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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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Potential Agreement with Iran: Washington Frustrated, Tel Aviv Furious
Analysis

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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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head
Analysis

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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How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?
Report

How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz have yielded an economic quake rattling the European trade infrastructures. The stability of the market that makes the backbone of the major economic plannings and employment strategies has fallen apart under staggering pressure of costs of energy and transportation. The significa ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
Analysis

Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz and join the pressures against Tehran, the US President Donald Trump now faces a different reality, one in which some regional players are uninterested to fully comply with the American demands. Within this context, any country moving out of the US orbit faces strong reaction of the ...
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Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel
Paper

Four Strategic Messages of Iran’s Missile Strikes at Israel

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
Strait was one face of this updated doctrine. The spokesman to the Yemeni armed forces Major General Yahya Saree in a statement published this morning asserted: As part of countering US and Israeli aggression against the axis of jihad and resistance in Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen, and ...
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
Analysis

Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz and with attacks on US bases in Arab countries. So, it is fair to say Iran’s missile operation has completely upended Trump’s calculations. The first sign was oil prices spiking. In a post on social media, Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, made ...
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Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf
Report

Return of Missiles to Skies of Persian Gulf

Thursday 11 June 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital maritime chokepoint, plays an irreplaceable role in regional oil and gas exports. Any threat to its security could disrupt global energy supplies and trigger a severe price shock. As a result, energy traders are closely watching military and poli ...
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Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal
Analysis

Amid Trump’s Claims, Iran Remains Cautious about Possible Deal

Saturday 13 June 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz under arrangements acceptable to Tehran; suspension of oil and petrochemical sanctions; release of part of Iran’s frozen assets; and the start of comprehensive nuclear talks are among the deal's terms.  The reports also say the US and its allies are set to present pl ...
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Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump
Analysis

Liar-in-Chief? Five False War Claims by Trump

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz, with the outcome being transfer of 100 million oil barrels and over 200 commercial ships.  ABC News, however, questioned credibility of his allegations, citing senior energy officials of his administration that reject his claims.  Al Jazeera, too, cast doubt on the Trum ...
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Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind
Analysis

Baghdad Seeking Ways Out of the Strategic Energy Bind

Sunday 14 June 2026 ،
Strait of Hormuz and seeks ways to restore pre-war oil export levels. Alwaght- Closure of Strait of Hormuz following the joint American-Israeli aggression against Iran has left Iraqi economy grappling with one of toughest shocks. This vital bottleneck, through which over 20 million oil barrels cross ...

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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.