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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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Ultimatum for Iraq to Disarm Kurdish Separatists Will Not Be Extended: Iran
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Ultimatum for Iraq to Disarm Kurdish Separatists Will Not Be Extended: Iran

Monday 11 September 2023
Caucasus and the impact of any instability, unrest and new tension in the region on the entire region.” Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Thursday of amassing troops close to their joint border as tensions continue to rise over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Located in the South Cau ...
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Iran, Turkmenistan Set to Boost Trade, Transit
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Iran, Turkmenistan Set to Boost Trade, Transit

Sunday 19 November 2023 ،
Caucasus Asia).  In the past, Turkmenistan used to export a large part of its goods to European and African countries through Russia, but after the Russian attack on Ukraine and the closing of its borders with Europe, Ashgabat turned to Iran and in the past two years, it has enhanced the level ...
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North-South Corridor: Catalyzing Iran-UAE Trade Jump
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North-South Corridor: Catalyzing Iran-UAE Trade Jump

Tuesday 7 May 2024 ،
Northern Europe through Iran and the shipping route through the Suez Canal shows that the shipping corridor through Iran is shorter.  According to an Iranian official, compared to the Suez Canal, the trade link between Mumbai and St. Petersburg reduces the time it takes to transport goods from ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
Caucasus will economically assist the participating and non-participating counties.  Faw port's opportunity for Iran  It is said that many Turkish companies are involved in the construction of this port, which will play an important role in the geopolitics of energy and trade in the ...
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
Caucasus, Eurasia, and even Central Asia and this does not appeal to the US. In addition to dynamizing its economy and exporting industrial, chemical, textile and food products, Turkey in the field of military industry, especially drones, has been able to step into some important areas and this is u ...
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Syria Developments Set off Alarm Bells to Central Asia
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Syria Developments Set off Alarm Bells to Central Asia

Sunday 15 December 2024 ،
Caucasus, or enabling Uzbek and Tajik takfiris to infiltrate Russia as a workforce and create sleeper cells for future attacks. Yet another major source of concern of Central Asian countries and Russia about new Syrian developments is the role of Turkey, which beside backing the armed rebels in Syr ...
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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 ،
Northern Cyprus to seek official recognition, by doing so, these countries have ruined all of Ankara’s efforts to strengthen the international legitimacy of its protectorate of Northern Cyprus. In a joint statement of the EU-Central Asia Summit in the Uzbek capital, Samarkand, the three Centr ...
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Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making
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Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making

Monday 14 July 2025 ،
Caucasus regions have undergone profound changes in geopolitical terms, signaling extensive efforts by some actors to redefine balance of power and networks of cooperation between various sides. One of these important developments was the surprise visit to Baku of the Syrian Interim President Ahmad ...
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
Caucasus and impacts other actors like Iran and Russia. Alwaght- Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement on Friday at the White House with the US mediation. The White House said that this agreement is signed to end the decades-long dispute between the two neighbors over Zangezur Corridor. However ...
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What Are Iranian President’s Armenia Visit Goals?
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What Are Iranian President’s Armenia Visit Goals?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
Caucasus. Alwaght- Exactly 10 days after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a US-brokered peace deal at the White House, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian flew to Yerevan to meet with the Armenian officials. As the Iranian president said, the two sides will discuss corridors.  We will discuss ...

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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.