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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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Baku, Yerevan Step Away from Sustainable Peace
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Baku, Yerevan Step Away from Sustainable Peace

Tuesday 12 December 2023
Nakhchivan,” said Hikmat Hajiyev, the foreign policy adviser to Aliyev.  Additionally, one of the reasons that pushed Azerbaijan to de-escalation with Armenia is the stances of the regional backers of Baku. Turkey, as the main supporter of Azerbaijan, has quitted the policy of escalation ...
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Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Deal
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Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Deal

Monday 1 January 2024 ،
Nakhchivan without need to pass Armenian checkpoints. Therefore, the railways and highways under construction through Nakhchivan will make connection to the North-South Corridor in the near future possible. On the other side, Iran had short-term and long-term advantages from this deal. At a time th ...
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Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?
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Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?

Wednesday 24 January 2024 ،
Nakhchivan through Iran’s transit routes, as they know the continuation of tensions is not in the interest of any of the countries and will only provide excuses to the international powers to abuse the situation and implement their evil plans.  Turkey played a constructive role when cris ...
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Azerbaijani Positions in Nakhchivan Come under Armenian Fire: Baku
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Azerbaijani Positions in Nakhchivan Come under Armenian Fire: Baku

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic at 9:40 p.m. (5:40 p.m. GMT) on February 24, the statement reads. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on Friday and Saturday that the country’s armed forces had come under fire on the border with Armenia in the Kalbajar District. On February 12, Azerbaijan ...
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Zangzor Tug of War: What Are the Geopolitical Interests of Actors?
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Zangzor Tug of War: What Are the Geopolitical Interests of Actors?

Sunday 15 September 2024 ،
Nakhchivan through Syunik. Unblocking Zangzor will definitely be discussed in the framework of the tripartite peace talks with Armenia, she added.  At the end of the 44-day Karabakh conflict that culminated with the victory of Azerbaijan in 2020, the two neighbors signed a ceasefire agreement ...
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Iran Opposed to Zangzor Corridor, Efforts Underway to Remove Tehran from Caucasus Equations: Expert
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Iran Opposed to Zangzor Corridor, Efforts Underway to Remove Tehran from Caucasus Equations: Expert

Monday 21 October 2024 ،
Nakhchivan. Abbas Araghchi, as the head of the Iranian delegation, gave a speech at this meeting, describing the 3+3 mechanism as a symbol of the will of these countries to resolve regional disputes by the regional countries themselves.  Hailing the progress in the process of peace talks betw ...
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
Nakhchivan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signed the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States on October 3, 2009 to institutionalize the process. Then, at the 10th summit of this council on September 15-16, 2010, the Cooperation ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials

Monday 28 April 2025 ،
Nakhchivan through Iranian territory, and the construction of the Siahrud-Ordubad vehicle bridges, as well as the construction of relevant border-customs infrastructure, are among the projects jointly implemented by the two countries in transportation sector.  Cooperation in other areas: Accor ...
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Zangezur Corridor Has Several Aspects, Pursued by More than One Actor: Expert
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Zangezur Corridor Has Several Aspects, Pursued by More than One Actor: Expert

Sunday 27 July 2025 ،
Nakhchivan Region to Azerbaijan and Turkey through the Syunik province of Armenia. It should be known that this project is not just aimed at undermining the Iranian transit position, but also the main issue is Baku’s domination of the regional energy market and strategic routes. Azerbaijan thi ...
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Leader’s Advisor: Zangezur Corridor is a US-Israeli Scheme Targeting Iran’s Security
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Leader’s Advisor: Zangezur Corridor is a US-Israeli Scheme Targeting Iran’s Security

Sunday 27 July 2025 ،
Nakhchivan through Armenia, has been rejected by Yerevan over concerns about its sovereignty. Velayati claimed the corridor serves NATO and pan-Turkist interests, and is part of a wider US effort to shift geopolitical tensions from Ukraine to the Caucasus region. Velayati emphasized that Iran views ...

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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.