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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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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025
Road and Belt Initiative that has various strategic, geopolitical, political, economic and security dimensions. This project has two land and sea routes: The sea route of this project, titled the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, will connect to the port of Venice in Europe after crossing the Indian ...
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
Road and Belt Initiative (RBI) of China project is highly significant. However, with the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the Western economic sanctions against Russia, the importance of the Central Asian transit route has increased, and these issues have in turn caused the countries of the region ...
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Direct Flights Between Tehran and Minsk to Resume Following Agreement
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Direct Flights Between Tehran and Minsk to Resume Following Agreement

Saturday 12 April 2025 ،
Development, formalized the agreement on the sidelines of the event. During the meeting, both sides agreed to strengthen their transit and rail cargo capacities through a structured program aimed at boosting international freight movement. The focus is on leveraging existing routes and enhancing in ...
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets

Thursday 24 April 2025 ،
Development, headed by the deputy economic diplomacy officer of the Iranian foreign ministry, visited western provinces of Afghanistan, including Herat and Farah, and met with local officials. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei stated that the purpose of the trip was to learn about th ...
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Development with the aim of finding common solutions to regional cases. In addition to the heads of Arab countries, a number of heads of regional and international organizations, led by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and prominent internationa ...
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Is Trump Mulling Shift in Gaza Strategy?
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Is Trump Mulling Shift in Gaza Strategy?

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
Corridor with Egypt, even if this violates the Camp David Accords. As a result, Netanyahu through his policy would like to embroil the Trump administration in large-scale and open wars and confrontations that pose a military threat to all American forces in the region and will undoubtedly lead to t ...
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Syria faces a serious danger of split under al-Jolani’s rule and the only option for survival is return to its past path. Alwaght- The noisy party of the rule of the armed groups over the war-torn Syria has ended way sooner than what was predicted and as the al-Jolani gang and its foreign supporters ...
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Zangezur Corridor Challenges in the Shadow of Geopolitical Competitions
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Zangezur Corridor Challenges in the Shadow of Geopolitical Competitions

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
Road Initiative (RBI). The route would act as a serious competitor to China’s projects in the Caspian Sea basin and could affect East-West transit flows and jeopardize Beijing’s investments in the region. The US is trying to support any project that would reduce the dependence of Centra ...
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
Road Initiative (RBI) transport and trade network. Moreover, unlike many Western countries, China has taken a pragmatic approach. Beijing has not yet recognized the Taliban but has expanded its diplomatic and economic relations with them, and this policy of practical acceptance without formal recog ...
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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 ،
Road to date, the two nations have maintained their bonds and a common history. At the same time, the visit of the Iranian president gives Tehran an opportunity for a bolder role in the SCO summit. China hosted the SCO's annual summit on Sunday and Monday, a summit that has already grabbed much ...

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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.