Iranian general fatally shoots himself by accident
AP — The website of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is reporting that a general who fought in Syria and Iraq has allegedly accidentally…
Military Issues
Iran to build kilo-class submarines
MNA – Iran’s Ministry of Defense plans to design and develop kilo-class submarines weighing over 3,000 tons. According to Fars News Agency,…
Iran Army Aviation to establish ‘Drone Group’: Commander
MNA – Iran Army Aviation (aka Havaniruz) is set to establish a separate unit for organizing its drone operations, the commander of…
Iran’s mailitry spending insignificant compared to US, regional states
FNA – Figures show that Iran’s total government spending on defense seems insignificant compared to the huge military budget of the US…
Iran possesses 100% indigenous air-surveillance radar system
MNA – The Deputy Commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Alireza Elhami said Sat. that Iran possesses 100% indigenous…
Enemies quit pinning hopes on military threats against Iran: Defense Minister
Tasnim – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the enemies have become frustrated with the futility of threatening Iran with…
Six factors shaping Iran’s missile decision-making calculus
Al-Monitor | Seyed Hossein Mousavian: The UN Security Council convened Dec. 12 to address the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of…
Iran’s light planes equipped with new glide bombs
FNA – New glide bombs named ‘Jamarat’ were mounded on the Iranian Armed Forces’ light planes and helicopters to attack ground targets.…
Commander hails Iranian airborne experts’ capability to produce helicopter parts
FNA – Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force for Coordination General Ali Jahanshahi lauded the country’s Airborne specialists for manufacturing…
Iran’s 58th naval flotilla returns to Iran
IRNA – The 58th naval flotilla of the Navy Force of the Iranian Army docked in Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on…
Iran owns region’s mightiest chopper fleet: Cmdr
IRNA – A senior Iranian military commander said on Saturday morning that Iran has the largest and the most powerful fleet of…
Range of Iran’s Sayyad-3 missiles to increase
IRNA – Deputy Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has announced that the range of Sayyad-3 air defense missiles will be enhanced.…
Iran at cutting edge of missile, drone, radar technologies: IRGC general
Tasnim – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force said Iran under foreign sanctions has gained the most advanced technical…
No evidence of nuclear component in Iran’s missile launches
MNA – Resolution 2231 of the United Nations Security Council does not ban Iran from conducting missile launches, and there is no…
Iran to unveil new military defense equipment
IRNA -The deputy commander of Ground Force of the Iranian Army announced that the new weapons will be unveiled next April on…
Iranian army units ready for mission: Commander
IRNA – Deputy commander of the Iranian Army for coordination Rear Admiral Habibullah Sayyari said various units of the Army are ready…
Pompeo to stress US resolve to address Iran missile threat at UNSC meeting
Sputnik – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday will underscore the Trump administration’s resolve…
Pakistani military delegation visits Iran’s aeronautical university
MNA – A Pakistani military delegation visited Shahid Sattari University of Aeronautical Engineering or Air University in Tehran on Tuesday to see…
Iran among top five producers of destroyers, vessels
IRNA – Iran is among top five producers of destroyers and vessels in the world and Fateh submarine will join the Navy’s…
Iran-Azerbaijan border among safest borders
IRNA – Iran and Azerbaijan Republic borders are borders of peace and friendship, as they are among the safest and exemplary borders,…
Enemy sought to hit economy via terror attack in Iran’s Chabahar: Minister
Tasnim – Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi blamed the enemies for a recent deadly terrorist attack in the country’s southeastern port city…
Zarif: Iran’s missile program not prohibited by UNSC resolution
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underscored that the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 has not prohibited Iran’s missile…
Sayyari: US sells $800bn of arms by promoting Iranophobia
MNA – Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that the United States is selling $800 billion of…
Iran says it recently tested a ballistic missile
Reuters – A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday that Iran had recently carried out a ballistic missile test but he…
Iran-Azerbaijan Republic border guard commanders meet in Baku
IRNA – Iranian Border Guard Commander Brigadier General Qasem Rezaei and Azerbaijan Chief of State Border Service and Commander of Border Troops…
Khanzadi says foreign forces’ presence in ME causes regional insecurity
MNA – Commander of Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that the presence of foreign forces in the region has no…
Iran can expand range of ballistic missiles: Guards commander
Reuters – Iran has the ability to build ballistic missiles with a broader range, a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards…
Iran newly-made submarine due in Oman Sea: Navy official
IRNA – The new domestically-made Fateh submarine will be dispatched for missions to the Sea of Oman as it is going to…
Iran Navy to stage military maneuver in Indian Ocean: Commander
Press TV – Iranian naval forces plan to stage a large-scale drill in the Indian Ocean to boost and put on display…
Gen. Sayyari: ‘Dena’ destroyer and ‘Fateh’ submarine to join navy fleet in near future
MNA – Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says two new vessels will join the navy’s fleet in…
Iran to fully indigenize Navy equipment
MNA – Commander of Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said Iran’s navy has extended its reach in recent years, launching a…
Double standards govern west’s policy on Iran missile program: Expert
Alwaght – The United Nations Security Council met on Tuesday at the request of Britain and France to discuss Iran’s missile program.…
Iran unveils blueprint for military trimaran
Tasnim – Iran’s Navy on Saturday unveiled the blueprint for a new military trimaran, a multi-hulled watercraft with optimized naval capabilities. During…
Expo on Navy’s latest technologies, achievements kicks off in Tehran
MNA – Iranian Navy’s Tehran Headquarters is hosting an exhibition on the latest naval technological achievements and developments. The exhibition kicked off…
IRGC warns supporters of Chabahar terrorist attack of harsh punishment
FNA – Head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Public Relations Department and Spokesman General Ramezan Sharif warned supporters of the terrorist…
What missile exactly? Reuters misses the target as it spreads fear on Iran expanding missile range
RT – All is fair in love and war, or when you want to do a little scaremongering. Reuters sounded the alarm…
Iranians can hold US aircraft carrier hostage if they want to: Writer
Press TV – American writer and journalist E. Michael Jones says the aircraft carrier is the obsolete form of military technology and…
Iran never after missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads: Spokesman
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi shrugged off some Western countries’ concerns over the Islamic Republic’s missile program, saying that…
West provides no evidence that Iran violated UN resolution — Russian diplomat
TASS – The United Kingdom and France, who convened a UN Security Council session to discuss reports of ballistic tests in Iran,…
Zarif says resolution 2231 doesn’t restrict Iran’s missile program
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that resolution 2231 of UN Security Council does not limit Iran’s missile program.…