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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 Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages

Saturday 30 August 2025
China, the US, India, Japan, and Britain, are all vying to establish and consolidate their maritime influence. China and India have strategic investments in this region due to their heavy dependence on the Persian Gulf and maritime routes. In 2024, Reuters reported, China imported worth of $57 bill ...
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Pezeshkian: SCO Summit Can Challenge Western Unilateralism
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Pezeshkian: SCO Summit Can Challenge Western Unilateralism

Sunday 31 August 2025 ،
China, to attend the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the SCO Plus Meeting. He described the summit as a key step toward strengthening multilateralism and countering US and European unilateralism and authoritarianism in global affairs. ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
China for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. The visit is providing Tehran with the opportunity to implement the 25-year cooperation pact with Beijing and get further chances to export more oil. In general, the Iranian-Chinese relations have a long history and since the ancient Silk Ro ...
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Iran’s Lawmakers Vow ‘Strong’ Response to Sanctions Snapback
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Iran’s Lawmakers Vow ‘Strong’ Response to Sanctions Snapback

Tuesday 2 September 2025 ،
China denounced the E3’s move, warning of its repercussions, while Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Tehran will take appropriate countermeasures. The dispute follows years of tensions after the US withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, reinstated sanctions, and pursued it ...
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Presidents of Iran and China Commit to Expanding Strategic Ties
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Presidents of Iran and China Commit to Expanding Strategic Ties

Tuesday 2 September 2025 ،
China reaffirmed their dedication to deepening bilateral ties ALWAGHT- The presidents of Iran and China reaffirmed their dedication to deepening bilateral ties, vowing to carry out in full the 25-year strategic partnership deal concluded in 2021. At a meeting in Beijing during the Shanghai Cooperat ...
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Moscow, Beijing Sign Deal for Siberian Gas Pipeline
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Moscow, Beijing Sign Deal for Siberian Gas Pipeline

Tuesday 2 September 2025 ،
China and Russia have signed an agreement to build the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, with Mongolia serving as a transit country. The deal, announced by Gazprom head Alexei Miller, is framed as a legally binding memorandum and was discussed during trilateral talks involving Presidents Vladimir Put ...
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Minister Reports Growing Number of Foreign Tourists in Iran
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Minister Reports Growing Number of Foreign Tourists in Iran

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
China, India, and Russia to help meet this year’s targets for foreign tourist arrivals.
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
China and Russia, is visibly sketching out a new order in which power is spread more evenly and non-Western nations take the lead. The participation of non-member states in the summit not only underscored the importance of the gathering but also highlighted the SCO’s growing weight in global ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
China, Russia, and Iran that are teeming up to undermine the Western hegemony and American unilateralism and that have managed to establish institutions in this path through founding such organizations as BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have attracted the Global South and set of th ...
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Iran Hails ‘Constructive’ Araghchi–Kallas Talks, Urges EU To Rethink Stance
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Iran Hails ‘Constructive’ Araghchi–Kallas Talks, Urges EU To Rethink Stance

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
China, Russia, and Iran threatens the rules-based international order, questioning which rules Kallas referred to and criticizing the West’s use of such claims to justify illegal actions against other nations. He stressed that these accusations represent a hostile approach toward independent c ...

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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.