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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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Foreign Military Presence Brings Insecurity to Persian Gulf: IRGC Navy Chief
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Foreign Military Presence Brings Insecurity to Persian Gulf: IRGC Navy Chief

Sunday 18 August 2019
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri stressed that deep waterways in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman and between Iranian islands were safe and that the Islamic Republic had always worked to establish security there, Press TV reported. Today, we can establish security in the Persian Gulf. Iran is the ...
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IRGC to Pursue US Forces in Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman: Iranian Commander
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IRGC to Pursue US Forces in Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman: Iranian Commander

Sunday 3 May 2020 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said, “They [US troops] had entered our training area while it had already been announced that drills would be held there...hence, they were ordered to leave,” Press TV reported. Last month, the US Navy Central Command alleged that 11 IRGC vessels had &ldqu ...
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Iran Revolutionary Guards Unveil Underground Missile City on Persian Gulf Shores
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Iran Revolutionary Guards Unveil Underground Missile City on Persian Gulf Shores

Friday 8 January 2021 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the IRGC Navy, and a number of high-ranking Iranian military figures in attendance. The IRGC chief said, “We believe that our enemies do not accept the power of logic, but rely on the logic of power. There is, therefore, no option left for us but to ...
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Takes Delivery of over 100 Homegrown Combat Speedboats
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Takes Delivery of over 100 Homegrown Combat Speedboats

Saturday 11 December 2021 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, said the new speedboats have been developed by local experts and can reach speeds of 75-90 knots (138-166 km/h). He added that all military equipment for the boats, including missiles, rockets, and radar sy ...
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No Compromise on Security in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Says IRGC Navy Commander
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No Compromise on Security in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Says IRGC Navy Commander

Saturday 19 March 2022 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said that Iran has always maintained that regional countries are responsible for safeguarding security in the Persian Gulf and that foreign forces must leave this region at the earliest.  “Unity among Muslim countries of the region is indicative of stability ...
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Speedboats Equipped with Radar-Evading Stealth Technology: Commander
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Speedboats Equipped with Radar-Evading Stealth Technology: Commander

Tuesday 26 July 2022 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said on the sidelines of a ceremony in the Iranian capital Tehran. “Therefore, it has always been in contact and close cooperation with other forces and military organizations like the Ministry of Defense to produce various military systems and equipment,&rd ...
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Iran Possesses Missiles Inconceivable for Americans: Navy Commander
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Iran Possesses Missiles Inconceivable for Americans: Navy Commander

Tuesday 13 December 2022 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said what Iran has shown in various maneuvers are not what the country would use in case of any war against it. “Today, we have missiles that the Americans do not even think about,” he added. He noted that Iran is the only country that succeeded in install ...
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Iran IRGC Adds New Warship, 100 Missile-Launching Boats to Navy Fleet
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Iran IRGC Adds New Warship, 100 Missile-Launching Boats to Navy Fleet

Thursday 9 March 2023 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri saod the Shahid Mahdavi warship is a heavy, multi-purpose and long-range vessel capable of carrying and operating all kinds of helicopters, drones, and high-speed missile launchers, as well as missile, defense and radar systems. The 2,100-ton warship has a length of 24 ...
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Iran Sends Out Message of Power by Its Navy Flotilla’s Round-the-world Sail
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Iran Sends Out Message of Power by Its Navy Flotilla’s Round-the-world Sail

Monday 22 May 2023 ،
Rear Admiral Ghader Vazifeh, the commander of 1st Naval Region of Iran’s Navy, said “the defense diplomacy of our country is based on stable peace and non-submission and domination, and the navy seeks to realize this diplomacy, which causes deterrence and stable peace by being present in ...
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‘You are Damn Wrong to Be in Our Region’: IRGC Navy Chief to US Military
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‘You are Damn Wrong to Be in Our Region’: IRGC Navy Chief to US Military

Saturday 27 May 2023 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said on Friday that only Iran and other regional countries will ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and there is no need for the US and other countries to be present in the strategic waterway. “You are damn wrong to be present in our region,” Tangsiri a ...

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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.