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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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Two US-Controlled Oil Tankers Struck by Mines in Strait of Hormuz
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Two US-Controlled Oil Tankers Struck by Mines in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 2 September 2026
struck mines and were disabled in the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says two oil tankers operated under US control struck mines and were disabled in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the IRGC Public Relations Office, the two tankers were hit after allegedly ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
struck the Abu al-Duhur military base in northern Syria. This timing matters because it suggests that reinforcing Turkey's position in Cyprus is not merely an ad hoc reaction to events in Syria. Rather, it appears to be part of a broader strategic calculus by Ankara to push back against Israel&# ...
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US Claims Attacks on Three Iranian Oil Tankers in Persian Gulf
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US Claims Attacks on Three Iranian Oil Tankers in Persian Gulf

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
struck three Iranian crude oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, claiming the vessels were linked to an IRGC-affiliated “shadow network.” CENTCOM said two tankers were rendered inoperable near Kharg Island and Jask, while a third was hit multiple times after its crew was orde ...
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Iran Threatens Harsher Strikes on US Warships Amid Continued Aggression
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Iran Threatens Harsher Strikes on US Warships Amid Continued Aggression

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
struck three Iranian crude oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM identified two of the vessels as M/T Downy and M/T Stark 1, while saying a third tanker, M/T Kylo, also known as Noxen, was hit multiple times after its crew was ordered to abandon ship.
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
struck Sana'a airport. The fragile balance Riyadh had sought to maintain, keeping Yemen’s vital economic arteries under its thumb and sustaining unlimited pressure on Sana'a, collapsed overnight. After a high-level Sana'a delegation attended the funeral of the Islamic Revolution&rs ...
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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 ،
struck facilities linked to the Fifth Fleet with ballistic missiles and drones. On July 24, the IRGC reported heavy damage to a Fifth Fleet observation tower. Rereading the war, then, shows how Bahrain morphed from a relatively secure command-and-support platform into one of the most vulnerable nod ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
struck the Syrian fleet first, then part of Egypt's naval capability, and went on to seize control of parts of the eastern Mediterranean. The significance of that development laid in the fact that control of the sea allowed ground and air forces to pursue their missions without worrying about a ...
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IRGC Warns Ships Disabling Tracking Systems of Decisive Action in Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Warns Ships Disabling Tracking Systems of Decisive Action in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz with their navigation and identification systems switched off would be considered hostile and face decisive action ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy warned on Sunday, October 11, that vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz with their na ...
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Iran: US Political Targets Could Be Legitimate if Assassinations Resume
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Iran: US Political Targets Could Be Legitimate if Assassinations Resume

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
struck on Sunday, while Iranian authorities have warned that vessels using unauthorized routes could face punitive measures. Separately, Reuters reported that the US State Department was preparing to order some embassy personnel and their families to leave Persian Gulf countries amid growing regiona ...
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Damaged Tankers and  Lasting Wound of Energy Market
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Damaged Tankers and Lasting Wound of Energy Market

Saturday 24 October 2026 ،
struck over one night. Also, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) recorded 12 attacks on vessels in the seven days leading to October 16. The question is no longer simply whether a handful of ships can pass through the Strait of Hormuz or must turn back. It is how much lost capacity the ...

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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.