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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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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025
SCO) and China's Belt and Road Initiative (RBI), in recent years they have adopted a more balanced foreign policy to distance themselves from absolute dependence on Moscow and Beijing. The C5+1 summits should be regarded as a reflection of the main lines of the US policy in Eurasia. In the US N ...
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What Capacities and Strategies Are Driving Iran’s Bid for Pakistan-Afghanistan Dispute Mediation?
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What Capacities and Strategies Are Driving Iran’s Bid for Pakistan-Afghanistan Dispute Mediation?

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
SCO) and the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) provides Iran with established legal and practical frameworks for cooperation and trust-building. This enables Tehran to steer the mediation process in a more practical and effective manner than other regional players could. Iran's record of ...
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Iran FM’s Baku Visit Highlights Neighbors’ Need for Closer Cooperation
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Iran FM’s Baku Visit Highlights Neighbors’ Need for Closer Cooperation

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
SCO) along with several observer nations. Held under the SCO’s security framework, the maneuvers form part of the bloc’s established mechanisms for countering terrorist threats and militant groups. The exercise underscores Iran’s commitment to a coordinated, multilateral approach ...
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Iranian President to Tour Central Asia, Visiting Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
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Iranian President to Tour Central Asia, Visiting Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
SCO, and BRICS+ forums. This diplomatic push is framed as part of a broader strategy to enhance Eurasian integration and bolster economic resilience amid regional tensions. Overall, the two-day trip signals Iran’s intention to capitalize on historical, religious, and cultural ties with Centra ...
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance

Thursday 18 December 2025 ،
SCO) and BRICS reflects this strategic shift toward the East, culminating in its full membership in both organizations by 2025. Tehran views Russia and China as central actors in the emerging multipolar global order and has prioritized strengthening ties with them at both bilateral and multilateral ...
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Gaza in ’Board of Peace’ Trap: When Bombs Arrive before Aid
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Gaza in ’Board of Peace’ Trap: When Bombs Arrive before Aid

Sunday 22 February 2026 ،
members and even absence of Palestinian delegation. The American president voiced commitment of his country and the International community to make Gaza a better place and to reshape the governance in this Palestinian enclave. He added that the board is to allocate $10 billion in funding to Gaza, a ...
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Day 11 of War: Increasing Compensation Claims in Israel, Growing Gasoline Prices in the US
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Day 11 of War: Increasing Compensation Claims in Israel, Growing Gasoline Prices in the US

Wednesday 11 March 2026 ،
members of the Congress, have already declared Washington’s impending defeat in the war. “Trump’s illegal war against Iran is doomed to fail. Even now, Iran’s leadership is emerging, which has a strong enmity toward the US, and there’s no way to eliminate Iran’s ...
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Tehran Expresses Readiness to Share Its Experience of Defying the US with SCO Allies
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Tehran Expresses Readiness to Share Its Experience of Defying the US with SCO Allies

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
SCO members. Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, traveled to Kyrgyzstan to attend the SCO Defense Ministers' meeting. Upon arriving in Bishkek, he emphasized the continued strength of Iran's armed forces and the exem ...
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Humiliated Superpower: How US Levers Are Going Dull in Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
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Humiliated Superpower: How US Levers Are Going Dull in Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
members, burned by the costly and bloody lessons of the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, refused to walk straight back into another trap set by Washington. So much so that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez bluntly stated that his country had been deceived by the U.S. over the Iraq War&md ...
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The Picture Late Pres. Raisi Drew to Talk to Today’s World
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The Picture Late Pres. Raisi Drew to Talk to Today’s World

Friday 22 May 2026 ،
membership before his trip, he would attend the summit; otherwise, he would send a delegate. BRICS, whose members are major global powers, heeded Raisi’s stark warning and admitted Iran as a full member, this despite Saudi Arabia and the UAE being willing to each deposit $50 billion into the ...

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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.