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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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US Seeking Influence in Central Asia, Caucasus, Iran Can Take it on Using Transit, Energy: Expert
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US Seeking Influence in Central Asia, Caucasus, Iran Can Take it on Using Transit, Energy: Expert

Tuesday 7 November 2023
Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan are part of this Western agenda. But it should be taken into consideration that the key point is regional security, and presence of destabilizing actors in the future will render the regional economic and trade interactions vulnerable.  I should add that Central As ...
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications
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Taliban De-Persianizing Afghanistan Culture: Roots and Ramifications

Wednesday 29 November 2023 ،
Tajikistan, the Taliban’s measures will trigger some tensions with the neighbors.  Ostensibly, the Taliban leaders claim that they are seeking to strengthen relations with Iran in all fields, and they recently traveled to Tehran to sign commercial agreements to pave the way for bilateral ...
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Top Iranian, Kyrgyz Security Officials Voice Opposition to West’s Interference in the Region
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Top Iranian, Kyrgyz Security Officials Voice Opposition to West’s Interference in the Region

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, are scheduled to discuss Afghanistan’s most important security and political issues and their impacts on the region.    Source: Press TV 
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China’s action to acknowledge the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban
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China’s action to acknowledge the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban

Tuesday 20 February 2024 ،
Tajikistan, yet host governments have refrained from publicly acknowledging the Taliban. ALWAGHT- It has been over two years since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, and China has emerged as the first major nation to address the legal status of the new Afghan government decisively. Presiden ...
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Iran, Culturally-Related Nations Celebrate Nowruz
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Iran, Culturally-Related Nations Celebrate Nowruz

Wednesday 20 March 2024 ،
Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kazakhstan, and some others. It is a day that symbolises the renewal of nature and the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.  The celebration is known for its emphasis on peace, solidarity, and respect for different cultures, aiming to bring people clo ...
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North-South Corridor: Catalyzing Iran-UAE Trade Jump
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North-South Corridor: Catalyzing Iran-UAE Trade Jump

Tuesday 7 May 2024 ،
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Belarus and Bulgaria have signed an agreement to participate in the North-South Corridor project as observer members. One of the unique advantages of the North-South Corridor for the UAE is that compared to the Suez Canal route, it is effective in cutting the cost a ...
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President Raisi Laid to Rest at Imam Reza (AS) Shrine
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President Raisi Laid to Rest at Imam Reza (AS) Shrine

Thursday 23 May 2024 ،
Tajikistan's President Imomali Rahmon, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE's minister of foreign affairs, were other foreign representatives who traveled to Tehran, meeting Iranian leader ...
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

Sunday 16 June 2024 ،
Tajikistan (2009-2006) and Turkmenistan (2009-2006). And the responsibility of the American temporary embassy in Ethiopia is Jacobsen's last diplomatic mission.  Also, in 2021, Jacobsen was chosen by Biden as the director of the special group of Department of State on Afghanistan and in ch ...
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Central Asia, the Rampancy Ground of ISIS
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Central Asia, the Rampancy Ground of ISIS

Monday 1 July 2024 ،
Tajikistan was described as a terrorist attack and linked to ISIS-Khurasan.  In mid-June, the National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan detained 15 on charges of links to ISIS in the capital Bishkek and elsewhere. The suspects were accused of publishing videos on the Internet about training on ...
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Iran’s Distinctive Presence in SCO Summit
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Iran’s Distinctive Presence in SCO Summit

Sunday 7 July 2024 ،
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan). With the beginning of the administration of the late President Ibrahim Raisi and Iran's shift to Look East policy and preferring the neighbors and boosting regional convergence, the request was accepted in the first participation of Raisi in the ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution