- Berri Denounces Massacre in South, Accuses ‘Israel’ of Undermining Peace Efforts
- West Bank Raids by Israeli Forces Leave Child Injured
- Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Israeli Attacks
- Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
- Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores
- Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
- Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
- Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
- Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
- Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
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Berri Denounces Massacre in South, Accuses ‘Israel’ of Undermining Peace Efforts
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri condemns the latest Israeli escalation in southern LebanonWest Bank Raids by Israeli Forces Leave Child Injured Israeli occupation forces raid Palestinian towns across the West Bank, injuring a child
Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Israeli Attacks Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has vowed to respond to continued Israeli aggression in the country’s south
Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims The growing dispute between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed the strategic waterway into a battleground
Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores Large sections of the waters along Qeshm Island’s shores have been cleared of the recent oil slick
Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
US Aggression Against Iran Behind Hormuz Insecurity Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said that insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz is a direct consequence of US and Israeli aggression against Iran
Austrian Journalist Highlights Freedom Flotilla’s Bid to Break Gaza Blockade Austrian journalist and university lecturer Dieter Reinisch has joined the Handala 2 as a participant
Hormuz Uncertainty Pushes Oil Prices Higher Oil prices rose as Asian markets reopened after the weekend, with uncertainty continuing over when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen
Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Israeli regime poses the greatest threat to regional stability
Sen. Murphy Declares Trump Has ‘Lost’ Iran War Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says the US president has “lost the war” against Iran
Pezeshkian: Enemy Intelligence and AI-Based Plans Defeated President Masoud Pezeshkian said the enemies had expected to destabilize and ultimately undermine the Islamic Republic
Pezeshkian Says Supreme Leader Is in Good Health Pointing to his recent meeting with the Supreme Leader and highlighting his good health, the President said the Leader is in complete health
Iranian President Meets Leader to Discuss Major National Issues President Masoud Pezeshkian has met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei
Iran’s Army on Full Alert Against Potential Ground Threats The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces warned that any US military ground presence on Iranian soil would be met with a severe response
Iran Vows Never to Give Up Control of Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani says the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status
Araghchi Reaffirms Iran’s Commitment to Resistance Amid Pressure Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran remains firmly committed to the path of resistance despite mounting pressure
Iran’s Foreign Minister Demands Justice for Mazar-i-Sharif Diplomats Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif
Yemen Targets Saudi Military Site, Signals New Equation Yemen’s armed forces said they had targeted a Saudi military gathering center in Sah al-Jinn with a large number of missiles and drones
Agreement with Oman Does Not Entail Reopening Hormuz Ongoing talks in Oman concerning transit through the Strait of Hormuz do not amount to a full reopening of the strategic waterway
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Two Clashing Views: Ambiguities of Strait of Hormuz Legal Status Post-War
Sunday 21 June 2026
maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz, in accordance with applicable international law and the sovereign rights of the littoral states, and will consult with other Persian Gulf coastal states.
But while the initial text on reopening the Strait seems relatively straightforward, Tehran and Washin ...
Analysis
Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf
Saturday 27 June 2026
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maritime routes eroding by the day, these countries are once again scouting alternative paths for their energy exports and trade. That may well be the single biggest concern for Persian Gulf Arab states today. It is no surprise, then, that at the close of the latest (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Counci ...
Analysis
The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
Wednesday 8 July 2026
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maritime traffic and safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington, for its part, offered a different narrative, claiming Iran had breached the memorandum by targeting the tankers. Along those lines, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Wednesday that it had launched an operation aime ...
Analysis
Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
Tuesday 14 July 2026
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maritime trade hammering the Western economy. In the end, a waterway that was open before the US's saber-rattling would now be operating under Iran's full management.
Iran, for its part, views the Strait of Hormuz as a red line of national security and will not hand over its management to a ...
Paper
From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
Monday 27 July 2026
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maritime trade appears to be a US-directed maneuver executed by Ukraine.
On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky took responsibility for the strike in a post on X, stating that Kiev had achieved very significant results with long-range attacks in the Caspian, including against ships used to trans ...
Report
Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
Saturday 8 August 2026
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maritime corridor. Continued insecurity along that waterway directly threatens Ankara's economic and strategic interests.
Nor can Turkey's unease over its future trajectory with Israeli regime be overlooked. In recent years, Israeli security circles have repeatedly flagged Turkey as the reg ...
Analysis
Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
Saturday 8 August 2026
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maritime trade routes.
That perspective has produced a subtle but real gap between Cairo's approach to Sana'a and Riyadh's more hard-line stance. In recent years, Egypt has worked to keep open its own channel of communication with various Yemeni factions, and even within the framework o ...
Analysis
Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Geography Logic Beats Military Power
Monday 10 August 2026
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maritime route, under which a major portion of the shipping lane would pass through Iranian territorial waters and the remainder through Omani waters.
Washington, however, is still insisting that no country, least of all the Islamic Republic, should oversee vessel traffic, issue transit permits, or ...
News
Iran FM Spox: Israel Is Region’s ‘Greatest Security Threat’
Monday 10 August 2026
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maritime services and mine clearance, while rejecting speculation that Iran was currently considering transit fees for vessels.
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Tuesday 11 August 2026
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maritime, aerial, and land domains. In response to this action, the Yemenis have decided at this juncture to prevent ships from transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in order to force the Saudis to reconsider their blockade of Yemen. Additionally, by striking blows against Saudi-allied militias in Yem ...
