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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’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026
oil ministry. Before the recent escalation in regional tensions, Hemmati said, Iran’s non-oil exports to Iraq stood at about $12 billion, and he stressed Tehran’s determination to back the private sector and ramp up two-way trade. While in Baghdad, he also held meetings with Iranian pr ...
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table
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Iran’s Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Common Cases on the Table

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
oil tankers Maritime security and the passage of Iraqi tankers through the Strait of Hormuz emerged as another key plank of the Iranian parliament speaker's talks with senior Iraqi officials. Iraq relies on oil exports for the bulk of its revenue, and shipments, particularly from southern termi ...
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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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Netanyahu Escapes Foward in Lebanon, Time and Equations in Favor of Axis of Resistance: Expert
Interview

Netanyahu Escapes Foward in Lebanon, Time and Equations in Favor of Axis of Resistance: Expert

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
oil tankers in the Persian Gulf or seizure of a hilltop alone as a factor determining the final war result. These developments may be tactically important, but it does not mean a root shift in the war dynamics and fleeting and superficial successes should not make the base for judging the final res ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
oil reserves, claiming it would soon drive down US fuel prices, the market has moved squarely against his promises. Far from falling, fuel prices have extended their climb, notching fresh record highs. The AP reported this week that diesel prices hit $5.85 per gallon for the first time in US histor ...
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
oil pipeline, calling them fabricated claims aimed at creating divisions. He also denied Iranian interference in Yemen, saying Ansarullah makes its own decisions, and stressed that maritime security cannot be separated from the broader security realities in the region. Baghaei dismissed IAEA-relate ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
oil and 30 percent of containerized goods. About 60 percent of Israel's GDP derives from trade, and 99.6 percent of that trade by weight, 65 percent by volume, moves by sea. Three ports, Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat, handle 80 percent of Israeli regime's maritime traffic. For Israel, then, any a ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
oil exports as well, leaving Riyadh more dependent than ever on Red Sea routes to keep its exports flowing. International media have likewise spotlighted the link between Ansarullah's advance along Yemen's western coast and the threat to Saudi oil and shipping lanes at the port of Yanbu. B ...
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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 ،
oil, gas, and container ships transiting to and from Suez Canal. Under normal conditions, roughly 12 to 15 percent of global trade has historically passed through this narrow waterway, which separates Yemen from Djibouti and Eritrea on the African side and spans just 30 kilometers at its narrowest ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
Analysis

From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
oil market stability are directly tied to Beijing's economic interests, and a prolonged war directly undercuts them. The Iran war may therefore figure as a secondary but important item on Xi's trip to the US, alongside the core cases between the two sides.

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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.