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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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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert

Sunday 20 April 2025
Moscow and his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the visit of Secretary General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi to Tehran and the series of other visits that have taken place in the region show that Iran is not a country that can be isolated, but is at a high ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Moscow-Taliban ties The Russian relations with the Taliban have experienced many ups and downs: First period: Taliban's help to Russian separatists: For the first time in 1996, the Taliban managed to form its rule in Afghanistan, and three years after takeover of power by the group, the second ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
Moscow’s need to devote all its resources to the war with NATO in Ukraine. And Beijing will benefit from the Central Asian arms market while so far cooperation with these regional states has been limited to counterterrorism cooperation and intelligence sharing with Tajikistan. It is also poss ...
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
Moscow allies. On the other hand, the Pakistani air force has American F-16 fighters and an older French-made Mirage aircraft that it did not use in this war. Pakistan is said to have used American F-16 fighters in the 2019 war with India, but in the past six years, it has changed its strategy and ...
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?

Saturday 24 May 2025 ،
Moscow into a costly arms race could be part of Washington’s deterrence strategy. Still, there are key differences: China and Russia are now more economically and technologically flexible than the Soviet Union, and they have more experience in circumventing Western sanctions and pressure. Ame ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Moscow International Security Meeting began on Tuesday and will continue to Thursday chaired by Sergei Shoigu, the head of the Russian National Security Council, with the presence of over 100 countries. Members of the BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Association of Southeast ...
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Across Russia Result in One Fatality
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Across Russia Result in One Fatality

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Moscow’s air defenses intercepted over 40 drones targeting the capital, following a previous wave of about 30 drones. The drone attacks caused widespread disruptions to air travel, leading to temporary flight suspensions at all four Moscow airports and delays in regions as far as Siberia&rsqu ...
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Moscow. Alwaght- While the new round of Istanbul talks between Russia and Ukraine and with the presence of international mediators is to start today to discuss a ceasefire and prisoner swap deal, the shadow of intensification of fighting and the division between Western backers of Kiev has pushed th ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Moscow have warned that the presence of foreign fighters in Syria poses a threat to regional security. These countries are afraid that the military experience of these forces could be used to fuel internal rebellions in the Muslim republics of Central Asia or the Xinjiang region of China.  Th ...
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Moscow: Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites Are Unacceptable
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Moscow: Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites Are Unacceptable

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
Moscow has firmly stated that any military strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure are completely unacceptable. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov warned such attacks would cause irreversible humanitarian and radiological consequences, urging efforts to prevent escalation that wou ...

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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.