENTCOM) announced early Wednesday that it had launched an operation aimed at imposing a heavy cost on Iran for attacking commercial vessels with civilian crews in an international waterway. Following those strikes, military sites in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Qeshm came under aerial attack. A project ...
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?
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What Does Destroying Jordan Airbase Mean in Iran-US War Equations?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
CENTCOM) operations, but the escalated tensions with Iran and increasing military vulnerability of the US bases have driven Washington leaders to gradually move some of their operational capacity to safer locations. Jordan’s proximity to both Iraq and the occupied territories makes it a geogr ...
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?

Thursday 30 July 2026 ،
CENTCOM) said the operation was conducted jointly with Saudi forces and targeted facilities linked to Iran-backed groups. The Pentagon maintains that those groups played a role in planning and executing recent strikes against American personnel and Saudi energy infrastructure. Washington’s cl ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
CENTCOM footprint in the region will erode, and that serves no American interests. Actually, protracted, attritional war will inflict serious damage on the the US in the long run.
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US Claims Attacks on Three Iranian Oil Tankers in Persian Gulf
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US Claims Attacks on Three Iranian Oil Tankers in Persian Gulf

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
CENTCOM said two tankers were rendered inoperable near Kharg Island and Jask, while a third was hit multiple times after its crew was ordered to abandon ship. The strikes came amid a renewed escalation between Iran and the United States. Iranian sources reported that one tanker near Kharg Island wa ...
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Iran Threatens Harsher Strikes on US Warships Amid Continued Aggression
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Iran Threatens Harsher Strikes on US Warships Amid Continued Aggression

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
CENTCOM identified two of the vessels as M/T Downy and M/T Stark 1, while saying a third tanker, M/T Kylo, also known as Noxen, was hit multiple times after its crew was ordered to abandon ship.
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Iran Holds Strategic Leverage in Strait of Hormuz, Armed Forces Spokesman Says
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Iran Holds Strategic Leverage in Strait of Hormuz, Armed Forces Spokesman Says

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper said US forces had protected more than 2,000 commercial vessels and cleared primary shipping lanes of mines. Iran, however, maintains that Washington’s actions have violated a June memorandum of understanding that assigned responsibility for reopening and ...
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
CENTCOM), however, has denied responsibility for the Lamerd attack. Although the fact-finding committee is not a criminal court and its report does not by itself issue a judicial verdict against individuals or the US government, its findings can be used as part of the documentary record in future i ...
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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 ،
CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper was deployed to Saudi Arabia for talks with Riyadh's rulers. Media reports described this American approach a kind of support without intervention to Saudi Arabia. 

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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.