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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 Set To Launch Virtual Embassy For Palestine Ahead Of Quds Day
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Iran Set To Launch Virtual Embassy For Palestine Ahead Of Quds Day

Saturday 23 May 2020
Majlis, a local name for the Iranian parliament. The foreign ministry is required to report to the lawmakers on the virtual embassy, as it is asked to negotiate with foreign countries on the case.  Virtual embassies and their history  Before Iran, a number of countries launched online em ...
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FM Zarif EU3 to Correct Own Conduct before Lecturing Iran
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FM Zarif EU3 to Correct Own Conduct before Lecturing Iran

Saturday 5 December 2020 ،
Majlis) to intervene in the case and vote for a law designed to protect Iran’s interests against the Western sanctions. The law — named the Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions — will require the administration to suspend even more contractual obligations if the European tri ...
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IAEA No Longer to Access Iran Nuclear Sites’ Images: Parliament Speaker
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IAEA No Longer to Access Iran Nuclear Sites’ Images: Parliament Speaker

Monday 24 May 2021 ،
Majlis is fully resolved to implement its Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions, which has tasked the administration with suspending extra commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal. The decision, Qalibaf said, is backed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. ...
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Iran Leader Endorses Ebrahim Raeisi’s Presidential Decree
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Iran Leader Endorses Ebrahim Raeisi’s Presidential Decree

Tuesday 3 August 2021 ،
Majlis) on Thursday. Seyyed Nezamoddin Mousavi, the spokesman for the Parliament’s presidium, said Monday that a long list of foreign officials and political figures have accepted Iran's invitation to attend the event despite the COVID-19 pandemic. He said 115 officials from 73 coun ...
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Iran to Make ’Greater Progress’ in Socio-Economic Development under Raeisi
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Iran to Make ’Greater Progress’ in Socio-Economic Development under Raeisi

Saturday 7 August 2021 ،
Majlis), which was attended by high-ranking Iranian civil and military officials as well as a great number of foreign dignitaries from more than 80 countries. On Tuesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution officially endorsed Raeisi’s mandate as Iran’s new president through a ceremon ...
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Millions of Iranians Rally to Condemn Violent Riots
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Millions of Iranians Rally to Condemn Violent Riots

Saturday 24 September 2022 ،
Majlis) has also ruled out the use of force on the woman, pointing to her medical history and brain surgery years ago.  
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Leader: Iran Will Advance if World Sees Iranian Nation’s Presence in ‘Decisive Scenes’
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Leader: Iran Will Advance if World Sees Iranian Nation’s Presence in ‘Decisive Scenes’

Wednesday 28 February 2024 ،
Majlis) and the Assembly of Experts on March 1. Pointing to some people’s indifference to the vote, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “I am not accusing anyone, but I remind all that we should look at the elections from the perspective of national interests, not from the view points of factions ...
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Iran Parliament, Assembly of Experts Polls Close
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Iran Parliament, Assembly of Experts Polls Close

Saturday 2 March 2024 ،
Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) and 88 representatives for the Assembly of Experts.  Some foreign reports described the turnout way different from what is displayed from Iran by Western media outlets.  I covered several Iranian elections. People have been so enthusiastic and so energetic ...
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Parliament grants its vote of confidence to all of President Pezeshkian’s ministerial nominees
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Parliament grants its vote of confidence to all of President Pezeshkian’s ministerial nominees

Wednesday 21 August 2024 ،
Majlis) has concluded its debate on the nominees for the new cabinet, approving all 19 of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s selections ALWAGHT- The Iranian parliament (Majlis) has concluded its debate on the nominees for the new cabinet, approving all 19 of President Masoud Pezeshkian's selections. ...
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Iran Has Consistently Supported Oppressed Muslims
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Iran Has Consistently Supported Oppressed Muslims

Friday 17 January 2025 ،
Majlis. Highlighting Iran's religious diversity, Qalibaf stated, In Iran, we have various religions, and in the Iranian Parliament, there are representatives not only from Shia and Sunni communities but also from Christian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian faiths. He further noted that Iran's Parliam ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures