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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda

Thursday 11 December 2025
annually transfer 2 billion cubic meters of Turkmenistan gas to Azerbaijan and from there to Turkey and take part of this supply to meet consumption needs for its five northern border provinces. This mechanism significantly alleviates gas shortages in Iran's northern and eastern provinces while ...
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
annually, the highest figure in their trade history. However, with the goals set and the growing trend of cooperation in the past two years, trade between the two neighbors is expected to develop further. To accelerate the implementation of trade programs, regular and continuous meetings between of ...
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance

Thursday 18 December 2025 ،
annually, bit it had increased now. The two countries’ cooperation within the European Economic Union (EEU) along with advancing joint infrastructural projects and energy initiatives indicate Tehran and Moscow resolve to expand partnership. The North-South Corridor of Iran, Russia, and India ...
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Iran’s Vice President Aref Has Proposed Raising the Trade Volume Between Iran and Oman to $5 Billion
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Iran’s Vice President Aref Has Proposed Raising the Trade Volume Between Iran and Oman to $5 Billion

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
annual target of $5 billion. During a meeting on Tuesday, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref called for significantly boosting annual trade with Oman from the current $2.5 billion to a target of $5 billion. He emphasized the strong historical and cultural ties between the two nati ...
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Iran-Turkey Trade Has $30 Billion Annual Potential
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Iran-Turkey Trade Has $30 Billion Annual Potential

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
annual trade volume to $30 billion ALWAGHT- The head of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture stated that Iran and Turkey possess significant potential to increase their annual trade volume to $30 billion. In a meeting with Turkey's ambassador to Iran, Samad Hassanza ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
annual trade to $20 billion. With the longest shared land border with Iran, Iraq is one of the Islamic Republic’s most vital export destinations. Of Iran’s total foreign trade, roughly $110 billion in the past fiscal year, nearly $12 billion came from exchanges with Iraq. Iraq also acc ...
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea
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From Red Sea to Black Sea: Geopolitical Impacts of Ukraine’s Attack on Iran’s Ship in Caspian Sea

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
annual exchanges, expanding trade in national currencies, linking alternative banking networks to bypass SWIFT, scaling up barter arrangements, and co-investing in transport and energy. What this trajectory makes clear is that the Caspian is no longer merely a shipping lane. It has become a pillar ...
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?

Monday 3 August 2026 ،
bilateral issues like water resources, borders, and security works better than dealing with a country with power vacuum or fragmented. By keeping its embassy in Kabul open and continuing dialogue with the Taliban, Iran has kept its communication channels open and somehow embarked on practical recogn ...
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade
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Transit and Energy Cooperation with Neighbors: Iran’s Alternative Way to Circumvent Blockade

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
annual exports of 9.6 billion cubic meters of Iranian gas to Turkey, expires after 25 years in December 2026, right as winter sets in and Turkish gas demand peaks. That makes renewal a high-stakes decision for both Ankara and Tehran. Turkey's energy minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, has already si ...
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?
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Why’s the New US Economic Campaign against Iran a Failure Story?

Wednesday 26 August 2026 ،
annual trade with Iran, while Pakistan and Iran are working to boost bilateral commerce to $10 billion, with a significant chunk of that trade conducted informally. Reuters also highlighted Iran's energy trade with Iraq, estimating Iraq's annual purchases of Iranian gas at around $4 billion ...

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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.