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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 IRGC Adds New Warship, 100 Missile-Launching Boats to Navy Fleet

Iran IRGC Adds New Warship, 100 Missile-Launching Boats to Navy Fleet

Thursday 9 March 2023
Shahid Mahdavi warship was officially added to the IRGC Navy’s fleet in a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday. Also, 95 Ashura- and Tareq-class missile-launching speed boats joined the IRGC Navy’s fleet. Speaking at the ceremony, IRGC Navy Chief Rear Ad ...
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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 ،
Shahid Rodaki ship of the IRGC Navy with 150-meter length and over 22-meter width is like a new moving city, unveiled in December 2020. It was followed by Makran base ship. These two which were a proper experience of ship re-purposing and optimizing, showed off to the world Iran’s knowledge in ...
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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 ،
Shahid Mahdavi, and on Tuesday, the 13th of February 2024, images released by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) showed the launch of a ballistic missile from the deck of this warship. According to reports, the ballistic missile launched from this vessel reportedly has ...
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Two New Warships Join IRGC Navy

Two New Warships Join IRGC Navy

Monday 19 February 2024 ،
Shahid (Martyr) Ali Sayyad Shirazi and Shahid Hassan Baqeri have officially joined the IRGC's navy. The launching ceremony was held at the presence of the Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces General Mohammad Baqeri. The catamarans were launched in Bandar Abbas in the south, the home ...
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The IRGC’s domestically built Shahid Mahdavi warship has entered the Southern Hemisphere

The IRGC’s domestically built Shahid Mahdavi warship has entered the Southern Hemisphere

Saturday 4 May 2024 ،
Shahid Mahdavi, a versatile vessel engineered for extended missions, achieved this milestone on Friday as part of Iran's naval expansion into international waters and high seas. Weighing 2,100 tonnes and measuring 240 meters in length by 27 meters in width, this oceangoing warship was incorpora ...

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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