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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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Strait of Hormuz to Remain Closed Until Oil Sanctions Are Lifted
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Strait of Hormuz to Remain Closed Until Oil Sanctions Are Lifted

Tuesday 18 August 2026
blockade comes to an end. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf addressed the 180th open session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly on Tuesday, firmly stating that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until all conditions outlined in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding are ...
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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 ،
blockade. Iran, for its part, continues to reject Washington’s terms, with core flashpoints like the Strait of Hormuz remaining unresolved. Against that backdrop, speculation over Trump’s next move toward Iran has become one of the most heated debates in US analytical and media circles. ...
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Iran Condemns New US Sanctions as Violation of UN Members’ Sovereignty
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Iran Condemns New US Sanctions as Violation of UN Members’ Sovereignty

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
blockade and military aggression would undermine the sovereignty of other states. Baghaei said this could erode the UN-based international system and lead to a return to “full-scale classic colonialism.”
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
blockade against Iran comes with pledges of the toughest penalties in US history. Yet even inside the US, serious doubts are mounting over whether the strategy will actually work. Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contend that the latest financial crackdown on Tehran will force it to back d ...
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Saudi ScanEagle Drone Shot Down Over Yemen’s Hajjah
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Saudi ScanEagle Drone Shot Down Over Yemen’s Hajjah

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
blockade for blockade,” strikes on Saudi military buildups, and defending Yemen’s sovereignty against foreign incursions. Tensions between Sanaa and Riyadh have intensified following a Saudi strike on Sanaa International Airport in July. Yemen subsequently declared the 2022 truce effect ...
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Iran Vows to Target US Bases in Europe if Nations Join Hostilities
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Iran Vows to Target US Bases in Europe if Nations Join Hostilities

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
blockade of Iran as an act of aggression, warning that any further escalation would have consequences. Baghaei said Washington was using economic pressure and other measures to punish Iran for defending its sovereignty and independence. On regional relations, Baghaei said ties between Iran and Paki ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
blockade? Since the return of the “maximum pressure” campaign and the subsequent naval cordon, Iran’s economic survival has hinged on five key areas. And global experts argue that the Treasury secretary’s economic warfare trumpet cannot squeeze those lifelines much tighter t ...
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
blockade on July 14, daily transits cratered again to around five. Over the six months of war, the average daily traffic through Hormuz has been just seven vessels, a staggering 93 percent drop from prewar levels. That collapse stands as one of the clearest indicators of Iran's growing leverag ...
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
blockade. Describing a blockade as a serious act of war, he said Iran would take necessary action and reiterated Tehran’s position that preventing Iran from exporting oil through the Persian Gulf would mean preventing others from doing so as well.
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
blockade, and its economic war against Iran, along with any parties that in any way collaborate in or facilitate America’s unlawful and transgressive actions. The Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said that these aggressive acts will receive a fitting response. We vi ...

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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.