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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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Iranian President Plans Trips to Armenia, Belarus, and China
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Iranian President Plans Trips to Armenia, Belarus, and China

Saturday 16 August 2025
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which will be held in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1. The SCO summit gathers leaders from member states to discuss regional security, economic cooperation, and strategic partnerships, making it a critical platform for Iran to strengthen its diplo ...
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Tehran and Minsk Ink 12 Bilateral Cooperation Documents
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Tehran and Minsk Ink 12 Bilateral Cooperation Documents

Wednesday 20 August 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and BRICS. President Lukashenko welcomed Pezeshkian, reaffirming Belarus as a reliable partner and stressing the commitment to expand cooperation. He encouraged discussions on all areas of mutual interest, expressed confidence in overcoming potential obstacles, an ...
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Pezeshkian Welcomes Russian Support for Iran’s Right to Enrich Uranium
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Pezeshkian Welcomes Russian Support for Iran’s Right to Enrich Uranium

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and BRICS in countering unilateralism. He voiced concern over a US-brokered peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan that grants Washington exclusive rights to develop a transport corridor through Armenia’s Syunik province, warning it could alter the geopoli ...
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization and regional security cooperation, a strong Chinese presence will limit Russia’s traditional role in Central Asia. The US also sees the Kabul meeting as a sign of China’s expanding influence in the heart of Asia, and this could raise concerns in the con ...
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Pezeshkian: SCO Summit Can Challenge Western Unilateralism
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Pezeshkian: SCO Summit Can Challenge Western Unilateralism

Sunday 31 August 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the SCO Plus Meeting. He described the summit as a key step toward strengthening multilateralism and countering US and European unilateralism and authoritarianism in global affairs. Pezeshkian highlighted the gathering as an important platform for member ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. The visit is providing Tehran with the opportunity to implement the 25-year cooperation pact with Beijing and get further chances to export more oil. In general, the Iranian-Chinese relations have a long history and since the ancient Silk Road to date ...
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Presidents of Iran and China Commit to Expanding Strategic Ties
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Presidents of Iran and China Commit to Expanding Strategic Ties

Tuesday 2 September 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pledged Iran’s readiness to strengthen ties with China “under any circumstances” and to fully implement the 25-year comprehensive cooperation agreement signed in 2021. He emphasized Iran’s role as a ...
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Moscow, Beijing Sign Deal for Siberian Gas Pipeline
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Moscow, Beijing Sign Deal for Siberian Gas Pipeline

Tuesday 2 September 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, where China is seeking to present itself as a reliable alternative to the US-led global order. Xi emphasized the importance of “hard connectivity” by promoting cross-border infrastructure and energy projects linking China, Russia, and ...
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders that was held Monday and Tuesday in the Chinese city of Tianjin marked a turning point in contemporary geopolitical developments. The meeting no only represented an event for dialogue of the member states, but also presented a setting in which the bloc decla ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have attracted the Global South and set of the alarm bells to Washington about the shifting global power equation. In such situation, Trump, amid shrinking political, economic, and military hegemony wants to tell the rivals he is not afraid of war and will re ...

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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.