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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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Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores
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Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores

Saturday 15 August 2026
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi blamed US aggression for the oil slick near Qeshm Island and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
Iranian-American confrontation has developed to economic area from battleground, Tehran more than any other time is aspiring to activate its peripheral capacity to push back against the American pressure, and so Central Asia is growing more important than ever. In this connection, Tajikistan's ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Iranian-Pakistani relations that have their roots in centuries of historical, linguistic, and religious commonalities these days are witnessing their most complex period. This relationship, can be called a two-sided blade, on the one hand bears vast capacities for economic, security, and cultural co ...
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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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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Iranian government, and the IRGC have responded by striking vessels and tankers tied to the US. Iran’s use of anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from its own territory at maritime targets marks a new level of military capability in this confrontation and, alongside drones and mine-laying, has ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
Iranian territory or a single battlefield. Shipping lanes, energy facilities, ports and commercial vessels could all find themselves exposed to disruption from dispersed, geographically scattered asymmetric capabilities. The strengthening of Ansarullah, therefore, is not merely the military rise of ...
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Iran Rules Out Resuming Pre-War Diplomatic Track with US
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Iran Rules Out Resuming Pre-War Diplomatic Track with US

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Iranian officials and the Armed Forces have dismissed the threats and said Washington must take steps before negotiations can resume. Rezaei said Iran had conveyed seven conditions to the US through regional intermediaries, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reportedly presented Tehran’s p ...
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Says Threats to Iran’s Oil Exports and Security Could Have Wider Consequences
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Says Threats to Iran’s Oil Exports and Security Could Have Wider Consequences

Wednesday 30 September 2026 ،
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that attempts to disrupt Iran’s oil exports or undermine its security would carry reciprocal consequences. He also rejected US claims concerning control over the Strait of Hormuz, calling them baseless. Ghalibaf said Iran’s reop ...
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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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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Iranian member of parliament Mohsen Zangeneh in an interview with Sahar TV said that under the initial deal, up to 10,000 meters of land is to be given to the Taliban government in Chabahar Port. This, indeed, does not mean transfer of property. It is for investment to establish trade infrastructure ...

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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.