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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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Erbil-Baku Relations Boost Coming against Backdrop of Iranian Reservations, Concerns

Erbil-Baku Relations Boost Coming against Backdrop of Iranian Reservations, Concerns

Sunday 23 July 2023
Azerbaijan and Iraq's Kurdistan region has taken a growing trend in the past few years. This is an issue of significance with respect to Iranian national interests as it has gone beyond simple bilateral relations and can involve a range of geopolitical issues in regional competition and even bri ...
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Iran-Afghanistan Railway Cooperation Promises Domestic, Regional Prosperity and Peace

Iran-Afghanistan Railway Cooperation Promises Domestic, Regional Prosperity and Peace

Sunday 30 July 2023 ،
Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and once Iraq and Azerbaijan link projects are concluded, the number will rise to 8, and these routes will contribute to trade boost in the region, and Iran will be the center of gravity of this international trade. In other words, the increase in the volume of ...
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Economy, Counterterrorism Fight, Two Pivotal Parts of Iran-Pakistan Partnership

Economy, Counterterrorism Fight, Two Pivotal Parts of Iran-Pakistan Partnership

Saturday 5 August 2023 ،
Transit routes have become increasingly important for regional states in recent years, and Iran plays an important role in trade between East and West due to its location on the confluence of their transportation corridors. Pakistan and Iran, which are part of China's Road and Belt Initiative (R ...
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Shalamcheh-Basra Railway, Missing Linking Ring for East-West Connection

Shalamcheh-Basra Railway, Missing Linking Ring for East-West Connection

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
Azerbaijan to Iraq and from there to other countries, especially Saudi Arabia, during Hajj and Umrah seasons.  In recent months, Oman and Saudi Arabia have announced their readiness to develop railway infrastructure for interaction with Central Asia. Shalamcheh-Basra railway will be at the cen ...
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Iran, Russia Presidents Censure Foreign Meddling in Regional Affairs

Iran, Russia Presidents Censure Foreign Meddling in Regional Affairs

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Azerbaijan and other countries via railways and sea and can rival the Suez Canal as a major global trade route. Appreciating Russia’s support for Iran's membership in the BRICS group of emerging economies, Raeisi said, “BRICS is one of the effective and nascent organizatio ...
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Gaza War Takes Its Toll on Erdogan

Gaza War Takes Its Toll on Erdogan

Tuesday 31 October 2023 ،
Azerbaijan in the Karabakh war, which changed Erdogan’s negative opinion towards the Israelis, and in order to justify his Karabakh policy to the Turkish public, he relied on Tel Aviv’s support for Baku and on the nationalist policies to bring the society’s nationalists on his side ...
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US Seeking Influence in Central Asia, Caucasus, Iran Can Take it on Using Transit, Energy: Expert

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

Tuesday 7 November 2023 ،
Azerbaijan. With this prelude, I give a short answer to your question. First of all, it should be said that the term Central Asia and not Middle Asia is correct based on the same logic that finds the term West Asia and not Middle East correct. Westerners create these terms based on the closeness to ...
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Iran, Turkmenistan Set to Boost Trade, Transit

Iran, Turkmenistan Set to Boost Trade, Transit

Sunday 19 November 2023 ،
Azerbaijan. Gas supplies from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan were decided to be doubled, showing that the relations between the two countries are growing in the field of energy transit.  Turkmenistan holds the world’s fourth richest gas reserves and a large part of its revenues are from gas ...
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Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?

Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?

Wednesday 24 January 2024 ،
Azerbaijan’a gas supplies to the Israeli regime despite ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. If it was serious in its Gaza support, Turkey could block gas supplies and force-stop the Israeli war machine. But it seems that economic interests are dissuading such an action.  Iranian officials ...
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Armenia intensifies tensions with Russia

Armenia intensifies tensions with Russia

Monday 5 February 2024 ،
Azerbaijan and Armenia, resulting in irregular shifts in the region's geopolitical borders, particularly with the dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh, the traditional power dynamics prevailing in the South Caucasus for two decades have experienced significant alterations. The termination of m ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies