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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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ISIS Terrorists Training to Hit Europe:Report
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ISIS Terrorists Training to Hit Europe:Report

Friday 16 June 2017
Ashgabat, aimed at implementing a UN Global Counter-Terrorism strategy in Central Asia. He warned that measures which fail to do so could end up effectively “driving” people into the hands of terrorists. He said that the threat from terrorism and violent extremism has gotten worse with ...
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What’s behind Iranian President’s India Visit?
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What’s behind Iranian President’s India Visit?

Friday 16 February 2018 ،
Ashgabat agreement is a multimodal transport agreement between India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for creating an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf and also facilitation of reg ...
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Benefits, Challenges of TAPI Gas Pipeline
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Benefits, Challenges of TAPI Gas Pipeline

Tuesday 27 February 2018 ،
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan, President Gurbanguly, Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi of Pakistan, and the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Mobashar Javad Akbar inaugurated the construction work in an official ceremony. ...
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N Korea Foreign Minister in Moscow as US Claims Jong Un Ready to Discuss Nukes
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N Korea Foreign Minister in Moscow as US Claims Jong Un Ready to Discuss Nukes

Monday 9 April 2018 ،
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Moscow said earlier that negotiations between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ri would be held on April 10. The agenda for the talks will include the development of bilateral cooperation and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. The trip is expected to last from ...
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Promotion of Cooperation with Neighbors Iran’s Top Foreign Policy Priority: President Raeisi
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Promotion of Cooperation with Neighbors Iran’s Top Foreign Policy Priority: President Raeisi

Sunday 28 November 2021 ،
Ashgabat evening to attend the 15th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). He was officially welcomed by his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. Speaking before leaving Tehran for Ashgabat, Raeisi said the visit is taking place at the invitation of his Turkmen counterpar ...
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Iran President Says US Sanctions Will Not Affect Regional Cooperation
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Iran President Says US Sanctions Will Not Affect Regional Cooperation

Sunday 28 November 2021 ،
Ashgabat. Referring to talks with his Turkmen counterpart on the development of bilateral relations in various sectors, including gas and transit, he said, “Today, with follow-up efforts, Turkmenistan is confident that the government of the Islamic Republic has a serious will to address the e ...
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Iran’s Pres. Raisi ECO Summit Presence Indicates Shifting Iranian Foreign Policy and Trade Priorities
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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
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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
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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
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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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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution