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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 Navy Warns Intruding US Warship, Warplanes

Iran’s Navy Warns Intruding US Warship, Warplanes

Wednesday 27 January 2016
Navy, the US warship left the region immediately after receiving the warning. Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayari said the warship seemed to be planning to spy on Iranian vessels and weapons. Some still seem to be holding no belief in Iran's naval power; hence they attempt t ...
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Iran Remembers Victims of Aircraft Shot down by American Missile

Iran Remembers Victims of Aircraft Shot down by American Missile

Saturday 2 July 2016 ،
Navy guided-missile cruiser back in 1988 as the aircraft was flying in Iranian airspace, and over Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. Alwaght- Iran is marking the 28th anniversary of the downing of its commercial airliner by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser back in 1988 as the aircraft wa ...
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US Naval Forces Provoking Iran in Persian Gulf

US Naval Forces Provoking Iran in Persian Gulf

Tuesday 13 September 2016 ،
Navy spy plane,  P-8 Poseidon, with a crew of nine and an EP-3 Eries with a crew of roughly 24, was on mission 13 miles off the coast of Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz when it received warning  from Iranian naval forces. The officials added that at some point during the flight, the Iranian ...
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Goals, Consequences of Saudi Military Exercises

Goals, Consequences of Saudi Military Exercises

Tuesday 11 October 2016 ،
Navy to address any possible hostile actions against the kingdom.   Riyadh's aims behind the maneuvers 1. Displaying the kingdom’s military strength: The overarching goal of Saudi Arabia of the recent war exercises is to put on show its military power. To obtain its goals in the re ...
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Shows Might in Persian Gulf Parade

Iran’s IRGC Navy Shows Might in Persian Gulf Parade

Sunday 8 October 2017 ،
Navy paraded its military might and preparedness in the Persian Gulf. Alwaght- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy paraded its military might and preparedness in the Persian Gulf. Various units of the IRGC Navy attended an impressive parade, which was held in the Persian Gul ...
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IRGC to Pursue US Forces in Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman: Iranian Commander

IRGC to Pursue US Forces in Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman: Iranian Commander

Sunday 3 May 2020 ،
Navy chief of the Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warned US forces will be pursued in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, explaining that a recent incident with US forces in the Persian Gulf happened as American forces entered a drill area despite having been warned in advance not to app ...
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Takes Delivery of over 100 Homegrown Combat Speedboats

Iran’s IRGC Navy Takes Delivery of over 100 Homegrown Combat Speedboats

Saturday 11 December 2021 ،
Navy has taken delivery of 110 domestically-manufactured combat speedboats for maritime operations in Iran’s southern territorial waters. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has taken delivery of 110 domestically-manufactured combat speedboats for maritime operations in Iran’s sout ...
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No Compromise on Security in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Says IRGC Navy Commander

No Compromise on Security in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Says IRGC Navy Commander

Saturday 19 March 2022 ،
Navy, warning that security of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is our red line. At a meeting with a number of officials and commanders of the IRGC Navy's bases on Saturday, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said that Iran has always maintained that regional countries are responsible for s ...
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Speedboats Equipped with Radar-Evading Stealth Technology: Commander

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

Tuesday 26 July 2022 ،
Navy’s speedboats have been equipped with radar-evading stealth technology, which can greatly reduce the distances at which they can be detected, the commander of the Iranian force said on Monday. Alwaght- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy's speedboats have been equipped with radar ...

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