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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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Yemeni Forces Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Near Yanbu as Tensions Escalate
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Yemeni Forces Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Near Yanbu as Tensions Escalate

Monday 24 August 2026
oil tanker Amzan off Yanbu with a ballistic missile, causing a fire and prompting nearby vessels to flee. Saree said the strike was part of Sanaa’s decision to ban maritime traffic linked to Saudi Arabia under its “blockade for blockade” military equation. He also announced two o ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
oil, move its money around, and bring its earnings back home. He also called on countries and companies doing business with Iran to sever their ties, warning that they would otherwise face secondary sanctions. The latest salvo in the economic war campaign, which Iranian officials decry as “e ...
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Final Tehran-Muscat Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz: US not in Agreement
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Final Tehran-Muscat Mechanism for Strait of Hormuz: US not in Agreement

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
oil and liquefied natural gas traffic, and the sharp drop in transits has placed significant strain on both energy markets and regional economies. In effect, the Iran-Oman agreement can be read as an effort to transform the Hormuz crisis into a manageable regional issue. By engaging directly in tec ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
oil and gas reserves. That made the SDF, in effect, a military force, a political authority, and an economic actor all rolled into one. Alongside its military structure, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria had built up its own separate administrative, security, and economic instit ...
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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 ،
oil price increase Brent crude, which traded at $72.48 a barrel before the war, had climbed to $88.58 by August 28, a jump of roughly 22 percent. At the peak of the crisis, oil prices briefly spiked to $120.88 a barrel, a staggering 67 percent above prewar levels. So, one direct consequence of Wa ...
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US Claims Control of Majority of Venezuela’s 65 Billion Barrels of Oil
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US Claims Control of Majority of Venezuela’s 65 Billion Barrels of Oil

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
oil reserves ALWAGHT- President Donald Trump says the United States has obtained a controlling stake in Venezuela’s vast proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 65 billion barrels, through an agreement that significantly broadens American companies’ role in the country’s energy ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
oil of this South American nation. Now after eight months, Washington claims it has realized its wish to dominate the Venezuelan oil. Trump said Saturday that the US had struck the largest oil deal in world history with Venezuela, asserting that his administration had secured majority American owne ...
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume
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Iran and Pakistan at Cooperation Crossroads: Opportunities, Barriers, and Proposals to $10-Billion Trade Volume

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
oil in uncertainty. Additionally, the two countries are suffering from insecurity in Afghanistan. While Pakistan has an offensive approach to Afghanistan developments, Iran insists on diplomatic solutions. Pakistan's newfound role as a mediator between Iran and the US has created its own profou ...
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade
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Iran Will Respond Militarily to Any Naval Blockade

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
oil exports were blocked through a naval blockade. Describing a blockade as a serious act of war, he said Iran would take necessary action and reiterated Tehran’s position that preventing Iran from exporting oil through the Persian Gulf would mean preventing others from doing so as well.
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Two US-Controlled Oil Tankers Struck by Mines in Strait of Hormuz
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Two US-Controlled Oil Tankers Struck by Mines in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
oil tankers operated under US control struck mines and were disabled in the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says two oil tankers operated under US control struck mines and were disabled in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the IRGC Public Relations Office, th ...

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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.