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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 Denounces Arab League’s Recent Statement as ‘Worthless, Repetitious’ Accusations

Iran Denounces Arab League’s Recent Statement as ‘Worthless, Repetitious’ Accusations

Thursday 8 September 2022
Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Bu Musa in the Persian Gulf and said Iran’s moves are in accordance with the country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity and condemned other countries’ interference in this regard. He also pointed to the Iranian Armed Forces’ capab ...
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UAE’s Contradictory Rapprochement Agenda in Dealing with Iran, Turkey

UAE’s Contradictory Rapprochement Agenda in Dealing with Iran, Turkey

Thursday 29 September 2022 ،
Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb are Emirati territories. Such claims are never entertained by Iran and only escalate the tensions between the two sides every now and then. The UAE even went beyond and normalized ties with the Israeli regime and opened the Persian Gulf doors to it for Tel Aviv to imple ...
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Iran Summons Chinese Envoy in Protest at Controversial Statement on Its Islands

Iran Summons Chinese Envoy in Protest at Controversial Statement on Its Islands

Sunday 11 December 2022 ،
Greater Tunb, to which the UAE lays an unfounded claim. The strategically-positioned islands have always been part of Iran, the proof of which can be corroborated by countless historical, legal, and geographical documents inside the Islamic Republic and elsewhere in the world. Kan'ani reassert ...
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Why Cannot Arab-China Summit Statement Undermine Strategic Iranian-Chinese Relations?

Why Cannot Arab-China Summit Statement Undermine Strategic Iranian-Chinese Relations?

Monday 12 December 2022 ،
Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa though dialogue with respect to the international laws and legitimacy.  This Chinese stance, which drew strong reaction from Iran, was unexpected. In reaction, Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian said the three islands are inseparable part of ...
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Iran Possesses Missiles Inconceivable for Americans: Navy Commander

Iran Possesses Missiles Inconceivable for Americans: Navy Commander

Tuesday 13 December 2022 ،
Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb, the best fishing place. “This is the deepest point in the Persian Gulf and it is a very important place for the country. If this region is lost, we will have no longer any control over the Persian Gulf,” the IRGC Navy commander said. He dismissed enemy ...
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Iran Will Not Brook Interference When It Comes to Territorial Integrity, National Sovereignty: FM

Iran Will Not Brook Interference When It Comes to Territorial Integrity, National Sovereignty: FM

Tuesday 18 July 2023 ،
Greater and Lesser Tunbs. Alwaght- Iran will never tolerate any interference when it comes to its territorial integrity, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, reacting to recent claims about the three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs. Addressing a joi ...
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Russia Fully Respects Iran’s Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity: Lavrov

Russia Fully Respects Iran’s Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity: Lavrov

Wednesday 19 July 2023 ،
Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa. The statement also urged a resolution through bilateral negotiations or the International Court of Justice, in accordance with the rules of international law and the United Nations Charter.” The move drew a strong protest from Tehran. The Fo ...
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No Compromise on Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity: Iran to Russia

No Compromise on Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity: Iran to Russia

Saturday 23 December 2023 ،
Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb. Pointing to the final statement of the 6th Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum in Morocco issued on Thursday, the foreign minister once again reiterated that the islands in the Persian Gulf are an “inseparable” part of the Iranian territorial integrity. He ...
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Russia and the PGCC’s Pipe Dream about Iranian Trio Islands

Russia and the PGCC’s Pipe Dream about Iranian Trio Islands

Saturday 23 December 2023 ،
Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb, located in the waters of the Persian Gulf, belong to Iran forever and are an inseparable part of Iran’s territory,” Kanani said.  In recent years, the UAE has regularly made legitimate claims over islands in international and regional meetings to make ...
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Russian Top Diplomat Reasserts Moscow’s Respect for Iran’s Territorial Integrity

Russian Top Diplomat Reasserts Moscow’s Respect for Iran’s Territorial Integrity

Monday 1 January 2024 ،
Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb. On Saturday, Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires to Tehran in protest at the statement, conveying the Islamic Republic's strong protest in writing to the Russian envoy over Moscow's repeated support for the groundl ...

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