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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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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf
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Terrifying Hormuz Weapon: The Digital Bomb Lying Beneath the Persian Gulf

Tuesday 19 May 2026
Strait of Hormuz and the broader Persian Gulf region, so much so that obvious defeat of the US and other international and regional powers in this area sent the world into a surprise. Meanwhile, the dependence on the energy security to the Strait of Hormuz is not the whole story. Now the world medi ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz and this is creating a breathing room for Tehran much more than was expected by the West. Times of Israel in a report wrote that despite weeks of American and Israeli attacks and repeated Trump threats, Iran is still hard in its stance and has only proposed possibility of accepting ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz that is now under Iran’s control. However, the Chinese foreign ministry not only questioned veracity of these claims, but also only highlighted the need to observe international laws. While Trump talks about China distancing from Iran, recent months developments, especially a ...
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Iran Reports 25 Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Reports 25 Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
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 clearance and security coordination. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ...
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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 ،
Strait of Hormuz and enriched uranium remain serious obstacles. Heavy diplomatic activity involving Tehran, Islamabad, Doha, and Washington has reignited speculation about Iran-US negotiations, even as the region remains shaken by US-Israeli attacks on Iran. With conflicting statements from officia ...
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz and launching a new round of talks. Despite all these signs, Washington’s record of treachery and betrayal of the negotiation process and abuse of diplomacy for surprise aggression on Iran, and also Trump’s threats and illusionary position make prospects of an agreement ...
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Iran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait
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Iran granted passage to 33 ships through Hormuz Strait

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
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 Public Relations Office stated that 33 vessels—including oil tankers, container sh ...
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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 ،
Strait of Hormuz are Eurasia and Central Asia. Countries of these regions, though may be far away from the battleground, but due to their geopolitical, economic, and transit relations with Iran naturally are exposed to the outcomes of the tension. Unlike its turbulent ties with Arab neighbors acros ...
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day
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Untold Angles of Minab School Crime: Unending Stories of that Black Day

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz. Babak Khajeh Pasha, a film director and former Iranian representative to the Oscars, sharply criticized the silence of international film festivals and media outlets over the killing of Iranian and Palestinian children. “The media empire,” he said, “boycotts any ...
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz, resisting American threats. At the same time some analysts say that the Trump’s allegations about full victory over Iran look baseless. The Times of Israel has reported that Trump, by signing possible agreement with Tehran, risks sinking in even worse situation, while Iran, ...

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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.