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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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Saudi Oil Shipments Drop 40% at Red Sea Port Amid Yemen Blockade Measures
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Saudi Oil Shipments Drop 40% at Red Sea Port Amid Yemen Blockade Measures

Tuesday 28 July 2026
oil loading at the Red Sea port of Yanbu has declined by 40 percent since Yemen imposed a blockade on the kingdom ALWAGHT- Saudi crude oil loading at the Red Sea port of Yanbu has declined by 40 percent since Yemen imposed a blockade on the kingdom in response to Saudi-led military actions and years ...
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
oil output. Alwaght- With the escalation of clashes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement, war has entered a new stage, with its central face being not military, but economic infrastructures. Actually, vital arteries of Saudi Arabia have become the main theater of the r ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
oil to Turkey was one of the key parts of the talks. Al-Zaydi said his country is ready to supply around 1 million oil barrels to Turkey daily, adding that partnership and integration in energy sector shore up ties between Baghdad and Ankara. The centerpiece of the package is Turkey's entry in ...
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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 ،
oil-and-gas cooperation MOU.  In 2023, they signed an implementation plan for that accord, plus MOUs on transit transport via the Chabahar port, free-trade zones, and rail links. In 2025, four new cooperation documents were added, while the 17th Joint Commission pushed forward on energy, inves ...
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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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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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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action
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Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Mode Shift from Reaction to Action

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
oil exports and seaborne trade will not come without a price for the other side. New red line in Hormuz A new prohibited zone must be seen as part of Iran's effort to set a control belt around Strait of Hormuz. This move is not just a political warning, but if implemented, it will mean that Te ...
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YAF Extends Strategic Presence from Al-Mokha Toward Bab al-Mandab
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YAF Extends Strategic Presence from Al-Mokha Toward Bab al-Mandab

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
oil shipments, with food commodities and subsea fiber-optic cables also passing through the corridor. Control of both Bab al-Mandab and the Strait of Hormuz could provide Iran and its aligned forces with complementary pressure points over regional maritime routes. Saudi- and Emirati-backed forces t ...
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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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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
oil exports to Iraq at about $11.9 billion, meaning Iraq accounts for roughly one-fifth of Iran's non-oil exports. Under current targets, annual trade is meant to climb to $30 billion in the coming years. The importance of these two crossings is also evident in the sheer volume of goods passing ...

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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.