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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 Warns It Will Sink US Vessels Approaching the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Warns It Will Sink US Vessels Approaching the Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
waterway remains open. In his first televised interview, he asserted that Iran maintains effective control over the strait and the Persian Gulf, while the Iranian Army Navy oversees the Sea of Oman and areas beyond it. Ozmaei described Iran’s approach as “smart control,” explainin ...
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IRGC Navy Reports Second Supertanker Explosion Following Naval Mine Strike in Hormuz
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IRGC Navy Reports Second Supertanker Explosion Following Naval Mine Strike in Hormuz

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
waterway, warning that unauthorized transit could have serious consequences. The incident comes amid the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, which began on February 28. Iranian forces have repeatedly warned that vessels attempting to cross the strait without authorization, particularly under US mi ...
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
waterway is part of a broader calculation in which Tehran wants Washington to know that any military escalation would not stay confined to the battlefield and could impose real economic and political costs on the US and its allies. Recent developments show the Strait of Hormuz has morphed from a vi ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
water security, communications and technology, humanitarian affairs and the fight against Islamophobia. The Baghdad meeting took place as Muslim countries confront a raft of regional and international crises, with conflicting views on how to tackle them making coordination among OIC members all the ...
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Iran Warns of Threat to Hormuz Undersea Cables in Event of Infrastructure Attacks
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Iran Warns of Threat to Hormuz Undersea Cables in Event of Infrastructure Attacks

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
waterway. He also asserted that Iranian forces could strike US warships and other naval vessels, adding that US warships were staying about 700 kilometers away from the strait. Beyond its strategic importance for global energy supplies, the Strait of Hormuz hosts a network of undersea cables carryi ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
waters of the Persian Gulf overland trade with neighbors has become one of the foremost governance priorities in Iran's foreign policy. Because of its impact on the critical component of economic resilience, the issue is indirectly bound up with the fate of the war. That is why, on this trip, re ...
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Iran: US Political Targets Could Be Legitimate if Assassinations Resume
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Iran: US Political Targets Could Be Legitimate if Assassinations Resume

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
waterway depends on a comprehensive ceasefire, relief from US sanctions on oil sales and the release of $12 billion in frozen assets. Tehran has called on the United Nations Security Council to condemn and demand an end to the US naval blockade, while continuing to insist that its proposed seven-day ...
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub
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Iran’s Sovereignty over Hormuz: The Road to Transform Iranian Ports into a Regional Hub

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
waterway. The International Maritime Organization also said in an August 28 report that it has confirmed at least 70 attacks on international shipping since the crisis began on February 28. Beyond endangering seafarers' lives, these conditions have driven up insurance costs and freight rates an ...

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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.