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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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Expert: Russia, China Have Power to Obstruct E3 Push for Iran ‘Snapback’ Sanctions
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Expert: Russia, China Have Power to Obstruct E3 Push for Iran ‘Snapback’ Sanctions

Saturday 20 September 2025
Security Council members. Nasri explained that Russia and China can obstruct key procedural steps, such as re-establishing the sanctions committee, appointing experts, or adopting guidelines. Since the committee functions by consensus, any permanent member can effectively paralyze it, rendering the ...
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Velayati Addresses Snapback Mechanism and Israeli Aggression
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Velayati Addresses Snapback Mechanism and Israeli Aggression

Wednesday 24 September 2025 ،
Security Council Resolution 2231, framing it as part of longstanding Western hostility aimed at pressuring Iran and undermining its scientific and defense advancements. He warned that Tehran would respond to such provocations with strength, asserting that these measures would only deepen Europe&rsqu ...
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Tehran: UN Members Not Bound by Voided Anti-Iran Resolutions
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Tehran: UN Members Not Bound by Voided Anti-Iran Resolutions

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Security Council resolutions impose no obligation on UN members to observe the previously terminated measures ALWAGHT- Iran states that US and European claims regarding the revival of Security Council resolutions impose no obligation on UN members to observe the previously terminated measures. The ...
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Security Council Resolution 2231. Russian and Chinese officials have repeatedly argued that European powers lost their legal authority to reimpose sanctions. They contend that the US withdrawal from the accord, followed by Europe's failure to uphold its commitments, voided the original obligatio ...
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Araghchi Denounces US and EU3’s Snapback Action as Unfounded and Damaging to the UN
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Araghchi Denounces US and EU3’s Snapback Action as Unfounded and Damaging to the UN

Monday 29 September 2025 ،
Security Council resolutions via the JCPOA snapback mechanism. He described the move as unlawful, baseless, and a threat to the UN’s authority and the credibility of multilateral diplomacy, emphasizing that it contradicts UNSC resolution 2231 and undermines the integrity of the Security Counci ...
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Araghchi Criticizes US and Europe for Blocking Nuclear Agreement in New York Talks
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Araghchi Criticizes US and Europe for Blocking Nuclear Agreement in New York Talks

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
Security Council failed to pass two resolutions in September: one to block the activation of the snapback mechanism and another to extend the JCPOA and Resolution 2231. Araghchi said attempts to bridge differences collapsed because of Washington’s excessive demands, backed by European states. ...
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Iran Warns Regional Security at Risk Amid Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tensions
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Iran Warns Regional Security at Risk Amid Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tensions

Monday 13 October 2025 ،
Security Council Resolution 2231, which officially expired on October 18. He argued that any resumption of UN sanctions against Iran would be illegal and contrary to the terms of the JCPOA, accusing the European troika—France, Germany, and Britain—of causing “legal disarray” ...
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Iran FM Says Reinstating Lifted UNSC Resolutions Has No Legal Basis
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Iran FM Says Reinstating Lifted UNSC Resolutions Has No Legal Basis

Wednesday 15 October 2025 ،
Security Council resolutions lifted in 2015 under the JCPOA, calling them legally invalid. Speaking at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Uganda, he urged countries not to recognize these claims and emphasized the importance of respecting international law and the UN ...
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Iran Rejects Revival of Expired UN Resolutions as Illegitimate and Baseless
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Iran Rejects Revival of Expired UN Resolutions as Illegitimate and Baseless

Saturday 18 October 2025 ،
Security Council President Vassily Nebenzia, rejected efforts by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to revive terminated UN sanctions against Iran. The letter coincided with the expiration of Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA). Araghchi stated that Re ...
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Tehran, Moscow, Beijing Notify UN of Resolution 2231’s Termination
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Tehran, Moscow, Beijing Notify UN of Resolution 2231’s Termination

Saturday 18 October 2025 ،
Security Council President of the termination of Resolution 2231 ALWAGHT- Iran, Russia, and China have jointly informed the UN Secretary-General and Security Council President of the termination of Resolution 2231, the announcement was made by Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and Inter ...

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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.