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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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Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process: Nominal Summit for Real Afghan Peace

Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process: Nominal Summit for Real Afghan Peace

Thursday 1 April 2021
Rahmon of Tajikistan and President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan. The security challenges and terrorist threats the region is facing as well as the ways of boosting Afghanistan relations with other Central Asian states were the key points of discussion of the meeting. Formation of Heart of Asia-Ista ...
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What Are the Roots of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border Clashes?

What Are the Roots of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border Clashes?

Monday 3 May 2021 ،
Rahmon of Tajikistan and his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov are set to discuss ceasefire and return of the two sides’ forces to their permanent stationing sites. Soviet administrative divisions and fire under the ash in Central Asia Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan disputes traces back to the Sov ...
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What’s Behind US Central Asia Military Presence Plans?

What’s Behind US Central Asia Military Presence Plans?

Wednesday 26 May 2021 ،
Rahmon in the Tajik capital Dushanbe. These visits by Khalilzad have given rise to speculations about the White House plans to set up military bases in Central Asia after it pulls out forces from Afghanistan.  Recently,  there have even been reports of a US decision to build a $240 millio ...
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How Will US Afghanistan Withdrawal Impact Central Asian Equations?

How Will US Afghanistan Withdrawal Impact Central Asian Equations?

Thursday 8 July 2021 ،
Rahmon. The visits fuel the speculations that Washington has begun to adopt the strategy of establishing military bases in Central Asia after pulling out of Afghanistan.  Even some recent reports talked about the US program to construct military facilities worth of $240 million in Central Asia ...
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Achievements of Iranian President’s Trip to Tajikistan

Achievements of Iranian President’s Trip to Tajikistan

Monday 20 September 2021 ،
Rahmon, stating that relations between the two nations rely on common and several-thousand-year deep-rooted and deeply friendly religion, culture, language and history.  I hope that my visit to Tajikistan, which is my first foreign trip as president of Iran, will be a turning point and open ne ...
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Relying on Domestic Capacities, Iran Made God Progress Despite Sanctions: Leader

Relying on Domestic Capacities, Iran Made God Progress Despite Sanctions: Leader

Tuesday 31 May 2022 ،
Rahmon in Tehran. “Despite the sanctions, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made good advances in various fields. If it were not for the sanctions, those advances could not be achieved, because sanctions caused [Iranians] to rely on their domestic capacities and [labor] force,” the ...
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Tajikistan Pres. Tehran Visit Promises Clear Horizon for Bilateral Cooperation

Tajikistan Pres. Tehran Visit Promises Clear Horizon for Bilateral Cooperation

Wednesday 1 June 2022 ،
Rahmon arrived in Tehran on Sunday heading a high-ranking economic delegation and met with his Iranian counterpart Sayyed Ibrahim Raeisi. The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation and signed several partnership documents in science, politics, and culture.  In recent years, convergence in I ...
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Tehran, Baku Walking Past Misunderstanding, Heading to Partnership Boost

Tehran, Baku Walking Past Misunderstanding, Heading to Partnership Boost

Saturday 9 July 2022 ،
Rahmon on May 29, which is the first of a Tajikistani president in a decade, Azerbaijani foreign minister visited Iran to open a new page in the relations of the neighbors. During his visit, political and economic issues, especially energy sector that makes up a hefty chunk of their cooperation, wer ...
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Kyrgyzstan Pres. Urges Home Calm after Deadly Clashes with Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan Pres. Urges Home Calm after Deadly Clashes with Tajikistan

Tuesday 20 September 2022 ،
Rahmon, to meet and negotiate a ceasefire in Uzbekistan.  We continue our efforts to resolve the Kyrgyz-Tajik border issues in a purely peaceful way, Japarov said in Uzbekistan.  Also on Monday, Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry said the key to resolving the conflict lay in negotiations, ...
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Iran President Congratulates Muslim States on Eid al-Fitr, Urges Enhanced Unity

Iran President Congratulates Muslim States on Eid al-Fitr, Urges Enhanced Unity

Friday 21 April 2023 ،
Rahmon congratulated him and the people of Iran on Eid al-Fitr. In his congratulatory message, Rahmon said the great ideals of Eid al-Fitr have always led Muslim nations to follow worthy spiritual values. He expressed confident that Muslim countries would further improve cordial relations and bene ...

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