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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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Japan Seeks Peace in West Asia Region: PM Shinzo Abe

Japan Seeks Peace in West Asia Region: PM Shinzo Abe

Thursday 13 June 2019
Makran region. Rouhani said that Japan was interested in buying Iran’s oil, adding that this is a point that can guarantee the expansion of relations between the two states. The Iranian president said that in addition to bilateral issues, the two sides discussed ways to promote security and ...
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Iran Holds Massive Naval Drills in Southern Waters; US Withdraws Aircrafts

Iran Holds Massive Naval Drills in Southern Waters; US Withdraws Aircrafts

Thursday 10 September 2020 ،
Makran coast, Oman Sea and North Ocean India up to 10 degrees north. ‘Extra-regional aircraft warned to stay away’ Prior to the maneuvers, manned aircraft and drones belonging to extra-regional forces had been warned to stay away from the zone of the drills, resulting in a noticeable c ...
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Iran’s IRGC Launches Massive Drills, Tests Missiles, Drones

Iran’s IRGC Launches Massive Drills, Tests Missiles, Drones

Friday 15 January 2021 ،
Makran coastal strip on the Sea of Oman and north of the Indian Ocean on Wednesday. The event was attended by Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri and Chief Commander of the Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, and other senior comman ...
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UAE Ship Sinks off Iran Coast, Most of Crew Rescued by Iranian Team

UAE Ship Sinks off Iran Coast, Most of Crew Rescued by Iranian Team

Thursday 17 March 2022 ،
Makrani Cargo Company confirmed its ship the Al Salmy 6 sank on Thursday some 50 kilometres off the coast of Iran and that Iranian authorities had sent a vessel to rescue the crew members.  A local Iranian maritime protection office chief, Hojjat Khosravi, told IRNA, “The Naji rescue boa ...
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Iran Army Has Developed Advanced Drone Designed to Hit Israel’s Tel Aviv, Haifa: Commander

Iran Army Has Developed Advanced Drone Designed to Hit Israel’s Tel Aviv, Haifa: Commander

Monday 12 September 2022 ،
Makran coast in the southeastern part of the country. It flew a distance of more than 1,400 kilometers (869 miles) before it hit the designated target in the central Iranian province of Semnan. Arash-1 drone is said to be approximately 4.5 meters long, and its wingspan is estimated to be measuring ...
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Iranian Navy 86th Flotilla Sailing in Latin America’s Western Waters: Commander

Iranian Navy 86th Flotilla Sailing in Latin America’s Western Waters: Commander

Saturday 28 January 2023 ،
Makran warships, has raised the Iranian flag in the western waters of Latin America. Kaviani added that the Iranian Navy’s flotillas also have a strong presence in the northern tip of the Indian Ocean. Dena is a Mowj-class warship that joined the Iranian Navy in June 2021. The military vesse ...
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Iran’s Petrochemical Sector Gets $2.5 Billion Foreign Investment Offer

Iran’s Petrochemical Sector Gets $2.5 Billion Foreign Investment Offer

Monday 24 April 2023 ،
Makran and Jask. For example, one of the countries has put an investment proposal of $2.5 billion on the table. Unfortunately, due to sanctions, we cannot provide more details,” he said Monday. Tehran will host the 14th international Iran Petrochemical Forum (IPF) next week. Shahmirzaei said ...
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Iran Sends Out Message of Power by Its Navy Flotilla’s Round-the-world Sail

Iran Sends Out Message of Power by Its Navy Flotilla’s Round-the-world Sail

Monday 22 May 2023 ،
Makran logistics and base ship, and during its mission, it sailed through four oceans, four continents, and five strategic straits and docked back in its base in port city of Bandar Abbas after sailing 63,000 kilometers within 232 days.  As its first destination, the flotilla anchored in the p ...
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Iran Navy Proved High Seas Belong to All Nations: Supreme Leader

Iran Navy Proved High Seas Belong to All Nations: Supreme Leader

Monday 7 August 2023 ،
Makran forward base ship. Ayatollah Khamenei said the flotilla's sailing of virtually 65,000 kilometers in about eight months was unprecedented in the history of Iranian seafaring. The profound job done by the flotilla should not be taken for granted and seen as merely a military and naval ope ...
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What military implications can we anticipate from the deployment of ballistic missiles from Iranian vessels?

What military implications can we anticipate from the deployment of ballistic missiles from Iranian vessels?

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Makran, Shahid Mahdavi, and Shahid Roudaki. Before the activation of the logistics vessel Shahid Mahdavi, The Associated Press reported that the construction of the sizable vessel would furnish the IRGC with a significant naval base capable of deploying small fast boats to counter the US and its al ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies