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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 Summons Afghanistan’s Chargé D’affaires over Embassy, Consulate Attacks
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Iran Summons Afghanistan’s Chargé D’affaires over Embassy, Consulate Attacks

Tuesday 12 April 2022
US sanctions and the international humanitarian bodies are keeping silent on such inhumane bans. Iran has called for a boost to international humanitarian efforts for Afghanistan on various occasions, criticizing the international community for insufficient aid for the refugees given the wave of di ...
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Ghani Admits Blame for Trusting US as Afghanistan’s ‘Key Partner’
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Ghani Admits Blame for Trusting US as Afghanistan’s ‘Key Partner’

Saturday 27 August 2022 ،
US which negotiated a deal with the militant group that brought about his ouster. Alwaght- Ashraf Ghani, former Afghan president, has accepted “shared” responsibility for the fall of the country into Taliban hands, blaming himself for trusting the US which negotiated a deal with the mili ...
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Why’s Iran Handed Over Afghanistan Embassy to Taliban?
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Why’s Iran Handed Over Afghanistan Embassy to Taliban?

Wednesday 1 March 2023 ،
embassy to the Taliban. Alwaght- 19 months after Taliban takeover of power in Afghanistan, the first step towards recognition of the group’s interim government in Kabul was taken by Iran. As part of this policy, on Sunday, Iran’s foreign ministry handed over Afghanistan embassy in Tehran ...
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Regional Afghanistan Summits at Samarkand Station
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Regional Afghanistan Summits at Samarkand Station

Friday 14 April 2023 ،
US is focused on strengthening ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan, insecurity will affect the borders of Iran and Central Asia, and these countries will face a new crisis.  Afghan migrants are another worrisome issue for the neighboring countries that push for Taliban’s cooperation in t ...
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US Was Manipulated by Pakistan Military into Backing Overthrow: Imran Khan
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US Was Manipulated by Pakistan Military into Backing Overthrow: Imran Khan

Tuesday 6 June 2023 ،
inister, accused the country’s military of deepening a political crisis. IMRAN KHAN BECAME Pakistan’s prime minister through a most unusual route. As he explained in an interview on Sunday night, Khan was for decades the nation’s most famous cricketer, before transitioning ...
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Taliban Announce US Withdrawal Day a National Holiday
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Taliban Announce US Withdrawal Day a National Holiday

Sunday 18 June 2023 ،
US troops left the country an annual public holiday.  According to the Taliban government’s website, the final departure of foreign troops will be celebrated each year on August 31.  Celebrations were first arranged last year, when the officials and Taliban supporters were marking ...
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Iran’s Parliamentary Delegation Visits Afghanistan: What are the Outcomes?
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Iran’s Parliamentary Delegation Visits Afghanistan: What are the Outcomes?

Wednesday 30 August 2023 ،
embassy in Kabul published a statement, saying: “Ayatollah Salehi, the head of Afghanistan’s Shiite Scholars Council, appreciated Iran’s care and cooperation with Afghanistan.”  Also, the Taliban Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday that security, the fight against drug ...
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What’s Taking Large Afghan Delegation to Iran?
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What’s Taking Large Afghan Delegation to Iran?

Monday 6 November 2023 ،
embassy to the Taliban’s interim government, and the trade relations of the two neighboring countries are on the track of growth, and according to statistics, Iran’s share of Afghanistan’s market reaches 35 percent. In addition, Iran also sent humanitarian aid to this country durin ...
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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 ،
US ambassador appears to plan to stir tensions in Iraq and seek wider US control over Iraqi financial system. Alwaght- Several months after Tracy Jaconson was named the new US ambassador to Iraq, this American diplomat has made her last preparations for taking over her Baghdad job with an address to ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
US invasion of Afghanistan began in 2001, there were signs of the Taliban's rapprochement with Russia, including Sergei Ivanov, the then head of the Russian presidential administration, later revealing in an interview with the BBC that Mullah Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban, had sugges ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity