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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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Iran Advances Bill to Establish Self-Ruling Entity for the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Advances Bill to Establish Self-Ruling Entity for the Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 10 May 2026
transit after paying compensation for damages. All other vessels would need official permits and must pay fees for guidance, supervision, and security services—exclusively in Iranian rials. The Iranian Parliament Research Center has proposed creating a semi-independent public organization to ...
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Kallas: EU Backs Iran-US Diplomatic Resolution
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Kallas: EU Backs Iran-US Diplomatic Resolution

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the EU foreign policy chief noted that the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran had disrupted shipping in the strategic waterway. This disruption, she emphasized, created an imbalance in the global supply chain for fuel, energy, and numerous other goods&mda ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
transition from unipolarity to multipolarity is no longer a hypothesis; it is a reality confirmed every day by the US strategic retreats across the globe.
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Shadow Fleet: The Story of Iran Beating US Sea Blockade
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Shadow Fleet: The Story of Iran Beating US Sea Blockade

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
transit routes through Turkey to access European markets - Coordinating with neighboring countries to move commercial and consumer shipments The Caspian Sea route The New York Times reports that while facing the US naval blockade, Iran has continued trading through the Caspian Sea with Russia and ...
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Intel. Ministry Neutralizes 4 Terrorist Cells in SE Iran
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Intel. Ministry Neutralizes 4 Terrorist Cells in SE Iran

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
training—before they could carry out any action. Security forces also seized a significant weapons cache at their hideout, including a DShK heavy machine gun, two RPG-7 launchers with rockets, an M4 rifle, five AK-47s, six handguns, two military binoculars, and a large amount of ammunition.
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26 Ships Cleared to Pass Through Strait of Hormuz, Says IRGC Navy
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26 Ships Cleared to Pass Through Strait of Hormuz, Says IRGC Navy

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
transited through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours with coordination and protection from the IRGC Navy. The IRGC emphasized that transit through the strait is only conducted after receiving permission and in coordination with its navy. The passage of 26 ships marks a major increase compared ...
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe
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Persian Gulf Conflict Raises Risk of Environmental Catastrophe

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
transit tolls on vessels passing through the strait under UNCLOS, the comparison with other coastal states is fundamentally flawed. He notes that no other littoral state governing a strategic strait has experienced three major illegal military confrontations—Saddam Hussein's invasion, prol ...
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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 ،
transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after obtaining required clearance and security coordination from IRGC naval forces, who provided security coverage for the passage, according to the IRGC Navy's public relations office.
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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 ،
transited the 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 ...
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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 ،
transit relations with Iran naturally are exposed to the outcomes of the tension. Unlike its turbulent ties with Arab neighbors across the Persian Gulf, the Islamic Republic of Iran forged relatively stable, friendly, and at times even influential relations with the Central Asian states almost imme ...

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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.