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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 Intercepts and Turns Back Two Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Intercepts and Turns Back Two Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Monday 20 April 2026
corridor for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had shut down the Strait of Hormuz to vessels associated with the US and its allies following an unprovoked war of aggression launched on February 28, but reopened it after the announcement of the ceasefire.
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Iran Air Resumes Operations Following 50-Day Pause Amid Efforts to Ease Travel Restrictions
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Iran Air Resumes Operations Following 50-Day Pause Amid Efforts to Ease Travel Restrictions

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ،
corridor. This decision has been made possible through the support of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, as well as receiving the necessary approvals from the Civil Aviation Organization and other pertinent authorities. The suspension of flights was previously attributed to the aftermath ...
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6 Strategic Iranian Islands Vital to Holding Control of Strait of Hormuz
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6 Strategic Iranian Islands Vital to Holding Control of Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
corridor; even large oil tankers can easily approach within a few miles of Iran’s shores. Following the colonial Britain withdrawal from the Persian Gulf nearly five decades ago, Iran more than ever understood the significance of its role in protecting regional security and blocking foreign t ...
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Doomed from the Start: How Trump’s ’Project Freedom’ Never Got Off the Ground
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Doomed from the Start: How Trump’s ’Project Freedom’ Never Got Off the Ground

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
corridors like Fujairah could face disruption, placing additional pressure on global energy supply and intensifying inflation across multiple economies. What unfolded in the Persian Gulf demonstrates that Trump's reliance on military options will not resolve America's complex position in th ...
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes 500-Kilometer Strategic Crescent

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
corridor designated by Iran, warning of a decisive response to any vessels that deviate. Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to hostile shipping since early March, days after the US and Israel launched their war of aggression against the country. Tehran began enforcing much stricter con ...
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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 ،
corridor, the US had sought to normalize Arab ties with Israel and erase Palestine from the region’s agenda. But Hamas’s surprise attack not only torpedoed those plans, but also it proved that even with full military, intelligence, and political backing from the US and European allies li ...
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
corridor bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. These new sea-land routes will connect oil refineries in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam to the UAE’s Khor Fakkan port on the Gulf of Oman. The corridor will be jointly operated by Mawani (Saudi Ports Authority) and GulfTainer, a logistics company based in ...
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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 ،
corridors to keep at least part of its trade and oil exports flowing. Reports also indicate that Iran is leveraging its extensive land borders with neighboring countries to move goods. These routes include: - Transferring goods from Pakistan into Iran via multiple border crossings - Using transit ...
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
corridors provided by Baltic states but directly from the territory of NATO member Latvia. The SVR stated that Ukrainian drone operators have already been deployed to several Latvian military bases, and that Kiev persuaded Riga to agree by falsely claiming the drones' launch sites would be impos ...
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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 ،
corridor for the Central Asian states to the high seas. With the start of Russian-Ukrainian war and imposing massive sanctions on Moscow by the West, a need for a southern route was felt more than ever. When in January 2025 Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Dushanbe, the two counties ...

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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.