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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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Trump’s Right, US Navy Are Pirates
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Trump’s Right, US Navy Are Pirates

Sunday 3 May 2026
cargo, and the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” Trump said Friday night, referring to the interception of an Iranian vessel. “We’re sort of like pirates, but we're not play games.” The US began its purported naval blockade of Iranian ports last month after ta ...
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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 ،
cargoes accurately, particularly oil shipments. How does shadow fleet work? Reporting on how the shadow fleet works to circumvent the American blockade, Al Jazeera writes that Iran uses a network of real ships but with concealed identity, and the ownership of a majority of ships is registered for ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
cargo ships Russia uses to transport weapons and military equipment in the region. According to WSJ, these vessels are managed through a network of companies tied to the Russian government and are being used to bypass restrictions currently blocking Russian military ships from passing through the Bl ...
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
cargo ship was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. US officials reported damage to the vessel and said one civilian crew member was missing. In response, the IRGC said it targeted US military sites at Jordan's Prince Hassan Airbase and logistics and fuel facilities supporting US nav ...
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Foreign Ministry Releases Statement Following Latest US Aggression
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Foreign Ministry Releases Statement Following Latest US Aggression

Monday 13 July 2026 ،
cargo vessels and buildings, while also interfering with transit arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting regional security and international commercial shipping. It warned that any country assisting US military operations against Iran could face consequences, saying the sources of attacks ...
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
cargoes to Asian markets cuts straight through the Bab-el-Mandeb, the very chokepoint now squarely in Yemeni crosshairs. According to data from the maritime shipping analytics firm Kepler, total oil and refined products passing through this strait reached 7.4 million barrels per day in June, equiva ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday could mark the opening of a new chapter in the broadening conflict between Iran and the US-Israeli coalition and the emerging coalitions forming around it. Just as the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb Strait was injected into the war calculus in recent days, follo ...
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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 ،
cargo owners and buyers, then reflected in the price of crude oil, refined products, petrochemicals, and other goods that depend on fuel. That is why a crisis at maritime chokepoints cannot be treated as merely a security or military matter. Higher energy transport costs can hit refineries, the pet ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
cargoes to the longer Suez Canal route, a detour that adds time and cost to oil shipments bound for Asian markets. For Saudi Arabia, the issue is not merely the loss of a shipping lane; it calls into question the effectiveness of one of the kingdom's most important mechanisms for reducing its v ...
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Projectile Strikes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz
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Projectile Strikes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
cargo vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that an unidentified projectile hit a cargo vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a fire on board. The UKMTO said the vessel’s security officer reported that an unidentified pr ...

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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.