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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 Possesses Missiles Inconceivable for Americans: Navy Commander

Iran Possesses Missiles Inconceivable for Americans: Navy Commander

Tuesday 13 December 2022
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said what Iran has shown in various maneuvers are not what the country would use in case of any war against it. “Today, we have missiles that the Americans do not even think about,” he added. He noted that Iran is the only country that succeeded in install ...
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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 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri saod the Shahid Mahdavi warship is a heavy, multi-purpose and long-range vessel capable of carrying and operating all kinds of helicopters, drones, and high-speed missile launchers, as well as missile, defense and radar systems. The 2,100-ton warship has a length of 24 ...
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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 ،
Rear Admiral Ghader Vazifeh, the commander of 1st Naval Region of Iran’s Navy, said “the defense diplomacy of our country is based on stable peace and non-submission and domination, and the navy seeks to realize this diplomacy, which causes deterrence and stable peace by being present in ...
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‘You are Damn Wrong to Be in Our Region’: IRGC Navy Chief to US Military

‘You are Damn Wrong to Be in Our Region’: IRGC Navy Chief to US Military

Saturday 27 May 2023 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said on Friday that only Iran and other regional countries will ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and there is no need for the US and other countries to be present in the strategic waterway. “You are damn wrong to be present in our region,” Tangsiri a ...
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to Form Joint Naval Force under China Auspices: Report

Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to Form Joint Naval Force under China Auspices: Report

Saturday 3 June 2023 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said only Iran and other regional countries would ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and there was no need for the US and other countries to be present in the waterway. If we back down against the enemy, it will definitely dominate us and we have no choice but to s ...
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IRGC Navy Fast Attack Craft Can Sail at Speed of 110 Knots: Commander

IRGC Navy Fast Attack Craft Can Sail at Speed of 110 Knots: Commander

Saturday 19 August 2023 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said the IRGC Navy’s experts have increased the speed of the vessels, as demanded by the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. “Nowadays, we possess fast attack craft that can sail at a speed of between 90 t ...
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Court Papers Confirm US Theft of One Million Barrels of Iranian Crude

Court Papers Confirm US Theft of One Million Barrels of Iranian Crude

Saturday 9 September 2023 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri’s remarks came on the anniversary of Iran’s confiscation of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in 2019 after Britain seized an Iranian oil tanker off Gibraltar.  A few days after the seizure of the M/T Suez Rajan, Iran’s Navy s ...
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IRGC Navy Develops Water Landing Drone Capable of Carrying Bombs, Missiles

IRGC Navy Develops Water Landing Drone Capable of Carrying Bombs, Missiles

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri said on Sunday that the combat drones are also capable of taking off from water. “The IRGC Navy has also produced hybrid drones that have two separate engines for launch and propulsion,” he added. These drones can perform patrol and reconnaissance op ...
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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 ،
Rear Admiral Tangsiri, the IRGC Navy commander, also disclosed the installation of domestically produced 2000-kilometer-range cruise missiles named Qadr-474 on the Shahid Mahdavi vessel. It's important to acknowledge that launching long-range ballistic missiles from a ship demands precise techn ...
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West using Iranian islands as a pretext for regional presence: IRGC Navy chief

West using Iranian islands as a pretext for regional presence: IRGC Navy chief

Wednesday 23 October 2024 ،
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri emphasized that the three islands—Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb—are an integral part of Iran. Speaking at a Tuesday ceremony honoring martyred military advisor Major General Abbas Nilforoushan, Tangsiri reiterated that these Persian Gulf islands ha ...

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