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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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Strait of Hormuz Saw No Commercial or Oil Tanker Traffic in Past Hours, Says IRGC
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Strait of Hormuz Saw No Commercial or Oil Tanker Traffic in Past Hours, Says IRGC

Tuesday 5 May 2026
warship approaching the strategic waterway, which Iran has controlled since the early days of the war.
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Strait of Hormuz Transit Requires Iran’s Approval
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Strait of Hormuz Transit Requires Iran’s Approval

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
warships that approached the strait in an apparent challenge to Iran's authority. The Navy stated that it was forced to take this action after the American vessels ignored previous warnings not to approach the strategic waterway.
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran’s Perplexing and Complex Military Strategy in Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
warships on Monday took limited measures to ensure safe passage of the ships through the key waterway, but faced resolute reaction of the Iranian armed forces. On Tuesday, Trump announced halt of the project.  Western media outlets, including Bloomberg and the Guardian, admitted in their repor ...
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Iran Describes Its Counterproposal to US as ‘Reasonable and Responsible’
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Iran Describes Its Counterproposal to US as ‘Reasonable and Responsible’

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
warships and Egypt moving fighter jets to the UAE—will further complicate the situation. Baghaei emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz was open before the February 28 war and that the core problem lies in the US-Israeli aggression against Iran. He also rejected allegations that Iran is a bullyi ...
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
warships, stressing that “Tehran has warned European countries loud and clear not to let Washington and Tel Aviv’s temptations drag them into a crisis that will serve no one’s interest. Any meddling in matters related to the Strait of Hormuz and West Asia will only make things more ...
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
warships attempting to approach Iranian waters in recent weeks to break Iran's control over the strait have been repelled by direct Iranian fire. This has nullified Washington's promises to restore normal shipping in the Persian Gulf, further tarnishing the US image as a global superpower, a ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
warships enter the Persian Gulf once again or sail free towards their bases in the Arab countries. The transition from unipolarity to multipolarity is no longer a hypothesis; it is a reality confirmed every day by the US strategic retreats across the globe.
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Israel Conducts New Illegal Raid on Civilian Aid Ships in International Waters
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Israel Conducts New Illegal Raid on Civilian Aid Ships in International Waters

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
warships encircled the fleet, focusing initial aggression on the Turkish vessel Munki before launching a forceful boarding operation. Troops systematically smashed onboard cameras and deployed electronic warfare to jam communications, obscuring the reality of the raid. Despite the peaceful posture ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
warships of the Israeli army have once again hit the news headlines on Gaza developments. On May 19, Israeli occupation army raided the fleet that was trying to symbolically break years-long sea blockade on the war-ravaged Gaza, stopping the boats and assaulting their crews of civilians. According ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
warship, all are under US sanctions. Oboronlogistics describes itself as a company specializing in logistics services for Russia’s Defense Ministry. Sparta is part of a small fleet of cargo ships Russia uses to transport weapons and military equipment in the region. According to WSJ, these ve ...

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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.