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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
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 Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Navy has declared a significant strategic enlargement of Iran’s defensive zone in the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- The IRGC Navy has declared a significant strategic enlargement of Iran's defensive zone in the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to prevent any infringement on the nation's territorial wate ...
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26 Ships Cleared to Pass Through Strait of Hormuz, Says IRGC Navy
Wednesday 20 May 2026
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Navy ALWAGHT- According to the IRGC, ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz following authorization and coordination with the IRGC Navy.
The IRGC announced Wednesday that 26 vessels — including oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial ships — transited through the Stra ...
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Iran Reports 25 Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz
Saturday 23 May 2026
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Navy, 25 vessels—comprising oil tankers and container ships—passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours ALWAGHT- According to Iran's IRGC Navy, 25 vessels—comprising oil tankers and container ships—passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours following cl ...
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Iran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait
Sunday 24 May 2026
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Navy announced that 33 vessels, including tankers and container ships, transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours ALWAGHT- The IRGC Navy announced that 33 vessels, including tankers and container ships, transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
On Sunday, the IRGC Navy's Pub ...
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?
Friday 17 July 2026
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Navy command in Bahrain, and the early-warning systems in Oman shows that the core aim is to disrupt the whole of the US operation cycle across the region.
Another important issue is these military infrastructures being extremely hard to replace. Just contrary to general belief, fast replacement of ...
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IRGC Source Says All Ship Traffic Suspended in Strait of Hormuz
Sunday 19 July 2026
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Navy, all shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been suspended.
An informed source in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to vessel traffic until what it described as hostile actions by the United States come to an end. The source said ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
Sunday 2 August 2026
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Navy since World War II.
Given that failed track record, skepticism is only deepening over whether the new coalition Saudi Arabia is now trying to piece together will fare any better.
Jafar Ghanad-Bashi, a West Asia analyst, told Alwaght in an interview that the failed US experiment offers a sober ...
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
Saturday 15 August 2026
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Navy commander Rear Admiral Ali Ozmaei both emphasized that no vessel can safely transit without Iranian oversight.
Shipping data, however, presents a more complicated picture. Only a small number of vessels have crossed the strait in recent days compared with pre-war levels, with many using routes ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
Tuesday 18 August 2026
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Navy's fast combat support ships and claimed that Iranian strikes on warehouses in Bahrain and Oman used to resupply US forces had compounded logistical difficulties. On the economic front, Johnson described the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as the beginning of an economic tsunami, warning tha ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
Friday 4 September 2026
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vessels in the Mediterranean and communicated their maritime routes to them. In response, the Israeli navy raised its alert level and braced for any potential developments at sea.
Konstantinos Filis, a professor at the American College of Greece and director of the Institute of Global Affairs, said ...
