A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian with contributors Chris Rawlins, Diana Timmerman and Warren Marshall. To receive this daily newsletter, please subscribe online Key takeaway:President Rouhani praised the armed forces at the ...

[caption id="attachment_133473" align="alignright" width="196"] The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)'s second-in-command, Brigadier General Hossein Salami[/caption] Tehran, Jan 1, IRNA Visiting Iraq Defense Minister and accompanying delegation met with IRGC deputy commander here on Wednesday. IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier General Hossein ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) Defense ministries from Iran and Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Tehran on Tuesday to boost the two neighboring countries' defense cooperation. Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his visiting Iraqi counterpart Khalid al-Obeidi concluded their second round of talks in Irans capital,...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan underlined that the Takfiri terrorists have been created to serve Washington and Tel Aviv through disturbing security in the region. "These hired terrorists (ISIL) are pursuing the interests of the US and Israel in the region," General Dehqan said in a joint press conference with ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analysts Mehrdad Moarefian and Marie Donovan, with contributors Chris Rawlins and Diana Timmerman. To receive this daily newsletter, please subscribe online. Key takeaway:The Supreme Leader ordered units participating ...

Tehran, Dec 30, IRNA Visiting Iraqi Minister of Defence Khaled al-Obeidi on Tuesday called on both Tehran and Baghdad to boost cooperation to be able to more efficiently counter terrorism. Al-Obeidi made the remarks in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier-General Hossein Dehqan. The visit to Tehran is being made in line ...

Tehran, Dec 30, IRNA Iran and Iraq signed an MoU on Tuesday according to which Tehran promised to cooperate with Baghdad to refurbish Iraqi National Army to protect the country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The agreement was signed by visiting Iraqi Minister of Defence Khaled al-Obeidi and his Iranian counterpart Brigadier-General ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi in Tehran on Tuesday underlined that Tehran will continue helping Baghdad in its fight against Takfiri terrorists. "Iraq is facing the ISIL problem and the Islamic Republic of Iran considers it as a duty to help its Iraqi brothers and it ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi visited an exhibition of the different defensive capabilities of the Iranian Armed Forces on Tuesday. During the visit which lasted for over an hour, Obeidi and his entourage were briefed on the defensive equipment and weapons built by Iran in missile, air, naval and ground weapons, electronics,...

Tehran, Dec 30, IRNA - Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said all areas of Iraq will soon be cleared from terrorists. He made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid Al-Obeidi here Tuesday. He stressed that not even an iota of Iraqi soil should be held by Takfiri terrorists. Denouncing ...

[caption id="attachment_141261" align="alignright" width="234"] Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan (R) shakes hands with his Iraqi counterpart, Khaled al-Obeidi, in Tehran on December 29, 2014.[/caption] Iran is prepared to boost defense and military cooperation with Iraq and help the country strengthen its military prowess,...

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TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi would arrive in Tehran on Monday to discuss issues of mutual interests as well as regional and international matters with senior Iranian officials. Al-Obeidi who is officially invited by his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan is visiting Iran on top of a defense delegation. The ...