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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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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026
Russian, American, and Iranian machine guns among certain tribes, along with medium-caliber weapons and even anti-aircraft guns. Since 2003, he says, some tribes have gotten their hands on mortars, RPGs, sniper rifles, and various types of ammunition. While judicial and security crackdowns on triba ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
Russian and Chinese markets.  Turkmenistan plays an especially critical role here, sharing a direct border with Iran and offering rail links that can channel Central Asian freight into Iran’s broader transport grid. When sea routes are constrained, this overland network can meaningfully ...
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
Russian and Ukrainian leaders and vowed to bring the conflict to an end. His speech, however, offered no concrete details on how such a deal would be reached. Election speech at UNGA A striking share of Trump’s address, meanwhile, was devoted essentially to domestic American concerns. The As ...
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Lavrov Condemns Assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei as ‘Unacceptable’ Coercive Act
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Lavrov Condemns Assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei as ‘Unacceptable’ Coercive Act

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ALWAGHT- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, describing it as ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
Russian and Chinese weight. Military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, the withdrawal of the Western forces, and the emergence of new security arrangements have given Moscow and Beijing a fresh opportunity to consolidate their position in one of Africa's geopolitically most sensitive regions. ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
Russians are deeply worried that Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions could escalate and eventually drag Central Asian states in. With border regions like Chitral, Nuristan and Badakhshan in play, as Badakhshan shares a border with Tajikistan, the fear is that instability could spill from the Afghan-Pakist ...
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
Russian diplomat is visiting Iran as American pressures on the Tehran and Moscow reach their peak. Alwaght- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart Sayyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday. The visit is coming amid ongoing regional tensions and the U ...
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to Arrive in Tehran Monday
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to Arrive in Tehran Monday

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit Tehran on Monday ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit Tehran on Monday. The spokesperson said Lavrov’s trip is part of ongoing diplom ...
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Iran Says It Has No Fundamental Disputes with Regional States
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Iran Says It Has No Fundamental Disputes with Regional States

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed bilateral relations and ways to expand cooperation between Tehran and Moscow. Pezeshkian highlighted ongoing consultations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing hope that his upcoming visit to Moscow would help implement existing agreement ...
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability
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Araghchi: Tehran-Moscow Ties Vital for Regional Peace and Stability

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran on Monday, he blamed US-Israeli actions and economic pressure for insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while warning about the security and environmental risks posed by attacks on Caspian Sea vessels. Araghchi said Tehran and Mosc ...

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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.