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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 Leader Urged IRGC to Boost Country’s Missile Defense Power
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Iran’s Leader Urged IRGC to Boost Country’s Missile Defense Power

Wednesday 5 July 2017
Zolfaqar ballistic missiles into ISIS bases in Syria’s Deir Ezzor in retaliation for twin terrorist attacks in the Iranian capital Tehran, which killed 18 people and injured over 50 others.  During the operation codenamed “Laylat al-Qadr”, the IRGC fired six mid-range ballis ...
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IRGC Holds Major Drills, Debuts ‘Offensive’ Component
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IRGC Holds Major Drills, Debuts ‘Offensive’ Component

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Zolfaqar fast patrol craft. Various attack, transport, and airdrop helicopters are flown during the event. According to Tasnim news agency, the Cobra gunships deployed in the last stage have been equipped with enhanced thermal cameras. The equipment, it said, has been enhanced with laser rangefi ...
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Iran’s IRGC Unveils Massive Underground Ballistic Missile Facility
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Iran’s IRGC Unveils Massive Underground Ballistic Missile Facility

Friday 8 February 2019 ،
Zolfaqar ballistic missile, whose mass production the country began in September 2016. However, Dezful’s range reaches 1,000 kilometers, 300 kilometers above Zolfaqar, and its destructive capability is twice the latter’s “given the special materials used in its warhead,” the ...
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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 ،
Zolfaqar-99, kicked off on Thursday under the command of the Army’s Zolfaqar base, with observers from the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base in attendance. The drills cover an area of two million square kilometers in the eastern waters of the Strait of Hormuz, Makran coast, Oman Sea and North ...
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Iran Launches Large-Scale Drill in Southern Waters, Sending Warning to ’Enemies’
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Iran Launches Large-Scale Drill in Southern Waters, Sending Warning to ’Enemies’

Sunday 7 November 2021 ،
Zolfaqar-1400 in parts of the Arabian and Red seas. Alwaght- Iran's army launched a “large-scale military exercise” dubbed as Zolfaqar-1400 in parts of the Arabian and Red seas. The exercise include the Army Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Air Defense, covering “an area of ...
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Iran’s Response to Threats Will go Beyond Borders: Army Chief
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Iran’s Response to Threats Will go Beyond Borders: Army Chief

Tuesday 9 November 2021 ،
Zolfaqar-1400 drills, which were held in an area stretching from the eastern sector of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the northern tip of the Indian Ocean. Asked whether Iran’s boosting of its military capability poses a threat to neighboring countries, he replied, “It is not like th ...
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Home-Grown Iranian Air Defense Systems Intercept, Down Drones at Army Drills
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Home-Grown Iranian Air Defense Systems Intercept, Down Drones at Army Drills

Saturday 31 December 2022 ،
Zolfaqar 1401 joint drills on Saturday, Iranian Army forces practiced detection and downing of a range of aerial targets with various radars and advanced homegrown air defense systems. Low-altitude Majid air defense missile system and Khatam artillery fire control system were employed, and the ...
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World Surprised as IRGC Navy Unveils Underground Base
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World Surprised as IRGC Navy Unveils Underground Base

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
Zolfaqar”. The specialization and operational function of this vessel is destroying enemy destroyers and aircraft carriers. With the substantial upgrade to the Zolfaqar's weapon system, which uses high-explosive cruise missiles, now three fast and stealth Zolfaqar vessels alone can destroy ...
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Army Units Conduct Large-Scale Drill in Southeast Iran
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Army Units Conduct Large-Scale Drill in Southeast Iran

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
Zolfaqar 1403, the joint war game spans a vast area—from the northern Indian Ocean (around 10 degrees latitude) to the Sea of Oman and the Makran coasts in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan. The exercise sees coordinated participation from four Army divisions&mdash ...
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Any Israeli Threat Will Be Met with A Response from Iran’s Armed Forces
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Any Israeli Threat Will Be Met with A Response from Iran’s Armed Forces

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
Zolfaqar, Major General Gholamali Rashid emphasized that any threat from the Zionist regime against Iran’s interests will be evaluated in light of US support for Israel, and the Iranian Armed Forces will respond decisively to any aggression. He noted that for over four decades, Iran’s e ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution