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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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Just Weeks of Commercial Oil Left, IEA Head Cautions
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Just Weeks of Commercial Oil Left, IEA Head Cautions

Tuesday 19 May 2026
US-Iran negotiations. Iran swiftly retaliated with missiles and drones on Israeli-occupied territories and US bases, and shut down the Strait of Hormuz to its enemies and their allies. Tehran introduced stricter controls after President Trump announced a blockade targeting Iranian vessels and ports, ...
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
US-Iran deal is the growing division between Trump and Netanyahu. Netanyahu was hopeful, Reuters reports, that the war will topple the government in Iran and will boost his political position at home. But at the end of the road, neither American aims nor those of Israeli regime were met. Daniel B. S ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
US-Iran memorandum of understanding. The core issue remains the 60-day negotiation track aimed at striking a nuclear deal. But in the early read on what just went down, Trump got little more than the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. His pre-war demands included regime change, eliminating highly e ...
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
US-Iran interim agreement is fueling plenty of anxiety for that very reason. Under the preliminary terms, Tehran has agreed to waive transit tolls for ships passing through the strait for just 60 days, after which both sides are set to revisit the issue. Throughout the war, the UAE, Bahrain, and Ku ...
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
US-Iran disputes were to be settled within a 60-day period following the agreement, and the initial deal that was signed on June 17 was planned to turn into a final one. But the field reality has put another path ahead of these adversaries. Just against the expectations not only the clashes did not ...
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Iran Rejects Reports of Possible Talks With US
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Iran Rejects Reports of Possible Talks With US

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
US-Iran talks as media speculation, saying Iran's only ongoing discussions are bilateral talks with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz. He warned that any further US action would draw an immediate and decisive response from Iran and accused Washington of bearing full responsibility for the current sit ...
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Khatam al-Anbia Cautions States Against Exploiting Iran’s Frozen Assets
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Khatam al-Anbia Cautions States Against Exploiting Iran’s Frozen Assets

Tuesday 28 July 2026 ،
warned that vessels belonging to companies or countries using Iran’s frozen assets would be denied passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The warning followed remarks by the US president about using seized Iranian funds to compensate for damage to vessels allegedly caused during regional tensi ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
US-Iran conflict all at once. The Soufan Center, a Washington-based intelligence research group, warned in a recent report that leaving the interior and defense posts unfilled undermines the government’s capacity to make strategic national security decisions. Prime Minister al-Zaydi is pushi ...
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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 ،
war, the US government has gone to great lengths including launching airstrikes and tightening the sea blockade but none of its actions against Tehran have managed to return the transit in the Strait of Hormuz to normal. So, Trump is facing a reality the US politicians have feared since 1980s: The m ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
US-Iran deadline may mark the start of a new phase of bargaining, not necessarily start of a rejuvenated war. In such conditions, diplomacy is not just a political option for the US, rather, it can show a way out of a costly war; a war that, if continued, can signify failure of the American agenda, ...

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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.