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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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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026
powerful response, firing missiles and drones at US frigate, likely stunning and bewildering White House officials. Trump, who has shown extreme caution in ordering US warships to approach Iranian waters, apparently had little concern about a tough retaliation from the IRGC or the regular army when ...
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
powerfully expelled the Portuguese colonialists from southern Iran, has not undergone a more influential and decisive situation than today's. What we can grab from the debates and speculations before the US February 28 war on Iran is that the American side had not seriously taken into account th ...
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
power capable of reshaping security and economic dynamics in the world's most vital energy arteries, undermining the Western hegemonic system and redefining maritime navigation and naval control. Yemeni military expert Brigadier General Mujeeb Shamsan told Al-Masirah that the US—long pres ...
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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 ،
power to control of the Strait of Hormuz while the US struggles to reverse the new dynamics. Alwaght- The developments of recent days in the Persian Gulf and reports of confrontations between IRGC and American naval forces have shown that in deeper layers of the ceasefire that followed the US-Israel ...
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
powers that any confrontation will have a heavy price to pay. Just unlike the US, France and Britain have limited presence and military assets and bases in West Asia, something making them even more vulnerable to attacks and so any clash can leave their forces heavily exposed to damage and to heavy ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Naval Support Activity Bahrain, which is home to the US Fifth Fleet’s command, a power plant at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, and five fuel storage sites (bullders) across three different bases. The imagery also documented damage or destruction earlier inflicted on dome-shaped radar covers (radome ...
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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 ،
power, it has evolved into a sophisticated battle over naval surveillance and tracking. So far in that contest, Iran has proven largely capable of staying ahead. How is iran breaking through American blockade? For many, the big question looks like this: How exactly has Iran managed to break throug ...
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“We Will Never Surrender to Any Power,” President Declares
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“We Will Never Surrender to Any Power,” President Declares

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
power or sacrifice its national dignity for comfort or worldly interests, though he stressed that the country must still be governed with prudence and wisdom. He said Iran's adversaries, having failed to bring the country to its knees within three days, are now trying to sow division between the ...
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Official: New Fronts Possible Should Enemy Act Foolishly Again
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Official: New Fronts Possible Should Enemy Act Foolishly Again

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
powerful military to open new fronts, the Army’s spokesman announced ALWAGHT- Any repeat of enemy aggression will compel Iran’s powerful military to open new fronts, the Army’s spokesman announced. During a public gathering at Vali-e Asr Square in Tehran, Iranian Army spokesman Brigadie ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
powers has cast doubt on Trump’s claims. In this relation, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth in the middle of war against Iran said that Washington was aware of the role Beijing and Moscow played in support of Iran, without providing details. “We know exactly what China and Russia are doin ...

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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.