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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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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026
Iranian retaliation, including stepped-up attacks on US interests and energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf. Meanwhile, the economic pressure and blockade that Trump has touted as the key to forcing Tehran's submission look less like a coherent endgame strategy and more like a bid to buy ...
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Iran Can Deliver Devastating Blow to Enemy Anywhere if Needed: Navy Cmdr.
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Iran Can Deliver Devastating Blow to Enemy Anywhere if Needed: Navy Cmdr.

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
Iranian operations have caught hostile forces off guard and disrupted the operational capabilities of some enemy warships for extended periods. Irani stressed that maintaining constant military readiness is essential to preventing adversaries from achieving their objectives. He said Iranian forces ...
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
Iranian sanctions list. Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran plans to establish a new restricted maritime zone extending from the US naval blockade line into parts of the Persian Gulf toward loading ports. He warned that vessels entering the designated area ...
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Iran Seizes US Unmanned Submarine Near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Seizes US Unmanned Submarine Near Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
Iranian media identified the vessel as the Dive-LD, an autonomous submersible developed by US company Anduril Industries and reportedly delivered to the US Navy in 2025. Iran also said the Army had shot down a US MQ-1 drone near Bandar Abbas earlier the same day. The Dive-LD is about 5.8 meters lon ...
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
Iranian forces able to find it and recover it nearly intact? Some American sources also make clear that it remains unclear what effort the US made to recover the submarine drone, but its intact recovery suggests American forces at some point lost track of its position. True value lies in data, not ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
Iranian missile strikes on the American bases in the Persian Gulf have not inflicted meaningful damage on these facilities ovetlr past six months, as the war drags on, new reports emerge to reveal fresh details of the US damage and casualties, to the extent that the White House officials can hardly ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Iranian maritime pressure escalate, the Israeli regime would not have reliable naval support from its Arab partners east of Bab-el-Mandeb.  As a result, weakness in the Indian Ocean could leave Tel Aviv facing a dilemma which is to either absorb pressure against ships linked to it, or move tow ...
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IRGC Warns Ships Disabling Tracking Systems of Decisive Action in Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Warns Ships Disabling Tracking Systems of Decisive Action in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Iranian forces said they had struck for attempting to navigate an unauthorized route. The IRGC also warned that action against violating vessels could extend beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Reports Another Tanker Incident in Hormuz, Warns US Cooperators
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Reports Another Tanker Incident in Hormuz, Warns US Cooperators

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
Iranian naval forces also struck a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier allegedly attempting to use an illegal passage south of the waterway. Iran has restricted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Israeli war began on February 28, with a ceasefire taking effect in early Apr ...
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Iran Warns It Will Sink US Vessels Approaching the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Warns It Will Sink US Vessels Approaching the Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
Iranian Army Navy oversees the Sea of Oman and areas beyond it. Ozmaei described Iran’s approach as “smart control,” explaining that vessels seeking to transit the waterway must obtain authorization, with permits issued to ships travelling to or from Iran depending on prevailing c ...

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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.