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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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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026
Navy frigate. American officials tried to project that their freedom-of-navigation operation had succeeded, claiming two American commercial vessels had passed through the Strait of Hormuz without incident. But the IRGC’s public relations office rejected those claims outright, stating: &ldquo ...
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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 ،
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 of Ho ...
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Army Submarines Track and Intercept Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
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Army Submarines Track and Intercept Vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Navy, has discussed the role of small-sized submarines in the Strait of Hormuz ALWAGHT- Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Iranian Army Navy, has discussed the role of small-sized submarines in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Sunday remarks by Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of t ...
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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 ،
Navy.  This issue sparked brief, intermittent clashes in the Persian Gulf over the past few days, pushing the ceasefire to the brink of collapse. Small as they may have been, these confrontations carried outsized consequences and messages. Iran's resolve to confront US blockade: Tehran re ...
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War
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Restructuring Iran’s Military Command: Show of Stability amid War

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Navy, and the Basij forces. Message of new appointments for Washington One of the most significant angles in the international coverage has been the direct linkage between Iran’s senior military appointments and the ongoing indirect talks with the US. Al Jazeera, citing Sina Azodi, a profess ...
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims
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Iran Maintains Control of Hormuz Amid US Claims

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Navy commander Rear Admiral Ali Ozmaei both emphasized that no vessel can safely transit without Iranian oversight. Shipping data, however, presents a more complicated picture. Only a small number of vessels have crossed the strait in recent days compared with pre-war levels, with many using routes ...
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Iran Can Deliver Devastating Blow to Enemy Anywhere if Needed: Navy Cmdr.
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Iran Can Deliver Devastating Blow to Enemy Anywhere if Needed: Navy Cmdr.

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
Navy, its commander, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, said, “We can cripple the enemy anywhere, if necessary.” Speaking in Tehran, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said Iran’s military capabilities have advanced significantly, allowing it to disrupt or cripple enemy forces if necessary. He c ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
Navy Hung Cao admitted that the Iranian attacks have caused major damage to the US's naval facilities in Bahrain, the home to the Fifth Fleet.  The US official’s remarks amount to a rare acknowledgment at such a senior level of the damage inflicted on the headquarters of the US Navy& ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Navy. Turkey currently has 14 active submarines, two more under construction, and aims to grow its submarine fleet to 18. Turkey recently showcased 37 naval assets and platforms of various classes, including vessels currently in service, during the Teknofest Blue Homeland exhibition. Among the mos ...
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Iran Warns It Will Sink US Vessels Approaching the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Warns It Will Sink US Vessels Approaching the Strait of Hormuz

Wednesday 14 October 2026 ،
Navy Commander General Ali Ozmaei has cautioned US warships against approaching the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to sink them if they do ALWAGHT- IRGC Navy Commander General Ali Ozmaei has cautioned US warships against approaching the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to sink them if they do. IRGC Nav ...

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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.