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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 Diplomat: China Essential for Mediating Between Tehran and Washington
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Iran Diplomat: China Essential for Mediating Between Tehran and Washington

Wednesday 20 May 2026
talks when conditions allow a genuine outcome. He stated that the current mediation process is the result of trilateral cooperation among Iran, Pakistan, and China. The remarks mark Tehran's first explicit acknowledgment of China's involvement, even as talks remain stalled with Tehran accusi ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
talks about China distancing from Iran, recent months developments, especially after the 40-day war, talk otherwise about the relationship and cooperation between Beijing and Tehran. Reports citing Iranian, Chinese, and Russian officials prove that the strategic cooperation between China and Iran h ...
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US Forces in Region Pose Threat, Not Security, Says Iran
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US Forces in Region Pose Threat, Not Security, Says Iran

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
talks with the US, Baghaei stated that Iran seeks no concessions—only an end to US criminal actions, including the lifting of sanctions, release of frozen assets, and termination of what he called an illegal naval blockade that has disrupted free trade in the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman, and int ...
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Araghchi and Guterres Hold Talks on War, NPT, and Diplomatic Efforts
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Araghchi and Guterres Hold Talks on War, NPT, and Diplomatic Efforts

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
Iran’s Araghchi blames US dishonesty and repeated betrayals for deadlock in Pakistan-mediated negotiations ALWAGHT- Iran's Araghchi blames US dishonesty and repeated betrayals for deadlock in Pakistan-mediated negotiations. In a phone call with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iran ...
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FMs of Iran and Oman Hold Talks on Diplomatic Push to Halt War
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FMs of Iran and Oman Hold Talks on Diplomatic Push to Halt War

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
talks on Saturday morning, covering recent regional events ALWAGHT- Abbas Araghchi of Iran and Oman's Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi held telephone talks on Saturday morning, covering recent regional events and diplomatic initiatives aimed at de-escalation and ending the war. A brief statement from Ira ...
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?
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Under War’s Shadow: Will Tehran and Washington Reach a Deal or Face New Conflict?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
talks go beyond the nuclear issue, now encompassing security, maritime, economic, and geopolitical crises. While Western media still frame the nuclear dispute as the main obstacle, Iranian officials stress that the current priority is ending the war and reducing security tensions. According to repo ...
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Iran Will Not Surrender Its Rights, Ghalibaf Assures Munir
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Iran Will Not Surrender Its Rights, Ghalibaf Assures Munir

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
talks with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and a session with President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
talks finally began to lift. At least, that is the picture emerging from officials’ remarks and a flurry of new diplomatic movements, suggesting a window is opening for a fresh round of negotiations. Several factors are fueling this shift, including Donald Trump’s visit to China late la ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
talks, and its hosting of certain negotiation rounds, signaled a multilateral will to pursue broader future cooperation and build mutual trust at the regional level. Yet, the outbreak of war in Iran led many observers to suspect that the warm and growing ties between Tehran and Central Asia might r ...
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?

Tuesday 26 May 2026 ،
talks. At one stage, the release of Iran’s $7 billion in frozen assets held in South Korea was floated as a gradual step toward a final agreement. South Korea, constrained by US secondary sanctions on Iran, refused to release the funds. That refusal turned into a major diplomatic headache bet ...

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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.