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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 Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation

Tuesday 22 July 2025
secretary-general of the Supreme National Security Council and the diplomatic management of the nuclear negotiations. Naturally, considering this issue, he is expected to carry out an important mission during his trip to Moscow. Official statements by Iranian and Russian officials indicate that Lar ...
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
ties through their agents in Iran after their defeat in the full-scale war. On Saturday, members of a terrorist group in northwestern Iran fired blindly at an IRGC border post in the town of Sardasht, killing a voluntary force and injuring another. The attack obviously showed that the main aim was ...
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Iran Executes Spy Accused of Mossad Ties in Nuclear Scientist Assassination Case
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Iran Executes Spy Accused of Mossad Ties in Nuclear Scientist Assassination Case

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
secret meetings and was given detailed assignments. Upon returning to Tehran, he regularly submitted intelligence reports and responded to technical queries. His espionage activity was eventually uncovered by Iran’s security forces, who tracked him during a mission and arrested him after confi ...
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Iran’s Top Security Official in Beirut Pledges Unwavering Support for Lebanon
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Iran’s Top Security Official in Beirut Pledges Unwavering Support for Lebanon

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) reaffirmed Iran’s steadfast support for Lebanon’s government and people in all circumstances ALWAGHT- Upon arriving in Beirut on a regional tour following a two-day visit to Iraq, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Counc ...
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Larijani Affirms Iran Stands Against Geopolitical Shifts in the Region
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Larijani Affirms Iran Stands Against Geopolitical Shifts in the Region

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
ties between the two countries. He highlighted the importance of cooperation on the North-South corridor, linking the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea, and reiterated Iran’s support for peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Larijani emphasized that Iran has consistently supported the indep ...
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Iran Urges Closer, Substantive Relations with Iraq Amid Global Shifts
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Iran Urges Closer, Substantive Relations with Iraq Amid Global Shifts

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
ties and broad cooperation with neighboring Iraq ALWAGHT- Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has urged the expansion of concrete bilateral ties and broad cooperation with neighboring Iraq amid evolving global developments. Iran’s top security official, ...
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Why Would Qatar Trust the US about Its Security after Israeli Attack?
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Why Would Qatar Trust the US about Its Security after Israeli Attack?

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
ties with Doha. He assured Qatari leaders that such an incident would not happen again and even directed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to finalize a defense cooperation agreement with the Persian Gulf Arab state. However, given Trump’s contradictory and performative behavior following Israel ...
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Larijani Says Tehran, Riyadh Move to Expand Economic and Military Cooperation
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Larijani Says Tehran, Riyadh Move to Expand Economic and Military Cooperation

Wednesday 17 September 2025 ،
ties between the two countries are limited and stressed the need to remove obstacles to growth. The discussions also covered regional cooperation and efforts to enhance stability in the Middle East. On defense matters, Larijani said both sides explored ways to expand collaboration, with plans to pu ...
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Larijani’s Riyadh Visit: Laying the Groundwork for New Regional Security Order
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Larijani’s Riyadh Visit: Laying the Groundwork for New Regional Security Order

Friday 19 September 2025 ،
ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Larijani noted that the visit addressed existing obstacles to expanding economic cooperation and explored pathways for regional stability. He also held that defense cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia was reviewed, stating, It was agreed that these efforts ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
secret networks to Taliban's identity transformation after takeover of Kabul.  This development has not only challenged the historical foundations but also upended the security and economic equations. The future of this relationship, and by extension, the stability of their shared border, ...

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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.