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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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US or Venezuela? Who’s the True Oil Thief?
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US or Venezuela? Who’s the True Oil Thief?

Friday 26 December 2025
Trump says Venezuelan nationalization of its oil was theft of American oil companies’ assets, justifying oil blockade on South American nation. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump has recently called on Venezuela to return the asserts Caracas years ago seized from American oil companies. Respondi ...
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How Would the World Look Like if Strait of Hormuz Closed?
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How Would the World Look Like if Strait of Hormuz Closed?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz is a key energy flow route and its close in case of war can impose heavy costs on world economy. Alwaght- When we look at the world energy flow lanes, we can see that there are several important choke points for energy transfer around the world. But none are as important and vulnera ...
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How’s Israeli-American Aggression on Iran Hitting World Economy Hard?
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How’s Israeli-American Aggression on Iran Hitting World Economy Hard?

Saturday 7 March 2026 ،
The world economy is impacted by rising energy prices as a result of closure of Strait of Hormuz. Alwaght- The American-Israeli aggression against Iran has borne economic consequences to the region in addition to security implications. Immediately after halt of global shipping from the strategic Str ...
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What’s Driven Trump’s Retreat from His Iran Ultimatum?
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What’s Driven Trump’s Retreat from His Iran Ultimatum?

Saturday 28 March 2026 ،
The US markets reacted negatively to Trump setting a deadline for Iran amid energy flow crisis. Alwaght- The world oil prices keep establishing new price records, and under the impact of war the global markets are tumultuous. According to a report by Macquarie Group, if the war on Iran continues unt ...
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Economic Standoff Between US And Iran Reaches Tipping Point: America Running Out of Options
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Economic Standoff Between US And Iran Reaches Tipping Point: America Running Out of Options

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baghaer Ghalibaf claims US has exhausted its leverage while Iran retains significant cards ALWAGHT- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baghaer Ghalibaf claims US has exhausted its leverage while Iran retains significant cards. In a post on his X account, Iranian ...
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Petroleum Reserve to energy firms ALWAGHT- In an effort to calm global markets disrupted by the conflict with Iran and the blockage of Strait of Hormuz shipping, the US is distributing 53.3 million barrels of crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to energy firms. The United States is releasing ...
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Iran Continues Oil Exports Despite Tightened US Restrictions
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Iran Continues Oil Exports Despite Tightened US Restrictions

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
Petroleum Ministry has spent years developing mechanisms to counter the effects of American sanctions and maintained those measures even after the temporary waiver was granted. He also accused Washington of failing to honor its commitments, saying the US violated Article 10 of the memorandum of und ...
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?

Sunday 19 July 2026 ،
The US seems to have lost its power to make difference in the Strait of Hormuz and this is eroding trust of oil traders and consumers. Alwaght- As oil prices surged again over the past few days following rejuvenated clashes in the Persian Gulf and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffi ...
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
UAE sees an opportunity in the new clashes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen amid shifting regional dynamics. Alwaght- Re-eruption of military tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement after a three-year relative peace does not mean just failure of the diplomacy betwe ...
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Yemen’s Ansarullah says it can broaden the range of its attacks and this can prove troublesome to Saudi oil output. Alwaght- With the escalation of clashes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement, war has entered a new stage, with its central face being not military, but ...

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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.