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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 Pres. Raisi ECO Summit Presence Indicates Shifting Iranian Foreign Policy and Trade Priorities

Iran’s Pres. Raisi ECO Summit Presence Indicates Shifting Iranian Foreign Policy and Trade Priorities

Monday 29 November 2021
Ashgabat on Friday at the invitation of his Turkmenistani counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to take part in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit.  The visit of the Iranian president to the 15th ECO summit in addition to strengthening relations between Tehran and Ashgabat can ...
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No Room for Foreign Interference in Region if Neighbors Work out Differences: Iran President

No Room for Foreign Interference in Region if Neighbors Work out Differences: Iran President

Monday 29 November 2021 ،
Ashgabat. Iran’s chief executive pointed to the deeply-rooted historical, cultural, and religious commonalities between Iran and Azerbaijan, saying, “The two countries enjoy long-standing and close bilateral relations and will not allow such ties to be damaged by enemies.” Raeisi ...
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Iranian FM Travels to Azerbaijan to Hold Talks with Baku Officials

Iranian FM Travels to Azerbaijan to Hold Talks with Baku Officials

Wednesday 22 December 2021 ،
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, where they were present to participate at the 15th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Amir-Abdollahian described his meeting with Bayramov as positive and friendly, saying Iran and Azerbaijan are relatives beyond being neighbors. Earlier this year, ...
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Big Goals Behind Iran FM’s Persian Gulf Visit

Big Goals Behind Iran FM’s Persian Gulf Visit

Saturday 15 January 2022 ،
Ashgabat Agreement which eyes facilitating transit between Central Asia and Persian Gulf. The agreement was joined later by India and Pakistan. In 2013 Qatar left it.  Being in the way of international transit routes has been of great attention in recent years for Iran and Oman. Oman recently ...
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Iran, Turkmenistan Sign Agreements to Broaden Cooperation

Iran, Turkmenistan Sign Agreements to Broaden Cooperation

Wednesday 15 June 2022 ،
Ashgabat cooperation which should be tapped into. He said his Turkmen counterpart’s visit to Iran can be a turning point in bilateral relations. The expansion of bilateral cooperation will definitely lead to better regional and international developments, he said. The Iranian president also ...
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Iran-Turkmenistan Partnership’s Bright Future

Iran-Turkmenistan Partnership’s Bright Future

Sunday 19 June 2022 ،
Ashgabat would contribute to upgrading the regional and international cooperation. They set to form a joint committee to follow up on the decisions of this trip and to report the results of its work on a regular basis. Berdimuhamedow described the energy and transportation sectors as the most import ...
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Sixth Caspian Sea Summit Overshadowed by Ukraine Crisis

Sixth Caspian Sea Summit Overshadowed by Ukraine Crisis

Thursday 30 June 2022 ،
Ashgabat and the presidents of Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan attended it.  Iranian President Sayyed Ibrahim Raeisi visited Turkmenistan heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation in his first attendance of the conference. At the meeting, as at previous me ...
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Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline and Turkish Dream for an Energy Hub

Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline and Turkish Dream for an Energy Hub

Saturday 7 January 2023 ،
Ashgabat on the joint development of the Dostlug offshore gas field has also created new opportunities for cooperation in the energy sector in the Caspian Sea and increased hopes for the realization of the Trans-Caspian pipeline.  Since its independence from the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan has ...
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Iran, Turkmenistan Set to Boost Trade, Transit

Iran, Turkmenistan Set to Boost Trade, Transit

Sunday 19 November 2023 ،
Ashgabat from November 17 to 19, provides a proper ground for them to boost their partnership at all levels.  Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Construction Mehrdad Bazarpash who visited the Turkmen capital for the summit, said that the main aim of this meeting is to deepen the all-out ...
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Iran’s FM Meets Turkmen Officials

Iran’s FM Meets Turkmen Officials

Thursday 28 March 2024 ،
Ashgabat on Wednesday night at invitation of his Turkmen counterpart. Alwaght- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met People's Council of Turkmenistan chairman, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow in his visit to Ashgabat.  Dur ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies