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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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Tracking Saudi Arabia’s Approach on Syria’s Crisis

Tracking Saudi Arabia’s Approach on Syria’s Crisis

Wednesday 13 January 2016
Iranian threat, preserving the status quo, giving the Sunni groups in Lebanon an acceptable power to rise and put pressures on OPEC to keep the oil prices low. Thereby, Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy has generally been practical, with a basis of efforts for preserving the kingdom’s r ...
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Same Tactics; Comparative Study of Saudi, Israeli Wars in Gaza, Yemen

Same Tactics; Comparative Study of Saudi, Israeli Wars in Gaza, Yemen

Tuesday 30 August 2016 ،
Iranian increasing influence in Yemen as well as in West Asia reign, an objective frequently highlighted by Saudi officials. Interestingly, there are claims suggesting that in both Gaza and Yemen wars the Saudi and Israeli regimes have agreed on backing each other in. Notwithstanding silence of Riy ...
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Iran Tests Qaher F-313 Fighter Jet, Unveils Defense Achievements

Iran Tests Qaher F-313 Fighter Jet, Unveils Defense Achievements

Saturday 15 April 2017 ،
Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) in Tehran on Saturday. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani paid a visit to the exhibition. During his visit, a number of defense achievements were unveiled, among them Iran’s first domestically-made training jet, named Kowsar. Speaking durin ...
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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 ،
Iranian transport infrastructure in particular and ECO's more generally as parts of the new Silk Road. The 2,300-kilometer BRI is to link Urumqi in China’s resource-rich Xinjiang province to Tehran, connecting Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan along the way and extending ...
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Iran, Kazakhstan to Sign MoU to Increase Cargo Transit Volume

Iran, Kazakhstan to Sign MoU to Increase Cargo Transit Volume

Tuesday 1 November 2022 ،
Iranian territory. Iran and Kazakhstan have agreed to sign a key memorandum of understating (MoU) that will enable the two countries to increase the volume of cargo transported via an international transit corridor that passes through the Iranian territory. Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban D ...
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First Iranian Cargo Train Set to Depart for China Today

First Iranian Cargo Train Set to Depart for China Today

Sunday 21 July 2024 ،
Iranian-Chinese relations have been strengthening in recent years, particularly following the proactive measures of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The 25-Year Strategic Partnership Agreement between Iran and China is expected to further enhance the bilateral relationship significantly.

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Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad

Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad