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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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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
Iranian principles and permits. Within this framework, many world powers have moved to direct interaction with Iran to ensure smooth navigation of their vessels rather than embarking on escalatory policies of the US. Countries from Europe and Asia, including key Washington trade partners, have conc ...
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
Iranian red lines. In a message, Trump in a tone that tried to project power while failing to hide worry said that a number of countries that have no role in the Middle East conflict have called on the US to help to take their ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. He described these countries innocent ...
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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 ،
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's visit to Beijing is a signal of Iran's push to beef up cooperation with China as its strategic allily to ward off the US pressures and work out ways to manage instability in West Asia region in general and Strait of Hormuz in particular. Upon its ar ...
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Iran Slams US Over Tanker Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Slams US Over Tanker Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Iranian oil tankers and multiple coastal locations. Iravani asserts that these attacks, which he claims President Trump openly acknowledged, clearly violate the April 8, 2026 ceasefire and the UN Charter’s prohibition on the use of force. The letter accuses Washington of a sustained pattern o ...
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Iran’s Oil Exports Cannot Be Halted, Says Senior Lawmaker
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Iran’s Oil Exports Cannot Be Halted, Says Senior Lawmaker

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Iranian Parliament’s Energy Commission has stressed that measures taken against Iranian oil tankers are illegal ALWAGHT- The head of the Iranian Parliament's Energy Commission has stressed that measures taken against Iranian oil tankers are illegal and incapable of stopping Iran's oil export ...
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Iranian armed forces in the Persian Gulf is that their fingers are on the trigger. Iran no longer sees the current situation as a ceasefire but as a continuation of hostilities, and that is the lens through which it responds to developments and movements by the US forces outside the Persian Gulf, es ...
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Iranian waters in recent weeks to break Iran's control over the strait have been repelled by direct Iranian fire. This has nullified Washington's promises to restore normal shipping in the Persian Gulf, further tarnishing the US image as a global superpower, as Iran continues enforcing stric ...
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Shadow Fleet: The Story of Iran Beating US Sea Blockade
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Shadow Fleet: The Story of Iran Beating US Sea Blockade

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Iranian tanker, which is subject to US sanctions and spotted off the coast of India just two weeks ago, has now docked at Kharg Island. The vessel, said to be carrying LNG, reportedly evaded detection, pierced the US blockade line, and entered Iranian waters. On Monday, TankerTrackers, the company ...
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Iran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait
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Iran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Iranian forces. The statement added that intelligent control of the strategic waterway is being vigorously maintained by the IRGC Navy, following severe insecurity caused by the aggression of the US terrorist army in the region.
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Iranian threats. So, if Trump really believes the US controls the strait, why is he also claiming to have struck a deal with Iran to “free it up”? Ali Vaez, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, put it this way: “Iran’s ability to choke off the Strait of Horm ...

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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.