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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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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026
energy crisis and reduce the strategic reserves of countries around the world, especially in East Asia. On the other hand, the naval blockade also puts pressure on Iran's economy, so the decisive factor here is time, and if we can endure the economic conditions, the Americans will certainly be f ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
energy, water resources, and transport expressed satisfaction with the privileged level of relations between the two friendly nations and underscored their senior leadership’s firm resolve to deepen cooperation further, including in the energy and transport sectors. They also voiced hope that ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
Report

60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
energy costs and the war's broader economic fallout. In the end, Trump finds himself in a position where every option carries a heavy price. Continuing the war means sinking into a grinding conflict, directly undercutting his own promise to end endless wars. Beyond that, a prolonged confrontati ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
Paper

Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
energy trade with Iraq, estimating Iraq's annual purchases of Iranian gas at around $4 billion to $5 billion. In this regard, Middle East Eye reported that the US naval pressure has pushed Iran toward the Pakistani land corridor to maintain commercial access to Central Asia, a route that could ...
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
energy flow.  7,900 martyred in war According to the latest official figures cited by Al Jazeera, at least 7,900 people have been killed in Iran, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf states since the American-Israeli war began on February 28 on Iran.  Of that total, 4,350 have died in Lebanon, ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
energy transit chokepoints. In recent months, Iran has expanded its operational reach well beyond the Persian Gulf, turning U.S. positions in Jordan into targets for its missile strikes, a development that has deepened Washington’s concerns about Tehran’s military power and missile capa ...
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action
Analysis

Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
energy shipments can no longer be decoupled from the political and military pressures being brought to bear on Iran. Oil equation no longer one-way Iran's main power in this equation lies not in the amount of oil it exports, but in its geographical position near the Strait of Hormuz. The Stra ...
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea
Analysis

Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
energy security and economic interests. With public opinion firmly against a naval deployment, the path forward for Seoul’s leaders is anything but easy. Why South Korea? Trump's pressure on South Korea to join the operations in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be regarded as a purely pro-sec ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
Paper

Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
energy transit and world trade, so much so that their simultaneous disruption can seriously restrict the alternative shipping options. Significance of dominating Mokha port and strategic islands in controlling Bab-el-Mandeb Strait  Yemen’s military and security equation, after years of ...
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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 ،
energy markets. After recent weeks of success in liberating the strategic city of Mokha, the Yemeni armed forces have continued to push forward in a bid to consolidate their gains and fully control the regions overlooking the Red Sea fron the north to the west and southwest. Fierce clashes on new ...

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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.