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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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What’s the Message of Iran’s IRGC Seizing Violating Ships in Strait of Hormuz?
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What’s the Message of Iran’s IRGC Seizing Violating Ships in Strait of Hormuz?

Thursday 23 April 2026
Oman, not international waters. Moreover, Iran has not acceded to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and is therefore not bound by its rules on free passage. At the same time, under the innocent passage regime, Iran can charge fees for security and specific services, impose restriction ...
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Iranian Sailors from Ship Seized by US Arrive Back Home
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Iranian Sailors from Ship Seized by US Arrive Back Home

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
Oman on April 1, detaining its 28 crew members and claiming the ship had violated Washington's so-called naval blockade. Six crew members had been released earlier, while seven others remain in Pakistan. ABC News reported on Sunday, citing CENTCOM, that procedures have also begun to return the ...
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US Strikes Civilian Vessels En Route to Iran, Killing 5
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US Strikes Civilian Vessels En Route to Iran, Killing 5

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
Oman to Iran ALWAGHT- A military source told local Iranian media that the United States attacked two civilian cargo boats traveling from Oman to Iran, killing at least five people on board. A military source has rejected US claims that it targeted Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) speedboats. ...
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Strait of Hormuz Safe Passage Assured Once Enemy Threat Neutralized
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Strait of Hormuz Safe Passage Assured Once Enemy Threat Neutralized

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
Oman for adhering to Iran's Strait of Hormuz regulations and helping enhance regional maritime security. In a separate message on Wednesday, the IRGC Navy emphasized that with the aggressor's threats neutralized and new protocols now in place, safe and stable passage through the Strait of Ho ...
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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 ،
Oman is around 2240 kilometers, a length enabling the military forces to have proper dispersal and movement. This allows the country to respond to any foreign threat in a fast and multilayer fashion and minimize the enemy’s possibility to focus on a specific point.  Another key geographi ...
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
Oman's Port of Duqm. The force warned that any further US military action would be met with an even stronger response.
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
Oman as soon as possible Hanizadeh, pointing to Oman's decisive role as the other Persian Gulf littoral state in shaping the future of Strait of Hormuz management, said that the Sultanate of Oman is a fully influential player in regional developments. The country has maintained a relatively con ...
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?

Friday 17 July 2026 ،
Oman suggest Iran is not simply out to destroy hardware; it aims to degrade the enemy's intelligence awareness and reaction time. But what sets this operation apart strategically is its focus on targeting the network, not individual pieces of equipment. In US military doctrine, combat power doe ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Oman.  Riyadh claimed that by the end of the meeting, 14 countries, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen’s internationally recognized government, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sudan, Djibouti, and Somalia, had thrown their weight behind the initiative, issu ...
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
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Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
Oman over a new transit mechanism in the Strait of Hormuz, ongoing US blockade over Iran, tangible drop in the ship transit, and oil prices rise all show that the two sides have reached a point where there is neither a possibility of outright military win nor a return to the past status of thr strai ...

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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.