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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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Reuters: Biden does not intend to intensify Iran’s oil sanctions
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Reuters: Biden does not intend to intensify Iran’s oil sanctions

Wednesday 17 April 2024
Iranian oil exports out of concern for potential spikes in oil prices ALWAGHT- The Biden administration is hesitant to intensify sanctions on Iranian oil exports out of concern for potential spikes in oil prices and the risk of offending China, which is the largest customer of Iranian oil. Reuters ...
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Iran-Russia Gas Deal, a Revolution in Regional Energy Outlook
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Iran-Russia Gas Deal, a Revolution in Regional Energy Outlook

Monday 15 July 2024 ،
Iranian-Russian projects. In this relation, last week, Russian state gas company Gazprom and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) signed an MoU with the presence of Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji for direct transfer of Russian gas to Iran, projecting a revolution for regional energy and industry ou ...
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Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Smuggling Oil
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Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Smuggling Oil

Monday 29 July 2024 ،
Iranian military seized the ship while it was being loaded with smuggled oil from Iranian launches. The tanker has since been transferred to Iran’s Imam Khomeini pier. In late January, the IRGC Navy had also confiscated a foreign tanker carrying two million liters of smuggled fuel in the sout ...
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Baghaei: US Sanctions on Iran Reflect Lawlessness and Deceit
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Baghaei: US Sanctions on Iran Reflect Lawlessness and Deceit

Saturday 15 March 2025 ،
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed US officials’ claims of readiness for negotiations ALWAGHT- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed US officials' claims of readiness for negotiations, stating that Washington's sanctions prove the falsehood of their statements and demons ...
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Iran’s Oil Exports Reach Highest Levels Since 2018
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Iran’s Oil Exports Reach Highest Levels Since 2018

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
Iranian authorities, however, have maintained that the UN sanctions would not hinder Iran’s ability to supply oil to international markets. Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad stated that the country had overcome some of the harshest American sanctions in recent years and that the latest UN measures ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan Conduct Joint Naval Exercise in the Caspian Sea
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Iran and Azerbaijan Conduct Joint Naval Exercise in the Caspian Sea

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Iranian and Azerbaijani naval forces conducted a joint maritime rescue and relief drill near Boyuk Zira Island off Baku’s coast in the Caspian Sea ALWAGHT- Iranian and Azerbaijani naval forces conducted a joint maritime rescue and relief drill near Boyuk Zira Island off Baku’s coast in the Cas ...
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Oil Tanker Confiscated by IRGC Navy Near Southern Makran Coast for Violations
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Oil Tanker Confiscated by IRGC Navy Near Southern Makran Coast for Violations

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
Iranian territorial waters. The seizure follows a pattern of similar actions by the IRGC in recent years, including the detention of two Greek tankers in 2022 and the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship MSC Aries in April 2024, all for violations of Iranian regulations.
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Iran’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions
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Iran’s New Naval Ships Signal Tehran Eyes Secure Exports, Distant Missions

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Iranian destroyer Sahand, which sank last year in the port, has been refloated and restored to service. This unprecedented engineering operation required the efforts of over 200 navy specialists and engineers and 350 consecutive hours of work. The mission has been recorded as one of the most complex ...
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Western Reports Indicate China Is Boosting Its Oil Purchases from Iran
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Western Reports Indicate China Is Boosting Its Oil Purchases from Iran

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
Iranian oil imports, as two giant tankers have discharged their shipments at Chinese ports ALWAGHT- Western reports indicate that China is ramping up Iranian oil imports, as two giant tankers have discharged their shipments at Chinese ports. China’s independent oil refiners, known as teapots, ...
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
Iranian oil en route to Venezuela. The US has also imposed sweeping sanctions against dozens of tankers accused of carrying sanctioned oil from Iran, Venezuela, or Russia, leaving these ships vulnerable to seizure or further penalties. These actions have frequently been carried out without United N ...

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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.