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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 Reveals Reverse-planned Version of Captured RQ-170
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Iran Reveals Reverse-planned Version of Captured RQ-170

Tuesday 11 November 2014
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced that the Iranian version of the RQ-170 drone with the capability of conducting bombing and reconnaissance missions has had its first flight after tests. Fars News Agency reported. Alwaght - Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerosp ...
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Iran Successfully Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles with Message to Israeli Regime
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Iran Successfully Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles with Message to Israeli Regime

Thursday 10 March 2016 ،
Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said Qadr-H missile has a range of 1,700 kilometers while Qadr-F missile can destroy targets some 2,000 kilometers away. The missile can carry different types of ‘Blast’ and ‘MRV’ (Multiple Reentry Vehicle) payloads to destroy a range ...
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Iran’s High Precision Ballistic Missile Successfully Test-Fired
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Iran’s High Precision Ballistic Missile Successfully Test-Fired

Friday 10 March 2017 ،
Brigadier General Hussein Dehqan said that the country was focusing on defense projects that would guarantee the country’s victory in case of a confrontation. He added that the Islamic Republic was fully capable of identifying and foiling potential threats. Iran has managed to attain self-su ...
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Iran’s Undisputed Position as Major Global Missile Power
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Iran’s Undisputed Position as Major Global Missile Power

Tuesday 20 June 2017 ،
Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Iranian Armed Forces has said the missile strike the IRGC launched against ISIS terrorists in Syria delivered a warning to the troublemakers seeking to trigger tensions. He further noted that, the “limited missile raid&r ...
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Iran Self-Sufficient in Major Weapon Systems: IRGC Cmdr.
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Iran Self-Sufficient in Major Weapon Systems: IRGC Cmdr.

Tuesday 18 July 2017 ،
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said in a meeting with a group of Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday. Hajizadeh is the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)' Aerospace Division said. Iran has recently made major breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency ...
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Iran Infiltrated into US Military, Has Documents showing US Supports ISIS: Senior Commander
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Iran Infiltrated into US Military, Has Documents showing US Supports ISIS: Senior Commander

Saturday 16 September 2017 ،
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said in a TV interview. If the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is allowed to release those documents, it would bring about more scandals for the US, the commander pointed out. The Americans, among others, have come to Iraq and Syria to disintegrate ...
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Iran Unveils Ballistic Missile in Annual Military Parade
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Iran Unveils Ballistic Missile in Annual Military Parade

Friday 22 September 2017 ،
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Division. The missile has been named after the Iranian port city of Khorramshahr which was occupied by Iraqi aggressors and liberated on 24 May 1982 after a fierce battle. Various units represent ...
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Iran Successfully Test-Launches Ballistic Missile
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Iran Successfully Test-Launches Ballistic Missile

Saturday 23 September 2017 ،
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, the Khorramshahr missile has become smaller in size and more tactical and it will be operational in the near future. The successful test-launch came while the US has on several oc ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity