IFP - The Tehran police chief says the so-called morality police will hold training classes for those who do not observe the Islamic dress code (hijab) instead of arresting them. Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi, the police chief of the Iranian capital, Tehran, says the Law Enforcement have adopted a society-oriented educational approach toward ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian Law Enforcement Force to constantly boost capabilities and match them to rapid advances in science and technology. In a meeting with high-ranking police commanders and officials in Tehran on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei urged efforts to enhance ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian police commander said different types of aerial vehicles have been employed to fly over the countrys borderlines to ensure maximum security. Speaking to Tasnim on Wednesday, Commander of Irans Law Enforcement Air Force General Mohammad Vali Beiranvand said the border police employs gyroplanes and drones to monitor and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni said 250,000 forces have been mobilized to ensure security of the countrys Friday elections. The commander told reporters on Tuesday that police will also employ 18 helicopters to guarantee security during the election time all over the country. General Momeni had announced ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's anti-narcotics police forces managed to seize more than 2.5 tons of illicit drugs in three separate operations against drug smugglers in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, the provincial police chief announced. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi said last night, after several ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's anti-narcotics police chief announced that his forces have managed to seize 700 kilograms of illicit drugs in the eastern city of Birjand, the provincial capital of South Khorasan. "Last night, our colleagues in the province seized 700 kg narcotics in two operations," Brigadier General Ali Moayyedi said during a press conference ...

Tehran, April 26, IRNA Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the necessity of having a powerful police in the country. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks here on Sunday while addressing a meeting with the police commanders. He referred to the Law Enforcement Forces as the symbol of countrys authority ...

[caption id="attachment_111792" align="alignright" width="170"] Provincial police authorities announced on Tuesday that more than 80 drug gangs have been busted in the Western Iranian province of Hamedan since the beginning of the current Iranian year (will end March 20).[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Provincial police authorities announced on Tuesday ...

[caption id="attachment_109183" align="alignright" width="191"] Advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, Major-General Yahya Rahim Safavi[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Top Military Aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi praised Police Commander Brigadier General Esmayeel Ahmadi Moqaddam for his 10-year services, and said his ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Hundreds of farmers in central Iran have clashed with police during a protest this week against the government's decision to divert water from the area to another province. Iranian media say farmers in the town of Varzaneh in Isfahan province smashed a pipeline carrying water from Zayandeh Rood River to neighboring Yazd province....

Iranian police have launched a new crackdown on satellite dishes, which many Iranians, especially in the capital, use to watch TV channels broadcasted in from abroad. The police do this on a regular basis, but, despite changing tactics, our Observers in Tehran tell us this is a losing battle. Though satellite dishes are banned, Tehrans rooftops ...