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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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Progressing towards the ’Peace Pipeline’: Is the End of Two Decades of Uncertainty Near?
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Progressing towards the ’Peace Pipeline’: Is the End of Two Decades of Uncertainty Near?

Wednesday 21 February 2024
Iran-Pakistan Peace Pipeline (IP) project are now emerging. Pakistan has opted to complete the gas pipeline project from Iran in two phases within its borders. Consequently, the Special Investment Facilitation Council of Pakistan (SIFC) has sanctioned a plan to initially develop 81 kilometers as pa ...
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Regional Contact Group’s Meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran: What’s the Agebda?
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Regional Contact Group’s Meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran: What’s the Agebda?

Sunday 9 June 2024 ،
Iran, China, Russia, and Pakistan envoys met in Tehran to highlight the need to continue efforts to help Afghanistan beat its crises. Alwaght- Three years after Taliban's takeover of the power in Afghanistan, the course of developments in this country is far away from people and international co ...
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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation
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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation

Monday 2 December 2024 ،
Trade Agreement, the Visa Facilitation Agreement, and the Foreign Investment Promotion and Support Agreement, member countries can overcome existing challenges. If governments reduce their customs tariffs, there will be great attractions for economic actors and investors in the region to strengthen ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Iran-Pakistan relations? The future will answer, but what is clear is that both countries need convergence more than ever before in the face of common regional challenges. Iran-Pakistsn convergence in foreign policy: From Palestine to Yemen  The visit to Tehran comes as the Muslim world is de ...
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Pezeshkian Projects Annual Iran-Pakistan Trade Volume to Hit $10 Billion
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Pezeshkian Projects Annual Iran-Pakistan Trade Volume to Hit $10 Billion

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
Iran-Pakistan ties are grounded in shared history, culture, and strategic interests. He emphasized the need for vigilance against terrorism in border regions and called for a united front against destabilizing forces like Israel’s aggression in the region. Araghchi concluded by affirming that ...
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Pezeshkian’s Pakistan Visit a New Window to Closer Strategic Ties
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Pezeshkian’s Pakistan Visit a New Window to Closer Strategic Ties

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, known as “Peace Pipeline, has been stalled for years due to US pressure. However, Pakistani officials such as Salim Mandviwala have emphasized that this project is far from security goals and is directly in line with the economic interests of the Pakistani p ...
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
ECO members held a meeting in Tehran, highlighting Iran’s significance in regional order and failure of West to sanction it. Alwaght- A month after Western members of the UN Security Council have unilaterally announced reinstatement of international sanctions on Iran under snapback mechanism, Tehran ...
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Ghalibaf’s Islamabad Visit: New Step to Strengthening Alliance
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Ghalibaf’s Islamabad Visit: New Step to Strengthening Alliance

Thursday 6 November 2025 ،
Iran-Pakistan bilateral trade recently surpassed $3 billion. Both nations have now expressed ambition to boost this figure to at least $10 billion annually. A key prerequisite for achieving this target is facilitating a free trade agreement by reducing tariff barriers, which is a key objective for t ...
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Iran, Pakistan Discuss Strategies to Deepen Ties
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Iran, Pakistan Discuss Strategies to Deepen Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Iran-Pakistan relations. The officials reviewed a wide range of issues, including cross-border security, trade, energy cooperation, and regional stability, while also touching on broader geopolitical developments in the Middle East and South Asia, such as the situation in Afghanistan and border sec ...
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Larijani Calls for Strategic, Economic Expansion with Pakistan
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Larijani Calls for Strategic, Economic Expansion with Pakistan

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
Iran-Pakistan ties to a “strategic level,” emphasizing that both countries have far greater economic potential than what is currently utilized. Larijani urged the removal of barriers to economic cooperation and highlighted the achievability of increasing bilateral trade to $10 billion. ...

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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.