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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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Seeking Fresh Spheres of Influence, US Eyes Boosting Uzbekistan Ties
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Seeking Fresh Spheres of Influence, US Eyes Boosting Uzbekistan Ties

Tuesday 22 May 2018
bilateral relations with the Central Asian state. Afghanistan war The Afghanistan case, certainly, will be one of the main issues on the two sides’ list of cases to be discussed as they take further steps towards expansion of cooperation. After the 9/11atatcks on the American soil, the US in ...
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Bilateral Ties, not Yemen Case, Should Be Discussed in Iranian-Saudi Talks: Expert
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Bilateral Ties, not Yemen Case, Should Be Discussed in Iranian-Saudi Talks: Expert

Saturday 21 May 2022 ،
bilateral relations,  Saudi Arabia wants to discuss Yemen crisis for an exit from the quagmire. Alwaght- On May 18, Andishe Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies in Tehran hosted a meeting on the future of Saudi-Iranian relations. The meeting discussed the current Tehran-Riyadh talks, and reg ...
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Two Big Reasons for Pessimism: Is US-Saudi Defense Pact Really Too Close?
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Two Big Reasons for Pessimism: Is US-Saudi Defense Pact Really Too Close?

Sunday 12 May 2024 ،
bilateral agreement between the two countries countries to be inked in near future. These statements triggered speculations by regional media about an imminent pact and its possible terms. However, many analysts argued that it is too soon to talk about imminence of a pact and that a full agreement ...

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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.