- Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores
- Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
- Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
- Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
- Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
- Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
- US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity
- Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade
- Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
- Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores
Large sections of the waters along Qeshm Island’s shores have been cleared of the recent oil slickKhatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said that insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz is a direct consequence of US and Israeli aggression against Iran
Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade Austrian journalist and university lecturer Dieter Reinisch has joined the Handala 2 as a participant
Hormuz Uncertainty Pushes Oil Prices Higher Oil prices rose as Asian markets reopened after the weekend, with uncertainty continuing over when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen
Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Israeli regime poses the greatest threat to regional stability
Sen. Murphy Declares Trump Has ‘Lost’ Iran War Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says the US president has “lost the war” against Iran
Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated President Masoud Pezeshkian said the enemies had expected to destabilize and ultimately undermine the Islamic Republic
Pezeshkian Says Supreme Leader Is in Good Health Pointing to his recent meeting with the Supreme Leader and highlighting his good health, the President said the Leader is in complete health
Iranian President Meets Leader to Discuss Major National Issues President Masoud Pezeshkian has met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei
Iran’s Army on Full Alert Against Potential Ground Threats The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces warned that any US military ground presence on Iranian soil would be met with a severe response
Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani says the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status
Araghchi Reaffirms Iran’s Commitment to Resistance Amid Pressure Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran remains firmly committed to the path of resistance despite mounting pressure
Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif
Yemen Targets Saudi Military Site, Signals New Equation Yemen’s armed forces said they had targeted a Saudi military gathering center in Sah al-Jinn with a large number of missiles and drones
Agreement with Oman Does Not Entail Reopening Hormuz Ongoing talks in Oman concerning transit through the Strait of Hormuz do not amount to a full reopening of the strategic waterway
Journalists Play Key Role in Strengthening National Unity Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed that journalists and media professionals play a vital role in strengthening national unity
Largest Red Banner of Vengeance Raised in Karbala Karbala witnessed a powerful display of mourning and devotion on Tuesday as millions of black-clad pilgrims gathered
Saudi Oil Tanker Targeted in Yemen Attack in Red Sea Yemen’s Armed Forces said they struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafa near Yanbu in the northern Red Sea with several ballistic missiles on Wednesday
Iranian, Italian FMs Hold Talks on Hormuz Strait Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani discussed issues of mutual interest
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Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated
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China Reaffirms Support for Peace and Stability in West Asia
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Iranian Forces Strike US Targets in Kuwait in New Offensive
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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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Unwelcome Guest of White House: How Have Washington-Tel Aviv Ties Taken a Turn for Worse?
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing ties with Israel. But just days later, he pivoted, saying he had not actually discussed the matter with Saudi leaders. For its part, Saudi Arabia has made clear that it has no plans to normalize relations with Israeli regime until Palestinian legiti ...
Analysis
Pakistan-Kuwait Defense Agreement and Its Geopolitical Aspects
Thursday 30 July 2026
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Riyadh deal explicitly states that an attack on either country constitutes an attack on the other. The Kuwait accord carries no such mutual-defense clause, focusing instead on training, technology transfer, logistics, and military-industrial cooperation.
Brigadier General Mahmood Shah, a military a ...
Report
What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?
Thursday 30 July 2026
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Riyadh accused Iraqi resistance factions of carrying out drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
In a statement, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the operation was conducted jointly with Saudi forces and targeted facilities linked to Iran-backed groups. The Pentagon maintains that those groups play ...
Analysis
Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
Sunday 2 August 2026
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Riyadh once again moved to the already tested and failed formula of coalition making.
Saudi Defense Ministry said on Thursday that it hosted a meeting of over 40 countries. The ministry said that the participants discussed a draft deal for a multinational maritime defense coalition to enhance coope ...
Analysis
Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Sunday 2 August 2026
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Riyadh and Washington expected Beijing to leverage its economic weight, as Iran’s top oil buyer and the broker of the 2023 détente agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, to press Tehran into reining in the Houthis. That did not happen. And perhaps more telling: it was never meant to.
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Report
Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
Saturday 8 August 2026
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Riyadh's bid to forge a new security framework with two major powers of the Muslim world. Though official details have yet to be released, the central question remains here: Will Saudi Arabia this time succeed in filling its security vacuum, or will this initiative meet the same fate as its pred ...
Analysis
Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
Saturday 8 August 2026
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Riyadh have decided to define part of their security within the framework of a defense pact outside the American frame. According to the new framework, any military attack on one member of the new bloc will be regarded as an attack on the three members.
This agreement, indeed, has a backgroun ...
Interview
Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Tuesday 11 August 2026
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Riyadh on some regional matters.
Therefore, it appears that these countries will act cautiously in supporting one another and will also take into account the requirements and constraints of other actors, especially given that Turkish officials have stated that this agreement is not directed against ...
Analysis
Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
Wednesday 12 August 2026
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Riyadh's accession to the Arab-Israeli normalization deal. Yet Saudi Arabia continues to condition normalization with Tel Aviv on a clear pathway to an independent Palestinian state.
Now, formation of an independent defense pact by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey shows that Riyadh is diversi ...
Analysis
Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Saturday 15 August 2026
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Riyadh al-Ali, a security expert, has reported the presence of Russian, American, and Iranian machine guns among certain tribes, along with medium-caliber weapons and even anti-aircraft guns. Since 2003, he says, some tribes have gotten their hands on mortars, RPGs, sniper rifles, and various types ...
