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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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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
US, have approached the proposal with caution, demanding a clearer understanding of the coalition’s commitments and operational mechanisms before signing on. Riyadh, grappling with the economic fallout from disrupted shipping routes and mounting threats to its energy infrastructure, is now sc ...
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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 ،
US, Iran, and the world great powers. The intensive talks between Iran and 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 possi ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
US. Al Jazeera, citing Sina Azodi, a professor at George Washington University, reported that the moves signal a consolidation of Iran’s military power after the war, and send a clear message to Washington, telling it that contrary to Trump’s claims, Iran is enjoying a measure of interna ...
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that American forces have achieved “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz and that commercial shipping can pass freely. Iranian officials have rejected the claim, saying all maritime traffic remains subject to Iranian supervision and auth ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
US ALWAGHT- Escalating military, economic, and political pressures on the US, combined with the fallout from the Hormuz confrontation and Iran's adoption of a more aggressive posture, suggest that an extended conflict would progressively advantage Tehran. Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson and Un ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
US-Iran memorandum of understanding that was supposed to be a pathway to ending the war and resolving outstanding disputes expired Monday without a tangible breakthrough, casting the prospects for a truce deeper into uncertainty. As the two-month window closed, the US President Donald Trump, who ha ...
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says
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Iran Plans to Establish New Maritime Restriction Zone Beyond Strait of Hormuz, SNSC Chief Says

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
US naval blockade line into parts of the Persian Gulf toward loading ports. He warned that vessels entering the designated area without coordination with Iran could face sanctions affecting their insurance and future passage. Rezaei said the Strait of Hormuz is fully closed and under the control of ...
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Iran Seizes US Unmanned Submarine Near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Seizes US Unmanned Submarine Near Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
US defence contractor Anduril Industries ALWAGHT- The vessel was later identified as the Dive-LD, an unmanned underwater vehicle manufactured by US defence contractor Anduril Industries. The submersible is designed to operate at depths of up to 6,000 meters and can remain underwater for as long as 1 ...
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
US. The Islamic Republic seems to have scored high in military and intelligence terms by this hunt, despite Washington's claims that the submarine system is old and malfunctioning. The War Zone website reported that seizing the system relatively intact gives Tehran a considerable privilege. Hu ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
US lost one of its biggest military infrastructures in West Asia in Bahrain as Iran decided to hit its operational heart. Alwaght- Though the US President Donald Trump claimed that the Iranian missile strikes on the American bases in the Persian Gulf have not inflicted meaningful damage on these fac ...

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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.