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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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No Compromise on Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity: Iran to Russia

No Compromise on Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity: Iran to Russia

Saturday 23 December 2023
South Caucasus region. The 3+3 format cooperation mechanism features the three South Caucasus countries of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan plus Russia, Turkey, and Iran. Situated in the South Caucasus, the landlocked region of Nagorno-Karabakh has been at the heart of a long-running dispute betwe ...
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Armenia intensifies tensions with Russia

Armenia intensifies tensions with Russia

Monday 5 February 2024 ،
War in 2020, Russian peacekeepers were tasked with peacekeeping duties at the Armenia-Azerbaijan borders. However, amid complaints from Armenian authorities, Russian officials also contend that the stance of Pashinyan's administration in relinquishing Armenia's territorial claim to Nagorno- ...
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Caucasus Issues Related "Only" to Regional Countries: Iran Ambassador

Caucasus Issues Related "Only" to Regional Countries: Iran Ambassador

Saturday 9 March 2024 ،
South Caucasus and the 2022 deadly attacks by the Azerbaijani armed forces on Armenia's sovereign territory, the European Union dispatched an extended monitoring mission to the unstable border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The move aroused the ire of Russia which has long considered the region ...
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Erdogan Stuck between Words and Action on Gaza

Erdogan Stuck between Words and Action on Gaza

Monday 17 June 2024 ،
Caucasus. On the other hand, in recent years, the Israeli regime has been a supplier of key military equipment to Azerbaijan, which includes a wide range of products, from IAI Harop drones, Lora missiles، and even Barak MX air defenses.  Erdogan, a major regional backer of Azerbaijan and who i ...
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Messages of Shoigu’s Tehran Visit

Messages of Shoigu’s Tehran Visit

Friday 9 August 2024 ،
South Caucasus, and Central Asia. He further held that given the mentioned conditions, presence of an experienced security general who heads such an important institution as the national security council bears a clear message of Iranian-Russian convergence in the face of the US and Israeli regime, ...
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Zangzor Tug of War: What Are the Geopolitical Interests of Actors?

Zangzor Tug of War: What Are the Geopolitical Interests of Actors?

Sunday 15 September 2024 ،
South routes, are the driving force behind Russian interest in this case.  The Russians, who are not hopeful for return of relations with the West to pre-war period, intend to boost their trade using eastern corridors. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan can play a significant role in realizing Moscow wishe ...
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BRICS’s Jump to De-monopolize International Security Institutions

BRICS’s Jump to De-monopolize International Security Institutions

Monday 16 September 2024 ،
South Corridor is a priority for the two countries, adding that we support Iranian communication routes.  For his part, Secretary of Russian National Security Council Sergei Shoigu in his meeting with Ahmadian stressed on the resolute policy of Moscow regarding Zangzor Corridor in Caucasus.&nb ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
South and East-West transit corridors.  In the meantime, Iraq hopes to link Iran to its south-north corridor and Faw port by completing the Basra-Shalamcheh railway, which is about 30 kilometers long. That's why Iraqis see Iran's East-West corridor as a complement to the FAW-Ceyhan cor ...
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Pro-Western Parties’ Loss in Election Shows Georgians Learned Lessons from Ukraine

Pro-Western Parties’ Loss in Election Shows Georgians Learned Lessons from Ukraine

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
South Ossetia, the results of the recent elections showed that this view among Georgians has faded to some extent.  Victory of the Georgian Dream party marks a big loss to the West since it enables Russia to strengthen its economic and soft power against the Westerners.  The US and its a ...
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What Countries Are Providing Fuel of Israeli Warplanes?

What Countries Are Providing Fuel of Israeli Warplanes?

Monday 11 November 2024 ،
South Africa, and other examples such as the identification and disconnection campaigns between shipping companies and the military regime in Myanmar. Earlier, the non-profit organization Oil Change International (OCI) stated in its latest research on the issue that the continued and expanding supp ...

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