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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, Turkey Sign Agreements for Pakistan, China Railway Link

Iran, Turkey Sign Agreements for Pakistan, China Railway Link

Tuesday 19 January 2021
INSTC), a multi-modal network of ship, rail and road routes stretching from the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea in the north and on to Eurasia and Russia. Iran offered a major lifeline to Qatar after the gas-rich country of 2.7 million people dependent on imports ...
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Afghanistan Stability Riddle: How Can Home, Foreign Actors Help?

Afghanistan Stability Riddle: How Can Home, Foreign Actors Help?

Wednesday 1 September 2021 ،
INSTC), and invited Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to join the multi-party corridor project. The 7,200-kilometer multi-purpose project connects India, Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia, and Europe.  Advancing the railway project beside regional power grid projects, like the 1,000 ...
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Iran Launches Pilot Transit between Russia, India

Iran Launches Pilot Transit between Russia, India

Tuesday 14 June 2022 ،
INSTC) by arriving in the Caspian port of Anzali in Iran and passing through the southern port of Bandar Abbas to Nhava Sheva. Jamali said it is a first time a cargo travels between Russia and India through Iran and the INSTC with a single through bill of lading (TBL) document which allows the tran ...
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Iran’s Closer to Long-held Dream of Transformation into Regional Transit Hub

Iran’s Closer to Long-held Dream of Transformation into Regional Transit Hub

Tuesday 14 June 2022 ،
INSTC, for the first time with the first multimodal cargo from Russia to India. According to Dariush Jamali, the head of the Iranian-Russian port of Salyanka, these shipments were transported on a station-by-station basis in the past, but with the efforts of the shipping team, a mechanism has been s ...
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Iran Shipping Lines Reports Record Freight Volumes on Russia- India Route

Iran Shipping Lines Reports Record Freight Volumes on Russia- India Route

Wednesday 14 September 2022 ،
INSTC), a major trade route which is becoming increasingly popular due to its low costs and other logistics features. IRISL’s previous statements suggested it had accommodated cargo transit between Russia’s Saint Petersburg and India’s Nhava Sheva port through the Caspian Sea and ...
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Iran, Russia Presidents Censure Foreign Meddling in Regional Affairs

Iran, Russia Presidents Censure Foreign Meddling in Regional Affairs

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
INSTC). The 162-kilometer corridor along the Caspian Sea coast connects India, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan and other countries via railways and sea and can rival the Suez Canal as a major global trade route. Appreciating Russia’s support for Iran's membership in the BRICS group of emer ...
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Russia Ships Coal to India via Iran by Train for the First Time

Russia Ships Coal to India via Iran by Train for the First Time

Sunday 21 July 2024 ،
INSTC), which links Russia to India via Iran. The INSTC is a multimodal route encompassing railways, road networks, and seaports, stretching 7,200 km (4,500 miles) from St. Petersburg to the port of Mumbai in India. The coal will be transported by sea for the final leg of the journey from Iran&rsq ...

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Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad

Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad