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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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Damaged Tankers and  Lasting Wound of Energy Market
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Damaged Tankers and Lasting Wound of Energy Market

Saturday 24 October 2026
Hormuz without considering the security and interests of Iran. In such conditions, one of the key impacts of heightened maritime insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz concerns the oil and gas tankers. Iran announced that just on Friday, seven oil tankers were struck over one night. Also, United Kingd ...
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Two Supertankers Sustain Damage After Hitting Sea Mines in Strait of Hormuz
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Two Supertankers Sustain Damage After Hitting Sea Mines in Strait of Hormuz

Saturday 24 October 2026 ،
Hormuz. In a statement released late Friday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) reported that both tankers hit sea mines earlier that day, causing blasts and severe fires in their engine compartments. The explosions rendered the vessels inoperable, preventing them from moving from the loca ...
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
Hormuz, insisted that the crisis between the US and the Israeli regime on one side and Iran on the other can be resolved only through dialogue and diplomacy. They also endorsed the Islamabad MoU and underscored the need for a durable, negotiated solution. Their stance matters because all four count ...
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
Hormuz. Such an agenda makes clear that the issues under discussion are not merely bilateral, but they are directly tied to strategic security, trade, and energy at both the regional and global levels. Why did Mecca Pact members come to Tehran? The Mecca Pact, signed in August 2026 by Saudi Arabia ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
Hormuz closed to regional oil exports as the war against Iran drags on, Iraq's own oil exports have run into trouble. Oil revenues account for more than 90 percent of total government income and budget, and a prolonged slump could tip the country into a financial crisis and possibly social unres ...
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US Sea Blockade Rendered Ineffective as Iran Runs labyrinthine Circumvention Network
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US Sea Blockade Rendered Ineffective as Iran Runs labyrinthine Circumvention Network

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
Hormuz had fallen to the US Navy, yet developments on the ground show that reality is a far cry from what the White House claims. Trump recently asserted that under US military control, more oil is now being exported through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war, but the upward trajectory of oil ...
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, casting this as a sign of how central those areas are to Iran's defense and military calculus. University of Tehran professor: Next war is determining Mohammad Marandi, a prominent University of Tehran professor and international affairs analyst, said in an intervie ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
Hormuz closed and the crisis spill over into the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, setting off an energy crunch and fuel inflation. Still, Democrats are unlikely to win enough seats to override a presidential veto, meaning any effort to roll back Trump's tariffs or end the war with Iran will require suppor ...
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
Hormuz and its role in global energy transit made it impossible to contain the conflict's fallout. The Strait of Hormuz is not merely a maritime passage in the Persian Gulf but one of the most vital arteries for the transfer of oil and energy products in the global economy. Any disruption to tr ...
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"Iron Gate": The US Failure Story from Hormuz to Caspian
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"Iron Gate": The US Failure Story from Hormuz to Caspian

Monday 9 November 2026 ،
Hormuz demonstrated that such scenario does not bear the result favorable to Washington. As Iran has managed to export its oil and other products in defiance of the US naval fleet, in the Caspian Sea, which is way beyond the American reach, Tehran will continue to circumvent the sanctions. 

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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.