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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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Countries Where ISIS Is Active Tripled since Onset of US-Led Coalition Op in 2014
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Countries Where ISIS Is Active Tripled since Onset of US-Led Coalition Op in 2014

Wednesday 3 August 2016
Iranian top officials have repeatedly criticized its performance, saying the coalition not only has carried out no effective operation against terrorists in Syria and Iraq but also has paved the way for their expansion in the region. 
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Afghanistan’s Security, Development Iran’s Core Policies: Foreign Minister
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Afghanistan’s Security, Development Iran’s Core Policies: Foreign Minister

Saturday 6 August 2016 ،
Iranian and Afghan people enjoy cordial relations. “Afghanistan is a friend neighbor of the Islamic Republic of Iran and progress and security of this country are regarded as Iran’s progress and security,” the Iranian minister said. Top Iranian diplomat said the two countries sho ...
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Iran to Keep on Distancing Itself from US: Ayatollah Khamenei
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Iran to Keep on Distancing Itself from US: Ayatollah Khamenei

Wednesday 10 August 2016 ،
Iranian nation has always viewed the US as its top geopolitical, strategic and ideological enemy; the chant Death to America has been in use in Iran since at least the Islamic revolution in 1979. The term Great Satan, a derogatory epithet for the US, was originally used by Late Iranian leader Imam ...
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Kill Iranians, Russians in Syria, Destroy Assad’s Power Base: Ex-CIA Chief
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Kill Iranians, Russians in Syria, Destroy Assad’s Power Base: Ex-CIA Chief

Wednesday 10 August 2016 ،
Iranians and Russians in Syria should be killed covertly to “pay the price.” Alwaght- Former CIA deputy director said that Iranians and Russians in Syria should be killed covertly to “pay the price.” Michael Morell, who twice served as the acting director of the agency in an interview w ...
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Iran First West Asian Country that Won Gold Medal of Rio 2016
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Iran First West Asian Country that Won Gold Medal of Rio 2016

Saturday 13 August 2016 ،
Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami grabbed gold in the men’s 85-kilogram category with a world record, making Iran the first west Asian Country that has won gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games. Alwaght- Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami grabbed gold in the men's 85-kilogram category ...
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Ankara Hosts Iranian FM; What Visit Mean to Both Sides?
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Ankara Hosts Iranian FM; What Visit Mean to Both Sides?

Saturday 13 August 2016 ،
Iranian FM visits Ankara in bid to open a new page and get Turkey closer to a Tehran-Moscow alliance. Alwaght- Iran's FM Javad Zarif has met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara. According to Alwaght, in addition to meeting with the Turkish FM, the travel schedule of the Iran ...
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Saudi Regime Knows No Limit in Killing Yemeni Children, Women: Iran
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Saudi Regime Knows No Limit in Killing Yemeni Children, Women: Iran

Tuesday 16 August 2016 ،
Iranian diplomat as saying. The Ansarullah movement, which rules the capital Sana’a, also condemned the attack, saying it was carried out in clear violation of a ceasefire agreement which has been holding across Yemen over the past four months. The UN also the attack on the MSF hospital, and ...
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Iran Kills 3 ISIS-linked Terrorist in Border City
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Iran Kills 3 ISIS-linked Terrorist in Border City

Tuesday 16 August 2016 ،
Iranian intelligence authorities said they arrested 10 ISIS Terrorists and seized about 100 kilograms of explosives intended to be used in car and suicide bombs and other attacks in busy public places. Terrorist attacks are rare in Iran, but al-Qaeda-linked and other groups stage hit-and-run assaul ...
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Russian Bombers Strike ISIS from Iran’s Hamadan Airbase
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Russian Bombers Strike ISIS from Iran’s Hamadan Airbase

Tuesday 16 August 2016 ،
Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan signed the document during a visit by Russia’s top brass to the Iranian capital. On Monday, Russian media reported that Moscow has once again requested Iran and Iraq to allow cruise missiles to fly through their respective airspace to deli ...
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Turkey Policy Shift on Syria Not Yet Implemented on the Ground: Syrian Analyst
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Turkey Policy Shift on Syria Not Yet Implemented on the Ground: Syrian Analyst

Thursday 18 August 2016 ،
Iranian friends also gave him a lifeline to move out of what he is in now. They helped him back to reality. However, this government is not qualified to get help. It can't arrange what is possible to be arranged because its mistakes exceed its powers. We know well that the Turkish prime minister ...

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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.