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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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Grossi: I Will Visit Persian Gulf to Ensure Nuclear Security
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Grossi: I Will Visit Persian Gulf to Ensure Nuclear Security

Wednesday 20 May 2026
energy infrastructure a central focus of international consultations.
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
energy exports, while even a temporary agreement securing oil exports and free shipping could ease inflation pressures on European economies. With neither side ready to declare success—Trump speaking of Iran's eagerness for a deal while keeping military threats on the table, and Tehran ref ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
energy sector, Central Asia is not faring much better. With oil prices crossing roughly $100 a barrel in the midst of war and the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, energy-importing nations in the region are facing severe economic pressure. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which rely heavily on fuel imp ...
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz can work as a new deterrence factor for Tehran in the face of American excesses. Alwaght- Years of successive, intensive, and turbulent negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 finally led to the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal under the Obama administration. Although the agreement d ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed during the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, banned ground-launched missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. That year, President Donald Trump accused Russia of violating the treaty and unilaterally pulled Washington out of it. Europe an ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
energy shipping lanes. That explains why Pakistan, acting within the framework of its security agreement with Saudi Arabia, has recently positioned some of its forces in Yemen’s eastern Hadhramaut province, which is under Saudi-backed mercenaries.  One of the most telling dimensions of P ...
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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 ،
energy officials of his administration that reject his claims.  Al Jazeera, too, cast doubt on the Trump's claims about selling millions of oil barrels in the Persian Gulf amid the US blockade on Iran, saying that to transfer 100 million oil barrels in such a short time, hundreds of ships ...
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
energy prices surged, inflation fears rose in the US, and markets faced widespread uncertainty. Reuters reported that the deal with Iran immediately drove down oil prices and boosted financial markets, a clear sign that the economy was a key driver behind Washington’s push to end the war. Aar ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
energy markets, or averting a regional war takes priority for US interests, it can apply serious pressure on the Israeli government to stand down. Historically, too, US administrations have repeatedly managed to curb or scale back Israeli military operations. That track record shows Washington does ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
energy markets. Capitals across the region are scrambling to lock in their positions and interests before any deal takes shape, determined not to be passive bystanders in the emerging order. At this historic inflection point, as West Asia transitions to a new security framework, Iran-Pakistan relat ...

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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.