Beirut, March 3, IRNA Lebanon Defense Minister Samir Moqbel said he will ask the government to take Irans past offers of military support seriously. The Iranian side was informed that when sanctions were lifted on Iran, we will study the Iranian (offer of) support for the army at the Cabinet, Moqbel told reporters after a meeting with Parliament ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel announced that Lebanon can accept Irans offer to supply Beirut with arms and military equipment now that Riyadh has cancelled its plan for arms supplies to Lebanon. Saudi Arabia said Friday it has halted a $3 billion program for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday conferred with the Lebanese Minister of National Defense Samir Moqbel on regional developments, bilateral ties, and issues of mutual interest. During their morning meeting held in the Iranian minister's place of residence, Zarif highlighted the role Moqbel played in establishing ...

Beirut, Jan 1, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Fathali on Thursday held separate meetings with three senior military officials of Lebanon to explore avenues for bolstering military cooperation between the two capitals In separate meetings with Lebanon's Defense Minister Samir Moqbel, Army Commander General Jean Kahwaji and Army Intelligence ...

A prominent Hezbollah lawmaker has called on the Lebanese government to accept Irans offer of military aid to counter security threats posed by Israel and Takfiri terrorism. Nawaf Musawi said Monday that the West will never provide Lebanon with sophisticated weaponry because that could endanger Israel. Iran has offered to provide the Lebanese army ...

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[caption id="attachment_122021" align="alignright" width="195"] Irans President Hassan Rouhani (R) shakes hands with Lebanons Defense Minister Samir Moqbel in Tehran on October 19, 2014.[/caption] Lebanons defense minister has said that his recent three-day visit to the Islamic Republic came off well. Samir Moqbel said on Thursday that he held positive ...

[caption id="attachment_122205" align="alignright" width="146"] A Lebanese general, left, shakes hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani at his office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. In the background is Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)[/caption] TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's defense minister said his country ...

[caption id="attachment_122181" align="alignright" width="187"] Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan (R) and his Lebanese counterpart, Samir Moqbel, attend a joint press conference in Tehran on October 20, 2014.[/caption] Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has expressed the Islamic Republics firm determination ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Agreement soon with Russia on atomic power plants Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that agreements are to be finalized in the near future with Russia for constructing two new nuclear power plants in Iran.   Armenian ...

[caption id="attachment_122127" align="alignright" width="163"] Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel meet in Tehran on October 20, 2014.[/caption] Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reaffirmed Tehrans full support for Lebanon in its battle against extremist and terrorist groups. The ...

The death of a reporter for Irans State outlet Press TV, in a road accident, has provided the platform for Irans latest denunciation of Turkey. Serena Shim, a US citizen of Lebanese origin, was killed on Sunday when the car in which she was travelling collided with a truck in Suruc in southeast Turkey. She had been reporting across the border from ...

Irans President Hassan Rouhani says sustainable security and stability must be restored to the Middle East, calling on regional countries to consolidate their unity to put an end to terrorism. Terrorist groups must be driven out of the region and their criminal acts must be stopped and it is therefore necessary for all regional countries to unite,...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran summons Pakistan envoy over border guard deaths Iran has summoned the Pakistani ambassador to Tehran over a series of terrorist incidents that killed several Iranian guards at the Pakistani border.   Iran launches production line of 3 new radar systems Irans military ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani underlined Tehran's preparedness to transfer its experiences to Lebanon in addition to its military aid. "Besides arms aid to the Lebanese army, the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to transfer its experiences to improve security in Lebanon and the region and ...

BEIRUT: Defense MinisterSamir Moqbelis expected to return home from his trip to Tehran with the military aidIranpromised to donate,Fars News Agencysaid Saturday. Moqbel is in Iran on a three-day official visit to the Islamic Republic to discuss the military grant with Iranian officials. While Fars reported that Moqbel would return toBeirutwith ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Lebanon is in the front line of resistance against the Israeli regime and it is necessary to reinforce the Lebanese army to counter threats from Tel Aviv and terrorist groups, said Irans defense minister. Resistance movement does not belong to a certain group or religious sect, cooperation between the Lebanese army and resistance ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) Lebanons Minister of National Defense and Deputy-PM Samir Moqbel has arrived in Tehran to meet with Iranian authorities. Samir Moqbel leads a delegation of high-ranking military officials in a three-day visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the visit which is made due to official invitation by Iranian Defense Minister ...

Beirut, Oct 16, IRNA -- Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Samir Moqbel says he plans to visit Iran to study the arms that Iranian army is going to grant to Lebanon army as a gift. Speaking to reporters on Thursday evening, Moqbel said he would go to Tehran heading a military delegation and would report to Lebanese government ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Fathali said Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel plans to visit Iran in the near future. Fathali also said that he has made the required arrangements for Moqbel's upcoming trip to Iran. Fathali has already said Iran's 'military gift' to Lebanon is ready in Iranian depots. He made the remarks ...