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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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New UN Proposal To Yemen Crisis: Potentials and Requirements
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New UN Proposal To Yemen Crisis: Potentials and Requirements

Tuesday 14 July 2020
vessels carrying fuel and food to Yemen in Hudaydah port need to be removed.  The potentials and requirements of the UN proposal  The proposal made by the UN special representative to the Yemen war suggests that the international body has finally decided to consider some realities and de ...
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Mysterious Airbase Being Built on Island off Yemen
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Mysterious Airbase Being Built on Island off Yemen

Wednesday 26 May 2021 ،
vessels around Mayun, implying that the boats’ Automatic Identification System tracking devices had been turned off to avoid detection. According to the AP report, construction initially stopped in 2017, when engineers realized they could not dig through a portion of the volcanic island&rsquo ...
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Iran Unveils Bomb-Detecting Robots, Showcasing Military Strength
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Iran Unveils Bomb-Detecting Robots, Showcasing Military Strength

Monday 20 September 2021 ،
vessels completed a long trip into the waters of the “arrogant powers,” sailing back to dock briefly in St. Petersburg, Russia to take part in a Russian Navy Day parade before returning to the Persian Gulf. The terms “arrogant powers” are used in Iran to r ...
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US Warship Sails in South China Sea amid China Military Drills near Taiwan
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US Warship Sails in South China Sea amid China Military Drills near Taiwan

Monday 10 April 2023 ،
vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond [to] these activities,” the ministry said in a statement, referring to Taiwan’s official name of the Republic of China. The ministry said 35 of the detected aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the territory ...
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Hidden Aspects of Crash of €40-million Israeli-built Heron Drone
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Hidden Aspects of Crash of €40-million Israeli-built Heron Drone

Monday 28 August 2023 ،
vessels and drones, were present in the Eastern Mediterranean region.  With no information provided by the Frontex or the Greek coast guard so far about the crash, experts wonder if the UAV was targeted by jamming waves or was affected by electronic interference.  Given the presence of A ...
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Iranian, Russian, Chinese Forces to Hold Joint Naval Exercise in Persian Gulf
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Iranian, Russian, Chinese Forces to Hold Joint Naval Exercise in Persian Gulf

Saturday 2 December 2023 ،
vessels will be deployed in the maritime zone by the end of the current Iranian calendar year, which concludes on March 20, 2024. “Given the growth in the number of operating heavy lift vessels in the country, we are planning to establish a much larger maritime zone in Konarak& ...
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The Evolution of Brazil-Israel Relations: Transitioning from Harmony to Diplomatic Strain
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The Evolution of Brazil-Israel Relations: Transitioning from Harmony to Diplomatic Strain

Monday 26 February 2024 ،
vessels in the Red Sea by the Yemeni army. All this while children in Gaza suffer from hunger, deprived of even a morsel of bread or a can of milk.
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Shadow Fleet: The Story of Iran Beating US Sea Blockade
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Shadow Fleet: The Story of Iran Beating US Sea Blockade

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
vessel, said to be carrying LNG, reportedly evaded detection, pierced the US blockade line, and entered Iranian waters. On Monday, TankerTrackers, the company helping the US track oil shipments, announced that three Iranian oil tankers broke the US blockade with three different tactic, giving Tehra ...
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South
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Iran’s New Operational Tactics and Algorithms in the Battle of South

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
vessels and oil tankers navigating outside the routes Tehran has declared off-limits in the waterway. Yet, Iran's continued missile and drone strikes on violating ships in the Strait have made clear that Tehran still commands an extensive network of missile sites and hidden capabilities, enabli ...
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IRGC Warns Ships Disabling Tracking Systems of Decisive Action in Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Warns Ships Disabling Tracking Systems of Decisive Action in Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz with their navigation and identification systems switched off would be considered hostile and face decisive action. The warning followed an incident involving a crude oil supertanker that struck a naval mine while attempting to exit the strategic waterway. Ac ...

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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.