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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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Iran’s Entry to Africa Through Algerian Gate
Analysis

Iran’s Entry to Africa Through Algerian Gate

Thursday 10 April 2025
Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS indicate that Algeria, like Iran, is seeking a multilateral world. Healthcare, biotechnology, automobiles, infrastructure, the nanotechnology industry, and energy have been the most important areas for cooperation between Iran and Algeria in recent years, ...
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BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role
Analysis

BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS has enhanced this Iranian position.  Also, Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and its role in the oil market has made it an important partner in security and trade for the bloc. Its partnership with China and Russia in energy projects gu ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
Analysis

How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). So, tensions can heighten the Indian-Chinese competition in SCO and affect the Central Asian game of balance.  Additionally, fear of crisis spillover may motivate the Central Asian states towards security and military spending increase and divert the re ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are shaping new global equations, examining the track record of political systems solely based on a few microeconomic indicators of growth, per capita income, and GDP (based on oil sales) is by no means a correct measure of development. While Arab countries co ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and they can use these common frameworks to facilitate trade and joint investments. In their meeting, the Leader and the Pakistani PM also underscored the need for cooperation between the two countries to make the ECO more active as the two main founders of the or ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Arab League, the African Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and other international organizations with their senior security officials ...
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Changing Air Power Balance: Will Iran Buy Chinese Fighter Jets?
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Changing Air Power Balance: Will Iran Buy Chinese Fighter Jets?

Saturday 28 June 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held on Friday on the Chinese city of Qingdao. From Iran, Defense Minister Aziz Nasir Zadeh attended the meeting and was received warmly by the Chinese officials. In this meeting, defense ministers of 10 member states including India and Pakistan that wer ...
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China-Iran Diplomatic Talks Held in Beijing
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China-Iran Diplomatic Talks Held in Beijing

Tuesday 15 July 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization ministerial gathering in China, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with President Xi Jinping in Beijing ALWAGHT- During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ministerial gathering in China, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with President Xi Jinpi ...
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and possibly BRICS. In an important development last year, with the visit to Islamabad of martyr Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the chief of general staff of Iranian Armed Forces, the two countries signed a security cooperation agreement that promised a new chapte ...
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Iran Commends China for Denouncing Israeli and US Military Actions
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Iran Commends China for Denouncing Israeli and US Military Actions

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ Council in Tianjin, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed regional and international developments, expressing mutual appreciation for each country’s diplomatic conduct. Arag ...

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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.