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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 Navy Strong Despite US Sanctions

Iran’s Navy Strong Despite US Sanctions

Saturday 2 April 2016
Alvand destroyer, had set off for the Bay of Bengal to attend a ceremony marking the anniversary of India’s Independence Day (observed annually on August 15) and returned home before the 38th fleet. He also noted that the 40th fleet, comprising Alborz destroyer and Qom logistic-combat warship ...
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Iran Dispatches 44th Flotilla to Protect Trade Vessel in Aden Gulf

Iran Dispatches 44th Flotilla to Protect Trade Vessel in Aden Gulf

Friday 14 October 2016 ،
Alvand destroyer and Bushehr logistic warship and will be in waters off the southern Yemeni coasts on its new mission. The Iranian navy vessels will continue on their mission to the waters near Somalia and Tanzania afterwards through the Indian Ocean. After making a port call in Tanzania, the 44th ...
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Iran Navy to Cross Atlantic in Near Future

Iran Navy to Cross Atlantic in Near Future

Sunday 27 November 2016 ،
Alvand destroyer and the Bushehr logistic vessel, has sailed into the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Referring to the claims of the US president-elect Donald Trump to shoot Iranian naval vessels “out of the water” if they “inappropriately” approach US ships, the admiral ...
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Iran Naval Forces Repel Pirate Attack on Merchant Vessel in Gulf of Aden

Iran Naval Forces Repel Pirate Attack on Merchant Vessel in Gulf of Aden

Sunday 26 November 2017 ،
Alvand destroyer and Lavan logistic warship, rescued the Iranian ship from an attack by pirates in south of Ras Sharbitat region in Oman on Sunday morning. Gulf of Aden pirates attacked the Iranian merchant ship, named Caspian Harmony, in a bid to hijack it, but they were forced to flee by Iranian ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise