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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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Electronic Voting Excluded from Iran Presidential Election
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Electronic Voting Excluded from Iran Presidential Election

Tuesday 11 June 2024
Hashemi, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and Masoud Pezeshkian. The election campaign period began on Sunday and will continue until June 26, with the nationwide presidential election set for Friday, June 28. The new administration, the 14th since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, wil ...
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Friend or Foe; ISIS Strategy towards Israeli Regime

Friend or Foe; ISIS Strategy towards Israeli Regime

Sunday 1 November 2015 ،
Hashemian in Jordan to protect themselves against the ISIS. He added: the ISIS is a serious threat for the region; however, the Iranian government constitute a much more serious threat to Israel and the world. He believes the ISIS would pose a threat just for a few years, but if Iran gets ...
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Yemen's Ansarullah Knocking at Aden's Door
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Yemen's Ansarullah Knocking at Aden's Door

Tuesday 10 November 2015 ،
Hashemiyon that has accelerated the advances of Ansarullah forces.  Yemeni forces returned to southern areas five months after the Saudi-backed invasion in July 2015 in which they took control of the Governorates of Lahij, Dhale'a, Abyan, Shabwah and Aden. These sudden field changes ha ...
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Tight Race between Reformists, Principlists as Vote Counting Underway in Iran
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Tight Race between Reformists, Principlists as Vote Counting Underway in Iran

Sunday 28 February 2016 ،
Hashemi Rafsanjani and President Hassan Rouhani. The list continues with Mohammad Agha Imami Kashani, Mohsen Ghomi and Mohammad Ali Movahed. The 88-member Assembly of Experts is a clerical body responsible for appointing the Supreme Leader. There would serve a eight-Year term.
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Iran’s Leader Praises Large Turnout in Elections
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Iran’s Leader Praises Large Turnout in Elections

Monday 29 February 2016 ،
Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Mohammad Aqa Emami were at the top of Tehran’s list for the Assembly of Experts. They were followed by President Hassan Rouhani, a current member of the assembly, Mohsen Qomi, and Tehran's interim Friday Prayers leader Mohammad Ali Movahhedi, as well as former attor ...
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Iranian Doctors Assisting Iraq ISIS Chemical Attack Victims
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Iranian Doctors Assisting Iraq ISIS Chemical Attack Victims

Sunday 13 March 2016 ،
Hashemi has said that the Iranian medical team has been dispatched to Iraq following a request by the Iraqi government for emergency assistance. He added that Iranian doctors will examine wounded Iraqis and provide them with medicine and emergency medical services in the shortest time. Iraqi Healt ...

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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