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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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Hormuz Uncertainty Pushes Oil Prices Higher
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Hormuz Uncertainty Pushes Oil Prices Higher

Monday 10 August 2026
waterway, through which around one-fifth of global oil previously transited. Tehran says talks with Oman are nearing completion but maintains that Washington must meet several conditions before the strait can reopen.
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
Interview

Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
waterway. Why do you think Tehran has made such conditions? Does Tehran see different prospects? Zarean: Essentially, the reopening of this waterway is not on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran, unless the Americans fulfill their obligations toward Iran. Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz will ...
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Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores
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Major Cleanup of Polluted Waters Along Qeshm Shores

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
waters along Qeshm Island’s shores have been cleared of the recent oil slick ALWAGHT- A local official in southern Hormozgan Province has announced that large sections of the waters along Qeshm Island’s shores have been cleared of the recent oil slick. Operations to contain and clean up an oi ...
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
waterway into a battleground ALWAGHT- The growing dispute between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed the strategic waterway into a battleground both at sea and in the competing narratives surrounding the conflict. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly clai ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
Report

Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
water and power are cut off from these homes and tens of Palestinians are in critical conditions. A primary target of these attacks is Palestinian agriculture, which is the lifeblood of thousands of families. In the hills south of Hebron and around Nablus, settlers have repeatedly stormed farmlands ...
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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 ،
water resources, and transport expressed satisfaction with the privileged level of relations between the two friendly nations and underscored their senior leadership’s firm resolve to deepen cooperation further, including in the energy and transport sectors. They also voiced hope that the esta ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
Report

Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
water and energy networks. Against this backdrop, the government's official statements no longer cut it for large segments of Lebanese society. The issue is not whether Beirut condemns the attacks, it is what those condemnations actually achieve on the ground. And so far, the answer is precious ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
waterway. Marandi said there are effectively no obstacles between the two sides but argued that formally signing an agreement while the war continues would have little practical meaning, as the Strait remains largely closed with only limited vessels allowed through with Iranian permission. He stress ...
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation
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Yemen Announces Three Military Measures to Counter Saudi Escalation

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
waters. They also reported nine operations against targets in areas including Yanbu, Najran, Jizan, Abha, and Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Sanaa warned that any further comprehensive Saudi escalation would receive a corresponding response, while calling on Riyadh to lift the blockade and ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Thursday 20 August 2026 ،
waterway, effectively admitting defeat. Escalating the war, on the other hand, would further deplete advanced missile stocks, rattle the global economy, and send gas prices spiking ahead of the midterms. Both sides have dug in, each hoping the other will blink first, but so far, neither has. The Wa ...

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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.