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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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West Seeking Instability in South Caucasus: Top Russian Official
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West Seeking Instability in South Caucasus: Top Russian Official

Friday 16 February 2024
Yerevan said that four of its soldiers had been killed.  Addressing a cabinet meeting on February 15, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that the armed incident on the border with Azerbaijan was the result of Baku’s destructive policy. He also accused Azerbaijan of planning t ...
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Karabakh Mountain Range: A Fresh Battleground for India-Pakistan Confrontation
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Karabakh Mountain Range: A Fresh Battleground for India-Pakistan Confrontation

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
Yerevan Azerbaijan, previously reliant on aging Russian fighter jets within its air force, aims to update its air fleet by acquiring new aircraft from Pakistan, given the pivotal role of air power, notably the deployment of Turkish and Israeli drones, in recent conflicts in Karabakh against traditi ...
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Azerbaijani Positions in Nakhchivan Come under Armenian Fire: Baku
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Azerbaijani Positions in Nakhchivan Come under Armenian Fire: Baku

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
Yerevan said that four of its soldiers had been killed. Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and seven adjacent regions, including Kalbajar. Azerbaija ...
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Zangzor Tug of War: What Are the Geopolitical Interests of Actors?
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Zangzor Tug of War: What Are the Geopolitical Interests of Actors?

Sunday 15 September 2024 ،
Yerevan and Baku. In this regard, Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in a statement that Zangzor corridor is a route that can connect mainland Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan through Syunik. Unblocking Zangzor will definitely be discussed in the framework of the triparti ...
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Iran’s Vice President Attends Eurasian Economic Forum in Armenia
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Iran’s Vice President Attends Eurasian Economic Forum in Armenia

Tuesday 1 October 2024 ،
Yerevan at the invitation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Aref is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Eurasian Economic Forum and meet with foreign prime ministers during the event. The forum, ...
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Iran Opposed to Zangzor Corridor, Efforts Underway to Remove Tehran from Caucasus Equations: Expert
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Iran Opposed to Zangzor Corridor, Efforts Underway to Remove Tehran from Caucasus Equations: Expert

Monday 21 October 2024 ،
Yerevan in 2020 and after Azerbaijan retook Karabakh from Armenia last year and dissolved autonomous government of Artsakh, the major tensions have been over their different interpretation of the article which is about a land corridor linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan. Abbas Araghchi, as the head of ...
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Pro-Western Parties’ Loss in Election Shows Georgians Learned Lessons from Ukraine
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Pro-Western Parties’ Loss in Election Shows Georgians Learned Lessons from Ukraine

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
Yerevan, which has seen Russia's military support against Baku's threats as insufficient has tended towards the expansion of political and military relations with the West, and this has added importance to Georgia as the other side of the developments in the Caucasus. Russian leaders intend ...
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Yerevan: Iran-Armenia Ties Reach an Unprecedented High
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Yerevan: Iran-Armenia Ties Reach an Unprecedented High

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Yerevan are currently experiencing an unparalleled level of bilateral relations ALWAGHT- Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister states that Tehran and Yerevan are currently experiencing an unparalleled level of bilateral relations. On Friday, Armenia's Deputy Foreign Minister highlighted the exceptio ...
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US-Armenia Pact: A Stabilizing or Destabilizing Factor for Yerevan?
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US-Armenia Pact: A Stabilizing or Destabilizing Factor for Yerevan?

Wednesday 29 January 2025 ،
Yerevan has moved towards this agreement to address threats and create a balance with Azerbaijan, the US has not provided any security commitment to maintaining Armenia's security against foreign attack. On the other hand, with Trump's comeback and resumption of America first policy and the ...
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
Yerevan, Ashgabat and Baku, it was agreed that about 1.5-2 billion cubic meters of Turkmenistan gas would be transported to Azerbaijan via Iran, and Iran would receive a portion of this gas as a transit right or swap fee. In addition, in June 2024, the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaija ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution