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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 Test-Fires Qadir Cruise Missile in Drills
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Iran Test-Fires Qadir Cruise Missile in Drills

Tuesday 23 January 2018
Makran Coast, and other areas in the Gulf of Oman. During the drills Qadir cruise missile was successfully test-fired for the first time from a warship. Qadir long-range missile has a short setup and reaction time, flies in low altitudes with high navigation capabilities, hits the targets precisel ...
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Iran Holds Massive Naval Drills in Southern Waters; US Withdraws Aircrafts
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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
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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
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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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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Makran coast. Such a roadmap would significantly bolster Turkey’s position as the Eurasia connection hub.  Emerging networking-oriented nature and strategic drivers of Turkey  The in-the-making axis led by Turkey cannot be gauged by union criteria like those of the European Union o ...
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Oil Tanker Confiscated by IRGC Navy Near Southern Makran Coast for Violations
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Oil Tanker Confiscated by IRGC Navy Near Southern Makran Coast for Violations

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
Makran coast ALWAGHT- Following a judicial ruling, Iran’s IRGC Navy intercepted and took control of an oil tanker off the southern Makran coast. The IRGC Navy announced that its rapid reaction units began monitoring the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Talara on Friday morning after a court or ...

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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.