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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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Bomb, Shooting Attacks Kill Seven in Baghdad Injure Dozens
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Bomb, Shooting Attacks Kill Seven in Baghdad Injure Dozens

Wednesday 18 November 2015
Zafaraniyah district of southeastern Baghdad. Unknown armed men also shot and killed a civilian in the same Baghdad district on Tuesday. Elsewhere in the town of Taji, located 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Baghdad, a bombing attack killed two civilians and left eight others injured. Moreover, ...
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Iran’s Zafar Satellite Tops Ready-to-Launch List: Space Agency
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Iran’s Zafar Satellite Tops Ready-to-Launch List: Space Agency

Saturday 18 January 2020 ،
Zafar, a fully sophisticated satellite built at the Iran’s University of Science and Technology, was announced by the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) on Saturday to have been placed atop the ready-to-launch list, Press TV reported. The new satellite, designed for an 18-month activity plan, weighs ...
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Iran Among World’s Top Five Producers of Anti-Armor Missiles
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Iran Among World’s Top Five Producers of Anti-Armor Missiles

Tuesday 4 February 2020 ،
Zafar (Victory) satellite began three years ago with the participation of 80 Iranian scientists. The 113-kilogram satellite will be launched by a Simorgh carrier 530 kilometers (329 miles) above the Earth, where it will make 15 orbits daily, said Berari.  
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2024 Year of Space, Satellite Launches: Iran’s Space Chief
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2024 Year of Space, Satellite Launches: Iran’s Space Chief

Monday 26 February 2024 ،
Zafar 2 satellite, and once the tests are completed, they will be ready for launch. He said that satellite launches will continue this Persian year which is to end on March 20 and they will continue through next year. Before the end of the year, a number of other satellites will be ready for launc ...
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Iran Launches New Satellite into Space
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Iran Launches New Satellite into Space

Thursday 29 February 2024 ،
Zafar 2 satellite, and once the tests are completed, they will be ready for launch.  Before the end of the [Persian] year, a number of other satellites will be ready for launch. But due to various technical reasons, it is not possible to give an accurate report about the launch time, he told M ...
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Iran Is Preparing to Orbit a Number of Satellites Over the Coming Months
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Iran Is Preparing to Orbit a Number of Satellites Over the Coming Months

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Zafar, Paya, and Kowsar satellites are nearing the end of their technical phases ALWAGHT- According to the head of the Iranian Space Agency, the Zafar, Paya, and Kowsar satellites are nearing the end of their technical phases and are expected to be launched within the next few months. Hassan Salari ...

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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.