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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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IRGC Commander Reports Use of Long-Range Weaponry in Naval Exercise
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IRGC Commander Reports Use of Long-Range Weaponry in Naval Exercise

Saturday 6 December 2025
IRGC Navy used advanced, homegrown long-range and precision-guided weapons in its southern naval drill ALWAGHT- Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia deputy commander says the IRGC Navy used advanced, homegrown long-range and precision-guided weapons in its southern naval drill. Brigadier General Kiomars He ...
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Iran Will Remain Determined in Countering the Adversary’s Schemes
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Iran Will Remain Determined in Countering the Adversary’s Schemes

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
IRGC Navy Commander, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, expressed congratulations on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory ALWAGHT- The IRGC Navy Commander, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, expressed congratulations on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory and affirmed the Iranian nation' ...
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IRGC Continues Military Drills in The Strait of Hormuz for A Second Day
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IRGC Continues Military Drills in The Strait of Hormuz for A Second Day

Tuesday 17 February 2026 ،
IRGC) is continuing naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz for a second day ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is continuing naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz for a second day, highlighting round-the-clock “intelligence dominance” over the strategic waterway. The IRG ...
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IRGC Naval Forces Ready to Block Strait of Hormuz Upon Orders: Commander
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IRGC Naval Forces Ready to Block Strait of Hormuz Upon Orders: Commander

Tuesday 17 February 2026 ،
IRGC Navy, stated that Iran is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz whenever ordered by senior officials ALWAGHT- Rear Admiral Tangsiri, commander of Iran’s IRGC Navy, stated that Iran is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz whenever ordered by senior officials. Rear Admiral Tangsiri, overseein ...
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf
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IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Drills Tells US Who’s the Boss in Persian Gulf

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
IRGC launched "Smart control" drills, suggesting that in case of crisis Tehran can effectively manage its and allies" interests. Alwaght- Since Sunday, Iran's IRGC launched its smart control of the Strait of Hormuz military drills under watch of the force’s commander General Mohammad Pakpo ...
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Fourth Day of War: How’s Iran Responding?
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Fourth Day of War: How’s Iran Responding?

Wednesday 4 March 2026 ،
IRGC, and other high-ranking officials on the first day of the war, the reality is that Iran's military command structure is not individual-reliant. Each military unit, in wartime and emergency conditions, has broad authority to respond to the enemies. The extensive powers granted to military co ...
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Strait of Hormuz Transit Requires Iran’s Approval
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Strait of Hormuz Transit Requires Iran’s Approval

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
IRGC deputy commander, Iran has complete control over transit through the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- According to an IRGC deputy commander, Iran has complete control over transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and no ship may pass without Tehran's permission. A senior IRGC commander, Major Genera ...
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
IRGC’s public relations office rejected those claims outright, stating: “No commercial vessel or tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. American officials’ claims are baseless and an outright lie. Any maritime movements violating Guard naval principles will face serious con ...
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion
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Trump’s War Unleashed Iran’s Sleeping Lion

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
IRGC Navy's commander Alireza Tangsiri two weeks before start of war in a naval exercise had expressed the force's readiness to close the key waterway if the need arised. Anyway, it seems that the entire Israeli-American war, called Ramadan War in Iran, has now become centered on the Strait ...
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills
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Strait of Hormuz, the Field Determining the War of Wills

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
IRGC and American naval forces have shown that in deeper layers of the ceasefire that followed the US-Israeli aggression on Iran on February 28, the military conflict has not stopped yet and actually war continues in the Persian Gulf in other forms that can be labeled the war of wills. Imposing a s ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.