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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’s IRGC Navy Speedboats Equipped with Radar-Evading Stealth Technology: Commander
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Speedboats Equipped with Radar-Evading Stealth Technology: Commander

Tuesday 26 July 2022
Alireza Tangsiri said on the sidelines of a ceremony in the Iranian capital Tehran. “Therefore, it has always been in contact and close cooperation with other forces and military organizations like the Ministry of Defense to produce various military systems and equipment,” Tangsiri ...
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Shahid Soleimani Warship Enables IRGC High Seas Presence: IRGC Navy Chief
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Shahid Soleimani Warship Enables IRGC High Seas Presence: IRGC Navy Chief

Sunday 11 September 2022 ،
Alireza Tangsiri said in remarks on Saturday that the name of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US military in 2020 in Baghdad's airport, will resonate through all seas and oceans across the globe with Shahid (martyr) Soleimani warship joining the IRGC Navy’ ...
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Martyr Soleimani Warship: IRGC’s Long Step For High Seas Presence
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Martyr Soleimani Warship: IRGC’s Long Step For High Seas Presence

Thursday 15 September 2022 ،
Alireza Tangsiri commented on the New warship inauguration, saying that with addition of the Martyr Soleimani warship, the IRGC naval forces will find a ground for powerful presence in distant waters and oceans.  This significantly increases Iran's naval power in international waters and e ...
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Iran Possesses Missiles Inconceivable for Americans: Navy Commander
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Iran Possesses Missiles Inconceivable for Americans: Navy Commander

Tuesday 13 December 2022 ،
Alireza Tangsiri said what Iran has shown in various maneuvers are not what the country would use in case of any war against it. “Today, we have missiles that the Americans do not even think about,” he added. He noted that Iran is the only country that succeeded in installing missiles ...
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Iran IRGC Adds New Warship, 100 Missile-Launching Boats to Navy Fleet
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Iran IRGC Adds New Warship, 100 Missile-Launching Boats to Navy Fleet

Thursday 9 March 2023 ،
Alireza Tangsiri saod the Shahid Mahdavi warship is a heavy, multi-purpose and long-range vessel capable of carrying and operating all kinds of helicopters, drones, and high-speed missile launchers, as well as missile, defense and radar systems. The 2,100-ton warship has a length of 240 meters and ...
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Iran Sends Out Message of Power by Its Navy Flotilla’s Round-the-world Sail
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Iran Sends Out Message of Power by Its Navy Flotilla’s Round-the-world Sail

Monday 22 May 2023 ،
Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of IRGC Navy, on May 5 told a gathering of university students at the IRGC Navy Achievements Exhibit that “in the future we will have an aircraft carrier unmatched in the world.”  “The carrier will have the capability to carry aircraft and also ...
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‘You are Damn Wrong to Be in Our Region’: IRGC Navy Chief to US Military
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‘You are Damn Wrong to Be in Our Region’: IRGC Navy Chief to US Military

Saturday 27 May 2023 ،
Alireza Tangsiri said on Friday that only Iran and other regional countries will ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and there is no need for the US and other countries to be present in the strategic waterway. “You are damn wrong to be present in our region,” Tangsiri asserted. &ld ...
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to Form Joint Naval Force under China Auspices: Report
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to Form Joint Naval Force under China Auspices: Report

Saturday 3 June 2023 ،
Alireza Tangsiri said only Iran and other regional countries would ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and there was no need for the US and other countries to be present in the waterway. If we back down against the enemy, it will definitely dominate us and we have no choice but to stand and resi ...
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IRGC Navy Fast Attack Craft Can Sail at Speed of 110 Knots: Commander
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IRGC Navy Fast Attack Craft Can Sail at Speed of 110 Knots: Commander

Saturday 19 August 2023 ،
Alireza Tangsiri said the IRGC Navy’s experts have increased the speed of the vessels, as demanded by the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. “Nowadays, we possess fast attack craft that can sail at a speed of between 90 to 110 knots,& ...
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Iran Powerful Thanks to Armed Forces Unity: IRGC Navy Cmdr.
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Iran Powerful Thanks to Armed Forces Unity: IRGC Navy Cmdr.

Thursday 7 September 2023 ،
Alireza Tangsiri.  General Tangsiri made the comments as he attended a ceremony celebrating National Day of Air Defense.  “Today, the air defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army has the most up-to-date and well-equipped systems, and it is an undeniable fact that our armed forc ...

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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